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[catalyst]

do they take blood pressure and blood samples?

 

[Inch]

They'll take blood pressure, the blood samples they'll do during basic if you're reg force. I never had any blood taken when I was in the reserves.

Cheers

 

[Michael OLeary]

im not claiming to have it all figured out but another aspect is whether morality is the issue or criminal activity because i seriously doubt it's an issue of safety in all but extreme cases.   As previously mentioned, "stories" about "flashbacks" are way overstated.   If its an issue of the potential candate doing a crime, then what happens when cannabis is legalized???   If its an issue of morality, then what about people who are in the service but do some VERY immoral things, yet marginally legal??

Fundamentally, it is about neither legality nor morality. It is about the current regulations and restrictions on the enrolment of people who have prior drug use. Whether or not you agree with the regulations is meaningless. For some drugs, six months clean is the reguilation; for others, it's no elegibility for enrolment. And each case is examined against the existing regulations.

IMO, if you thought you were mature enough to decide to use drugs as a teenager despite society's prevalent warnings against them, them you can now be mature enough to live with the long term effects of those choices, including ineligibility for employment in certain fields.

 

[Spr.Earl]

To all,DRUGS are not tolerated in the Forces and if you use them we don't wont you!!

 

[Fusaki]

Harrier101:

Go do your BMQ. You'll meet some people who havn't been as "straight arrow" as yourself and you'll be forced to depend on them. Then we'll see if you can come back here and post with the same attitude you have now. Its only proper etiquette to understand a subject before you get all rightious about it, and you know fuck all about how past drug use affects current soldiers. For the record, I hate drugs with a passion. But I also know and work with past drug users. Your posts have been an attack on some very close friends of mine who have been honest with their recruiters and clean since their enrollment. These guys don't deserve the brush you've painted them with, and I find it sort of silly that a civillian like yourself would be so quick to decide who would make a good soldier.

 

[SFontaine]

Harrier101:

Go do your BMQ. You'll meet some people who havn't been as "straight arrow" as yourself and you'll be forced to depend on them. Then we'll see if you can come back here and post with the same attitude you have now. Its only proper etiquette to understand a subject before you get all rightious about it, and you know **** all about how past drug use affects current soldiers. For the record, I hate drugs with a passion. But I also know and work with past drug users. Your posts have been an attack on some very close friends of mine who have been honest with their recruiters and clean since their enrollment. These guys don't deserve the brush you've painted them with, and I find it sort of silly that a civillian like yourself would be so quick to decide who would make a good soldier.

My thoughts exactly

 

[Budgie]

So I think my medical went okay yesterday but they gave me a sheet to take to my doctor because I mentioned that I have asthma...
Now, my asthma is really mild, I have the inhalers just in case but I rarely if ever use them... Does anyone think that this might still be an issue? This is the only thing that is concerning me somewhat... thanks in advance
:skull:

 

[Butters]

4. Have your weight taken

When I did my PT my instructor took my hieght and weight.

10. Stand up, bend over and touch your toes

Well I failed that, I have never been able to do that, ever!

 

[BDTyre]

Budgie, your asthma probably will be an issue.  When I was on my asthma medication, I rarely ever used my inhalers and was still told it was a problem.

 

[Harrier101]

A personal attack?

Sorry, I have no idea who you are, or who your friends are. So I fail to see where what I am saying here is a personal attack. Based on your reply, you don't really have a full understanding of what one would look like anyway. I could demonstrate what a personal attack is, but that's for another time and place.

But when  the time comes where I need to depend on another human being who has chosen, repeatadly to digest a checmical, becuse it's fun, or becuase it's life experiance, or because it makes them more likely to think outside the box,I will just have to do as most of you do. Just grin and bear it. I don't agree with it and In my personal opinion, it reflects on who you are as a person, and the poor choices you have made in your past. A decision that can be just as easily made in the present or the future.

 

[Budgie]

BDTyre, can you tell me what happened with that please? Because I'm really worried...

 

[combat_medic]

Budgie: They are trying to find out the severity of your asthma and your dependance on asthma medication. Your doctor will probably perform a few tests on you (if he/she has not done so already) and will tell the Medical Board the extent of your asthma. Depending on the results, you may be barred from the CF, you may be limited to certain trades, or you may have no medical limitations. If you want more information, check out this thread:

http://army.ca/forums/threads/13549.0.html

And do a search for "asthma" on the forums. This topic has been covered many times and all the information is already there.

 

[badapple]

those "go pills" you speak of were administered by the US Airforce, they were given to them by their leadership/medical officers who obviously made it "ok"

someone asked about my service, I completed basic (at the mega, i was reg force) but VR'd because my trade wasn't availiable to me as my vision is a V4 and i need to be a V3, and i decided that i didn't want to take a different trade.

 

[jarko]

Well I failed that, I have never been able to do that, ever!

Did you fail the medical test because of that?? I can only touch my toes after running and thats only for like 2 seconds.

 

[Budgie]

okay, I read the thread, thank you for the link combat_medic.
so I'm going to see my doctor on monday because she wasn't in today and I saw the other one who works in the clinic and there were some discrepancies in my file and he refused to sign the sheet saying I was healthy. So I'll see my real doctor and maybe it'll go better. Also, this evil guy is sending me to a respiratory specialist and then maybe this will get cleared up. this upsets me though because I've been able to do my workouts without any problems so I don't see what the huge issue is. But hopefully this gets cleared up soon.
Thanks for the help and keep your fingers crossed for me please!
if it's okay with you guys, I'll keep you posted on what happens.

thanks again.

Liz

 

[jswift872]

Ii had to take a sheet to my doctor to fill out because i broke my nose 3 times, and they needed proof that i could "breathe" proper lol also because of torn ligaments in my knee and ankle

 

[Butters]

Did you fail the medical test because of that?? I can only touch my toes after running and thats only for like 2 seconds.

Havn't done my medical yet. Just completed my PT. I don't know what comes next, interview or medical? I was told to come back tomorrow with all my documents then they said somting about putting me on a competitive sheet and that's about it.

I don't know if my height is a factor with not being able to touch my toes, I'm abuot 6'2". Oh well can't win em all.

 

[Garbageman]

I don't know what comes next, interview or medical?

Interviews and medicals are often held on the same day one after another.

 

[Budgie]

really? I had my medical yesterday and they said I'll have the interview once the results from my medical come back from ontario, which is going to take forever cos they wont send it off because I have to get this sheet done from my doc about my asthma....

 

[jarko]

Yeah i am having my Medical and interview on the 25th (Toronto Recruiting center)