Deciding to change my life

[butterflyshy88]

Hi there,

I guess I'm just posting to see if there are any similar stories out there.
I've kind of effed up in the last few years, the last 2 months being the worst. I'm an alcoholic at 25 and I have signs of liver damage. I'm in the process of entering rehab. I'm losing my child to my parents (temporarily, hopefully), I'm living on my parents couch and I can't hold a job because of my irratic behavior.
Lately I've been praying to God to show me the way. I have no job prospects because I dropped out of school after grade 10. I've been floating for most of my life anyway. But lately, everywhere I look I see commercials for the Canadian Armed Forces. I see soldiers in my town. I have dreams about entering the army. I feel like once I get myself cleaned up and in charge of my life again, this might be the best choice for myself and my son.
Am I just reading too much into this? I'm physically unfit, though my goal is to use the gym at the rehab center as much as humanly possible. I want a change, I need a change and I need to get out of my town because it's nothing but bad news here. Being in the military could open so many doors for me.
I want to be able to support myself and my son, I want to travel and live comfortably and gain back the respect that I've lost.
I want discipline and structure in my life and something to aspire to.
If anyone could give me any advice I'd honestly appreciate it, good or bad.  :-\
Just super lost in my life right now and I'm looking for something to help me out of this hole. I know it won't be easy, and I've given up on almost anything I've tried. But I know that I have it in me to change, I just need someone or something to have faith in me and give me a chance.
Thanks for listening 

 

[Emilio]

Kudos on going to rehab! .

But it's always a good idea to have back up plans in life, you might want entertain other options aside from the army.

I cannot say if the CAF will reject you, but in my opinion you will have a tough time.

The army has to recruit people with little to no medical problems, your drug addiction and physical state might become an obstacle during your process.

Best of luck.

 

[Pusser]

You have a long and arduous road ahead of you, but every journey starts with the first step. 

Go to rehab.  Take it seriously and learn from it. 

Get into shape.  Again, take it seriously.  You don't have to become a Mr Universe contender, but you will need to achieve a reasonable level of physical fitness.

Go back to school.  Yet again, take it seriously.  Although Grade 10 may be the minimum requirement for entry into the CF, when you're competing with many others, who all have their diplomas, for a few a spots, guess who falls to the bottom of the list?

Even if you do all these things, you may still not get in, but you will have improved yourself nonetheless.  If anything, however, you will be able to show a recruiter that you have put in a concerted effort to improve yourself.

Good luck