Just got my offer!!! Leaving for St-Jean Aug 29th

[genesis563]

Well today i got a call from the recruiting center and got offered a job as an Armoured Soldier :nod:. My first choice was Combat Engineer but i'm really happy either way.
Here's my progress from start to finish so far. I wrote CFAT in 2007 but got convinced by a now ex girlfriend to stop the process. I went to school and didnt like it so i started to work and hated it even more, so i decided to follow up on my dream and re-apply. I started the whole process again about April of last year, applied as med tech, got merit listed and then i got dropped. Re-applied this year, this time as armoured and engineer, did my interview last week and now i'm slated for enrollment August 18th. My course at St-Jean starts August 29th, so if anyone else is going to be on the same course drop a line on this thread.

 

[mathabos]

Congratulations !!

Good job sticking with the entire process for a second time around.

 

[genesis563]

Thank you both. Wish you luck Stacked and hope things work out well for you. If anyone else knows that they'll be there at the same time just say so. It could be nice to know a bit about our group before we get there  ;D.

 

[WonderGirl]

Great to hear!  Good luck!

 

[pH boy]

Congrats!!!!!
Let me pass medical in May and I,ll come too ( hopefully ).

 

[mariomike]

Congratulations, Genesis. I don't know you, but I always enjoy when a young person is accepted into a great organization. Good luck. I hope you - and the other patiently waiting applicants - enjoy a long and satisfying career.

 

[genesis563]

Thank you Mariomike, and good luck pH boy on your medical.
I have been wondering though recently about a few things and was hoping someone with experience could enlighten me. Not that i'm more interested in being a Leo crewman over a Coyote one (from what i can gather their pretty much the only options for armoured soldiers) but from the video's, website and interview, all i can gather is that you start off with the drivers' course and move up the ladder until you reach gunner, but they never really talk about the Leopards. Is it some sort of luck of the draw thing where some are sent to train for the Coyote and some for the Leopard, or is it that every one starts on the Coyote and once they've gotten enough experience they get to train for the tanks?
What about regiments? From what i heard there are recce regiments (or are they battalions??? i'm not too familiar with military terms yet...) and battle ones. Does that mean that Coyotes are for recce and Leopards are for battle, or are there battle Coyotes as well?
I'm not quite sure i get the finer details about whats waiting for me ahead. For now i basically know that its 3 months in St-Jean and about 2 more in Gagetown...
I would really appreciate someone clearing up the details if possible, thank you.

 

[PuckChaser]

Top 6(?) students on my buddy's DP1 Armour course got selected to go on to Leopards. Rest stayed with Coyotes.

 

[genesis563]

Thanks for the replies so far, i really appreciate them. As for my question just before, i appreciate your answer but i'm going to go ahead and ask it on the Armoured forums and expand a bit on it.

 

[capt_afg]

Hey congratulations man and good luck. I am still waiting for my results. I applied for armored ROTP.

 

[mazda79]

Congratulation bud.
took a wile but you got in.
Me i applyed on March 29, 2011 and i will be doing my cfat, medical and my interview on May 3. cant wait.
just seem that Aug 29 is far away?
Well hope to see you there, good luck.

 

[genesis563]

Congratulation bud.
took a wile but you got in.
Me i applyed on March 29, 2011 and i will be doing my cfat, medical and my interview on May 3. cant wait.
just seem that Aug 29 is far away?
Well hope to see you there, good luck.

It is far away. Just thinking about the 4 more months of waiting is torture. No matter how i put it (4 months, 1/3 of a year, 120 days.) it all just seems so far away. For now i take it day by day and check off the ones that are finished. What i was told by the recruiter (and i don't want to get your hopes down, just being honest) when i asked, if i had opted to refuse the offer to wait and see if i could be offered an earlier date or perhaps an engineering posting, she replied that so far all the earlier courses had been filled up for the priority trades. I don't know if there is ever a period of time that no BMQ courses are given at St-Jean, so i don't know if courses are running out, but from what i was told you will most likely not get a date any sooner than august (excluding picking up an empty spot from someone dropping out).

 

[mazda79]

Well 4 months is far, but at least it give more time to get in better shape. I just cant imagine how you feel for waiting all that time from applying to get the offer. As for me the recruiter told me they where short on staff for the position that i applied for. Well only time will tell and hope that i pass everything. I will keep in contact just in case i get in at same time as you or later.

 

[JBrock]

Congrats on your offer genesis! You've had a heck of a long wait. I hope i'll be on course with some of you guys this year. I've applied for armoured crewman and combat engineer: reg force Jan 1st 2011. My application is currently in booking so i'll hopefully be writing my cfat, med, and interview shortly.

 

[mwc]

I've had Armoured as my #3 choice (Inf. and Combat Engineer as other 2) since July 5th 2010, sadly haven't done anything in the process yet. 4 months seems long? try waiting for 10

 

[jnunes13]

Hey man, I will be joining you on the August 29th BMQ! I got my offer on May 3rd , I am going in for Combat Engineer! A couple of us have a facebook group called "BMQ August 2011" you should join in!

 

[sallu]

Hello Have you done your NOAB?

 

[PMedMoe]

Hello Have you done your NOAB?

1)  Who are you asking?

2)  If it is jnunes, that person is going for Combat Engineer.

 

[sallu]

Yes, I am asking to jnunes13. I have merit listed since Jan 2011 and have applied for Combat Engineer and Marine

 

[jnunes13]

I didn't have to do a NOAB. Combat Engineer was the only trade I applied for... Applied in September 2010, cfat in December 2010, Medical in January 2011, interview April 4 2011, merit listed April 6 2011, Job offered on May 3 2011.

I am a commercial diver by trade and have previous experience working with explosives, as well I have tons of volunteer work under my belt. I was told I was very high on the merit list.