Problems Booking an Interview and Medical

[RestInPieces]

I'm an 18 year old who's going through the process of becoming part of the CF (I already sent in my online application and passed the CFAT with flying colors). Anyway, my problem is that the place I've been told to call to book my interview and medical has been experiencing technical difficulties (they didn't really specify what's wrong but it sounds like there's a problem with their computers) since around the 25th of November. Anyway, since I last called (around the 1st of December) I've been told that I'm on a waiting list and that they'll call my when everything gets sorted out. Anyhow, I'm just kind of curious:
a) How long do technical difficulties like this take to sort out?
b) When should I expect to be called (I've heard horror stories of people waiting 6+ months).
Any and all responses will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Warrant Officer Robert]

Please see the READ FIRST posting in our Ask a CAF Recruiter forum --->  http://army.ca/forums/threads/115341.0.html  (We will not answer questions about difficulties contacting your recruiting centre or general inquires with regards to your current application or file.)

Topic moved and available for open discussion.

 

[mariomike]

Anyway, since I last called (around the 1st of December) I've been told that I'm on a waiting list and that they'll call my when everything gets sorted out.

From the Ask a CAF Recruiter sticky,

I submitted my application. Whats Next???? 
http://milnet.ca/forums/threads/118929.0.html
or if you would like to know the status of your application, it is recommended that you do the following:

•  Visit the link to our Forces site, ( http://www.forces.ca/en/page/contactus-73 ) and submit a status update request for your application.
•  If you know your application number, include it in the email.
•  If you do not know your application number, ensure you include your first name, last name, date of birth and the postal code of your home address. This will ensure that the recruiter who receives your email can locate your application and provide you with a status update.

To ensure that you receive correspondence between yourself and Canadian Armed Forces Recruiting the following is recommended:

•  Adding the email address "@forces.gc.ca" to your Safe Senders list in your email account is recommended, as there have been instances where email communications between Recruiting Detachments and applicants are filtered out and end up in the junk/spam mail folder.
•  Check your junk/spam email folder in case Forces emails continue to be filtered out.
•  Check up on the status of your application every 30 days with the Recruiting Detachment processing your application.
•  Ensure that you are checking the email account that you provided on your application.

See also,

TIMINGS - ESTIMATED TIMES FOR_______________ 
https://army.ca/forums/threads/81054.0;nowap

Application Process Samples 
http://forums.army.ca/forums/threads/13064.0.html