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deskjockey43

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Hello All,

I have applied for RMS Clerk and was wondering if there were any others out there.  My application process has been fairly quick so far and very interesting.  In my visits to the RC, I have met a number of young people, but none that were applying for RMS Clerk.  Funny thing I noticed was that they all seem to sit in a nervous silence no matter how many there are in the waiting area.  I managed to get some talking to me and it seemed to help them relax a bit.  Especially a young man I was talking to one morning because he had a massive case of the nervous twitchies and I wanted to help him relax and talking seems to do that for some people.  Turns out he was there for his swearing in and had no clue why he was so riled up.  Also, talking about his journey did seem to help.  :)

I applied online in October, called in for CFAT in November, Interview in February, Medical in March.  I had to provide some extra medical forms and go have my vision tested since I hadn't been to the optometrist in 4 years.  All the forms were emailed to the Senior Med. Tech. on April 9th.

Time rolled on, as it does, and I had not heard anything.  On May 6th I called the RC and got voicemail.  The outgoing message gave an email address for information request, so I promptly fired off an email to request a status update.  The response came the next day telling me the med team was still waiting for documents.  Well....that gave me some confusion, but I promptly faxed copies of the documents I had, requesting a reply and confirmation that nothing further was missing.

Fifteen minutes later I got a call from the Corporal in the med office.  She explained that the faxed documents were copies of what they already had and what they were waiting on was the blood test results and the ECG results.  I thanked her and told her she would have them as soon as I could manage.  Phoned my Dr. to find out what happened since it had been a month and found out that THEY had not received the ECG from the lab, AND that the Nurse Practitioner had not made a note to send them on to the RC.  That being figured out, she promised to have the lab fax her the results and she would them send both documents on to the fax number I provided her.  I called again on May 7th and she confirmed that both documents had been faxed.  Now I get to hurry up and wait some more.  :nod:

While I am waiting, my family is getting ready for my youngest child to graduate from gr. 8, and also for my brother's wedding coming up in July.  Everyone I know is supportive of my efforts to get in to the armed forces and understand that I may not be able to attend these special events.  I am also doing my best to get in better shape by walking everywhere I don't absolutely need to drive to get there, weight training, the gym, hiking (cause that is just FUN) and running.  I also walk around the building I work in, every break.  The Lt. that interviewed me told me I scored very high on the aptitude test and that I had the education and experience they were looking for and that as long as my medical came back good, he saw no problems for me to get an offer.  His only suggestion was for me to work hard on improving my physical condition before Basic.

I look forward to reading any comments and the other stories on the boards.
 
Hi Deskjockey43,

Pardon my english, it's my second langage.

I applied for RMS Clerk, but it's my second trade. My first one is the ACISS (Communication and Information System Specialist).
My process was pretty quick too, I applied in march 2015 and I'm now waiting to be merit listed.

glad to see that you scored very high on your aptitude test and interview !

And where you from ?
 
Hey, I've applied for RMS clerk too.  I go for my medical and interview next week.  I am hoping that everything goes smoothly and that I go to BMQ starting July 27th.  I'm from Nova Scotia, out near CFB Greenwood.
So far my application has gone really smoothly.  I applied in March, wrote my aptitude test in April and now just waiting for next week.  There is 3 platoons starting July 27th.  I'm trying to make sure that I am in great shape for starting at that time.  I am constantly walking at work and have been running 3 times a week since Feb. (did my first 5 km just before I applied in March) I don't have much time to really work out but I am still trying to get in the best shape I can. 

I noticed a lot of young people at the RC too.  Made me feel a bit old, but I just like to think of it as me having more life experience. I have kids as well, 2 and 5. I know that it will mean missing a lot when I go to basic but it will be worth it. I just hope that the QL3's in Borden are right after the grad date in Oct. so that there isn't a lot of waiting time. 
(I'm getting ahead of myself though, thinking positive that I get in)
Anyways
Good to know that I won't be the only RMS Clerk at BMQ (hopefully in July, at least for me )
Melanie
 
Nice to meet you :) so to speak.  Here's hoping we all get in soon!  July would be wonderful if not sooner.
 
