Application Process Samples [2003 - 2018]

[KingofKeys]

What engineering trade are you going for?

Engineer (Army) Officer. It is an occupation by itself.
http://www.forces.ca/en/job/engineerofficer-21#info-1

 

[Waters81]

Heck yeah! Congrats man! How did between both offers?

Thanks. It was only about 3 weeks, Needless to say I was floored when I got the call yesterday.

 

[Waters81]

Good on you for holding out for what you wanted the most.  Good luck to you and congratulations.

Thanks man, I honestly wasn't expecting a call so soon after my last offer. But I got it and I'm stoked.

 

[Donny]

Well, apparently the military gods were smiling down on me.

Recruiting Center: Toronto
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: Combat Engineer
Trade Choice 3: Construction Tech
Application Date: Jan.2008 (Originally)
Reapplication date: Jan.19.2012 (Online)
Medical booked: Apr.23
Interview booked:May.2
Merit Listed: June.14
Position Offered: Construction Tech -  Offer Denied
Position Offered: Infantry - ACCEPTED
Swearing In: Sept.26
Basic Training Begins: Oct.1

So this is it,  my 4 years of effort paid of in a big way today. Looking forward to starting what I hope will be a long military career.

Congrats! I am on Oct 1st BMQ as well.

 

[Waters81]

Congrats! I am on Oct 1st BMQ as well.

Awesome. What trade are you going in for?

 

[FFmedic03]

Recruiting Center: Hamilton
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Combat Engineer
Trade Choice 2: Infantry
Trade Choice 3: Med Tech
Application Date: August 01 2012
Medical / Interview: August 27 2012
Merit Listed: ?
Position Offered: Sept 18 2012 Combat Engineer - ACCEPTED
Swearing In: ?
Basic Training Begins: Oct 29 2012

 

[mmmjon]

UPDATE:

Recruiting Center: Quebec City
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Combat Engineer
Trade Choice 2: Artillery (Added September 19, 2012)
Application Date: September 2011
First Contact:September 2011
Aptitude Test: October 2011
Security Check Completed: October 2011
Interview: February 7, 2012 (UPDATE INTERVIEW for Artillery: September 25th, 2012)
Medical: February 7, 2012
Merit Listed:  Feb 2012 for CE
Position Offered: -
Enrollment/Swear in: -
Basic Training Begins: -


I spoke with my RC today, they told me that CE is now closed and to keep my app going I had to add a trade. I originally had Artillery on my app, but it was closed to I had to remove it. So now it looks like I'm applying for Artillery, which is awesome by me. I'm still pretty bummed though, as I applied a year ago a Combat Engineer is a trade I've really been looking forward to do.

Good luck to everyone else and don't lose hope!

 

[koony_67]

Engineer (Army) Officer. It is an occupation by itself.
http://www.forces.ca/en/job/engineerofficer-21#info-1

Congrats man!! I just know of a few people waiting for CE..

 

[Donny]

Awesome. What trade are you going in for?

AVN

 

[SharkmanSIX]

First time poster here, long time follower. To those out there going through the process, make your application as competitive as possible and they will help you fly through the system.
Even if you have your initial application in, it doesn't mean you should stop improving yourself.
Always work on your portfolio up until the day you interview and beyond.
Like I was told at the Recruiting center, Combat Trades are competitive, its not about having '2 feet and a heart beat'.



Recruiting Center: Toronto
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Combat Engineer
Trade Choice 2: Infantry
Online Application: June 2012
First Contact: July 2012
Aptitude Test: July 2012
Interview: August 2012
Medical: August 2012
Merit Listed: August 2012
Position Offered: September 20th 2012 Combat Engineer Accepted
Enrollment/Swear in: October 3rd
Basic Training Begins: October 15th

In total a 5 month process and judging by the other people here, this is irregular so don't lose hope if your waiting for a call.

