Application Question.

[kss743]

Hi, I have a question regarding the application for the army. It's the one where they ask you for the places that you have lived for the last 10 years. I do no remember specifically the dates or the addresses of the places that I have lived a couple years back. I moved around a lot in the same neighbourhood and most of the time I was in the same apartment building but different number. My mom doesn't have a clue either and I don't know where I can find that information.

I've lived in Canada my whole life and I lived in Ottawa in the past 10 years. So can anyone tell me what I should do ??? ???

 

[paracowboy]

Hi, I have a question regarding the application for the army. It's the one where they ask you for the places that you have lived for the last 10 years. I do no remember specifically the dates or the addresses of the places that I have lived a couple years back. I moved around a lot in the same neighbourhood and most of the time I was in the same apartment building but different number. My mom doesn't have a clue either and I don't know where I can find that information.

I've lived in Canada my whole life and I lived in Ottawa in the past 10 years. So can anyone tell me what I should do ??? ???

there are no old letters, bills, etc laying around that might have the mailing address of previous domiciles?

 

[zipperhead_cop]

Why would you move from one apartment to another? 
That kind of instability usually has a reason behind it.  I would be more concerned to explain that before you worry about the addresses. 

 

[paracowboy]

school transcripts? T4 slips? Pay cheques? Maybe just try walking around your old building, see if some of the doors bring back memories?

I had to walk from my (second) Jr High School to the house we'd lived in to remember it, when I enlisted.

 

[Kat Stevens]

When I went through CFRC in Vancouver, a guy from Telegraph Creek was in the same day.  He had written on his personal history "no fixed address".  The recruiter looked him over the paper with a we've-got-a-live-one-here look on his face.  This guy had apparently quit school in grade 10, and had lived on a trapline for 7 years, literally no address.......

 

[Hot Lips]

You would think that Canada Post would have a data base like that...but probably not
That whole income tax thing is great as long as you didn't move a couple times in a year...i.e. university, home, to another province to work, home and back to uni...things do happen like that...not really instability in some cases.

HL

 

[kincanucks]

If you don't have the addresses for the last ten years then your security clearance can't be initiated and if your security clearance can't be done then you can't be employed.  Getting the picture?

 

[kss743]

I'm pretty sure if I walk by the places I can nail down the addresses but I'm not sure of the dates. I don't know why we moved from one apartment to another, it might have been $$$ issues or the places were too small or something. Well...I've looked through all of the bills and it doesn't go that far back. Just not sure of the dates 7 years ago. Thanks for replying. 

But yeah... :-\

 

[zipperhead_cop]

The address history is important because it allows the local police to search for incidents by address, not by name.  Not all incidents generate paper work, but generally if a call is made from a house, it will be logged in the address history.  That's why you want to try to pin down the dates.  If there was a drug raid at one of your addresses, and you have indicated that you lived there during that time period, you can see where the problem lies. 

 

[Hot Lips]

The address history is important because it allows the local police to search for incidents by address, not by name.  Not all incidents generate paper work, but generally if a call is made from a house, it will be logged in the address history.  That's why you want to try to pin down the dates.  If there was a drug raid at one of your addresses, and you have indicated that you lived there during that time period, you can see where the problem lies. 

So this is indeed quite the process...interesting
I previously had a level II clearance at one of my jobs...while doing my checks there was another individual with the same name as I (probably a million like mine) as a result the whole process involved additional steps...but I understand that my address history was part of what they used to further investigate and then I got finger printed...
God why didn't my parents name me something like Bart Simpson...I mean really how many of those are there kicking around... ;D

HL

 

[zipperhead_cop]

I previously had a level II clearance at one of my jobs...while doing my checks there was another individual with the same name as I (probably a million like mine) as a result the whole process involved additional steps...God why didn't my parents name me something like Bart Simpson...I mean really how many of those are there kicking around... ;D

I recall MASH being very popular, so that is what happens when a show like that is on.  I knew three girls named Hot Lips when I was growing up.  They weren't even related.  ^-^

 

[Hot Lips]

I recall MASH being very popular, so that is what happens when a show like that is on.  I knew three girls named Hot Lips when I was growing up.  They weren't even related.   ^-^

:rofl:

HL

 

[kss743]

Well it seems I was able to find the years of the places but I still dont know the months. Is that alright?

 

[Zombie]

Well it seems I was able to find the years of the places but I still dont know the months. Is that alright?

Not sure if that will be okay, I will assume no since they'll want an accurate record. Anyway, once you're done I'd suggest keeping a copy because you will need to fill out a similar form once you get to basic. Just photocopy it before you submit it and bring the copy to basic with you. It won't be the last time you use that info.

 

[SprCForr]

When I went through CFRC in Vancouver, a guy from Telegraph Creek was in the same day.  He had written on his personal history "no fixed address".  The recruiter looked him over the paper with a we've-got-a-live-one-here look on his face.  This guy had apparently quit school in grade 10, and had lived on a trapline for 7 years, literally no address.......

Ahhh, Marv. You gotta wonder if he's still alive.

 

[Kat Stevens]

Ahhh, Marv. You gotta wonder if he's still alive.

I'd sure like to think so, Jeff,  Squash was one of the real characters of the corps.

 

[stealthylizard]

I know this thread has been dormant for quite awhile, but in case someone else runs into the same situation, you can ask for a credit history report from Equifax, and TransUnion (free for snail mail).  It will list your places of residence for the last 5 years.  I have also moved around quite a bit due to oilfield work, and the credit report was the only thing that enabled me to fill out the residency part of the application.