Hey all...
I'm applying as a Vehicle Tech. I have my interview and medical June 3rd. I'm hoping with everything I've got that I make it onto the July 27th BMQ, or at the very least... one of the 3 dates in August.
 
Well I go for my medical/interview this week. Am both excited and nervous. Means one step closer to hopefully being sworn in and BMQ. Anyone come across any pages they found useful for the interview?
 
mellauren said:
Well I go for my medical/interview this week. Am both excited and nervous. Means one step closer to hopefully being sworn in and BMQ. Anyone come across any pages they found useful for the interview?

http://www.11rca.ca/web_pdf/prep.pdf

This, + read all the info about your trades and watch the video on forces.ca and that is all you will need.
 
mellauren said:
Anyone come across any pages they found useful for the interview?

15 pages here:

Interview advice (merged)
http://army.ca/forums/threads/12755.325
 
Yay! I was starting to think I was the only one applying for RMS clerk!! I'm re-starting my application process this month and so excited! Best of luck to you all!
 
I thought I was too, after roaming through the forums and not finding many current posts about RMS clerks or many current posts about any of the purple trades, which is why I started this thread.  Now we know we are not alone ;)



Recruiting Centre: Toronto
Regular/ Reserve: Regular
Officer/NCM: NCM
Trade choice 1: RMS clerk
Applied: Oct 2014
CFAT: Passed Nov 2014
Medical: March 2015
Interview: Feb 2015
Merit Listed:
Position offered:
Swearing in:
BMQ:
 
I released as an rms clk in 2011. Did just shy of 10 years in the trade. Just started the re enrollment process to start a new trade last week.
 
Everything went really well just have to go to the eye Dr tomorrow and everything I can do is done. Just have to wait after that.
 
Iam applying for RMS clerk as a reservist, passed the CFAT and fitness test and will have my interview and medical next week. I am a nervous wreck lol,  Iam a stay at home mom that is itching to get out and do something positive, kids are in school full time and I don't want your typical Walmart job because that's all I can really do with my education, I figure becoming a clerk would be a great way of breaking that cycle and would be contributing to our country which is something to be proud of. I picked the reserves cause my husband has his career here and with family ( 2 kids ages 7 and 9) it just better fits my situation. So this will be a complete culture shock but I think it will be worth it. Scared of BMQ but again in the end it will be worth it.
 
RMS is a great trade. Men your going to get made fun of, but you know what, just laugh and say, I have control of your pay remember. It had its up's and down's just like any trade, but the military is all what you make of it. Enjoy it and the people you will meet. If you ever leave early you will realize there is no place like it. try being a secretary on the civilian side, the pay and work hours don't even compare to that of the military side.

If anyone has any questions on RMS Clks asides from what you can find online, shoot me a PM. I will be happy to answer as much as I can for you.
 
Word is that the next round of selections for RMS clerk will be June 15, with notifications coming after.....exciting.....could mean a July BMQ...
 
Well, I just switched up my trades to include RMS Clerk.  I applied in April and on May 26th, I wrote the CFAT.  The Captain at the RC said that I had a fairly competitive score which I guess means all my studying paid off.  I now wait for an email to book my medical and interview.

I'm definitely aware that I may not pass my medical as previously I was listed as pre-diabetic.  I had reversed  that diagnosis through diet and exercise but it's been a few years since my last blood test so I'm going in to get it checked in a week.  I hope that my continous efforts at fitness have kept things in check but I just don't know.

Other than that, the Captain is waiting for my medical to pass through and if I am declared medically fit, he wants to start a PLAR as I have a diploma in that field and have worked for about 7 years previously in that trade.  I don't really know if having a PLAR done for me will go through as my diploma is well over a decade old now.  Does anyone know?

Anyway, I hope for the best and I guess I'll just keep moving forward in wherever life takes me.  I'm an older applicant, I've got a couple of kids to keep me busy.  Best wishes for those who are waiting!
 
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