But holy hell it felt good getting that call. Goodluck guys

 

[ChrisHenhawk]

Recruiting Center: Online/ Hamilton
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: Artillery- Field
Trade Choice 3: Crewman
Online Application: August 30 2012
First Contact:
Aptitude Test:
Interview:
Medical:
Merit Listed:
Position Offered:
Enrollment/Swear in:
Basic Training Begins:

Just waiting for my application to be approved hopefully 

 

[Oscar590]

Recruting Center: Online/CFRC Vancouver
Regular/Reserve: Primary Reserve
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Military Police
Trade Choice 2: Infantry
Trade Choice 3:
Online Application Date: 20 Sept 2012
First Contact:
Aptitude Test:
PT Test completed:
Interview completed:
MPAC completed:
Position Offered:
Basic Training Begins:

Been a long time lurker on these forums and I've finally put in my application

 

[koony_67]

Recruiting Center: Online/ Hamilton
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: Artillery- Field
Trade Choice 3: Crewman
Online Application: August 30 2012
First Contact:
Aptitude Test:
Interview:
Medical:
Merit Listed:
Position Offered:
Enrollment/Swear in:
Basic Training Begins:

Just waiting for my application to be approved hopefully 

They're still accepting applications for infantry... I thought it closed but that's a good sign that it's still open in our area..

 

[Goodeman]

Actually, i just got an E-mail on tuesday from North Bay stating that Infantry and Combat Engineer are closed. Artillery is still open though. I just added it to my trade choices this morning.  ;D

 

[koony_67]

Actually, i just got an E-mail on tuesday from North Bay stating that Infantry and Combat Engineer are closed. Artillery is still open though. I just added it to my trade choices this morning.  ;D

aren't you out west? Infantry is done a local selection.. it can be closed in your area but still open somewhere else..

 

[Goodeman]

This is just what i was told from the Recruiters at North Bay. Take what you will from it.

 

[nic32]

Recruiting Center: Quebec city
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: Officer
Junior ROTP
Trade Choice 1: Pilot
Trade Choice 2: Air Combat Systems Officer
Trade Choice 3: Aerospace engineer
Application Date: November 4, 2011
First Contact: November 14, 2011
CFAT: November 29, 2011 - completed
Interview: December 20. 2011 - completed
Medical: December 20, 2011 completed
Aircrew Selection  : January 30th to February 3rd -- completed
Aircrew medical : February 2, Done
ACSO exam : Done and complete by February 27.
Selected for Pilot : Had to refuse for family reason.

Need to redo Interview and Aircrew Medical

 

[Allgunzblazing]

nic32,

Congrats for being selected - that's huge especially for such a competitive occupation. I hope your family situation improves and you're able to begin your military career.

Cheers.

 

[nic32]

nic32,

Congrats for being selected - that's huge especially for such a competitive occupation. I hope your family situation improves and you're able to begin your military career.

Cheers.

Thank you, it's was a hard choice but I think that the interviewer will understand the reason why I turned down the offer. By the way I can stand in front of a miroir and be proud.

 

[travishv]

So, after a year of going through the application process I finally got my offer this week. This site has been a great source of information for me through the process and I know it always was good to see what other people's processes were like so I figured I'd post mine here for others. I'll also try and give a quick description of my education/work experience for comparison.
I applied as an ncm for the trades on the summary below. I applied with only a GED for my education but have plenty of work experience including my recent work for a satellite tv provider for the last 7 years. In this role I have aquired some leadership skills and technical skills which may have helped my application. I didn't have a whole lot of volunteer experience but I did start volunteering in a hospital ER a few months into the process (prior to my interview). In terms of team sports, I haven't participated in years (since I was a kid really) but I do actively exercise at the gym on my free time.
During the application I ran into some trouble during the medical as their testing indicated my hearing was low (which it is), however after they had me visit an audiologist my hearing tested just above the cut off point to be enrolled. I tested well on the aptitude test and the interview also went really well.
So that's the gist of it, below is the summary of my process.

Recruiting Center: Applied online - Application processed with Hamilton CFRC
Regular/Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade Choice 1: Infantry
Trade Choice 2: Artillery - Land
Trade Choice 3: ACISS
Application Date: - October 2011
First Contact: December 2011 - confirmed reciept of supporting documents, May 1st 2012 - Application sent to Hamilton CFRC from CFNRCC
Aptitude Test: June 5th, 2012
Medical: Jul 4 2012
Interview: Jul 4 2012
Merit Listed: end of august sometime
Position Offered: sept 18 3012 - ACISS
Enrollment/Swear in: Oct 22 2012
Basic Training Begins: Oct 29 2012

Thanks again to everyone on this site for the valuable information through this process and good luck to everyone who is going through it still.