Recruiting Center: Ottawa
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Trade Choice 1: Int O
Trade Choice 2: Int Op
Trade Choice 3:
Application Date (online): October 30th, 2013
First Contact: November 1st (email saying my app had been selected for further processing, very surprised as I had read Int was closed) This is where a bit of a headache started...turns out my current app was combined with a previous app from Saskatchewan and sent there instead of Ottawa...that and they were apparently restructuring the way they handled applications so all in all it took about 3 weeks and well over 400 phone calls to get through after waiting a week after I first got through in order for my Sask app to have permission changed over to the Ottawa Office...(the number given in my further processing email was wrong, and they provided me with a different number to call... No matter what I tried, I just couldn't seem to get through to them..I ended up calling several other numbers listed for the Ottawa office and was told everything was hectic with their changeovers and to keep trying...perseverance prevailed!)
CFAT Date: December 18, 2013
Interview: TBD
Medical: TBD
Merit Listed: TBD
Swear In Ceremony: TBD
Basic Training Begins: TBD
Position: TBD
So, after I wrote my CFAT, I was told I qualified for all trades but that both Int O and Int Op were closed...I was a little confused as to why I was still processed and sent to write my CFAT when my recruiter told me Int is closed this year and the next (and that Int Op needs previous experience anyways), but he gave me a short list of open trades and, after some deliberation over the holidays, I confirmed with my recruiter that I wished to have DEO AEC as my first choice. So on January 9th I was told DEO AEC was put down on my app and that my app would now "carry on"...I emailed again last week after not hearing about my medical or interview dates and did not really get a clear response back from my recruiter, so I think I'll have to call next week and see if there is any progress on the medical and interview front. Getting anxious and excited, but trying to keep positive and focus on improving my overall physical condition for when the time comes!