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Posted by "Nick Butler" <absolut_nick@hotmail.com> on Thu, 08 Feb 2001 11:01:08 -0500
Congratulations, Mr. Harwood! It‘s a long and arduous process indeed but
well worth it when the ball gets rolling.
What the Regimental Board will be looking for is basically a short, but
fairly detailed autobiography, what you‘ve done in life, what you plan to do
in the future, what makes you qualified to be a leader in the CF, and what
your motivations for joining are. My board interview took approximately 1
hour, and I was asked about everything from my favourite teacher in high
school to my perceptions on Canada‘s military and the role is should play on
the global stage. Much of my interview also covered the Regiment‘s history,
made possible primarily by it being so well documented in two Farley Mowat
books, this emphasized by the CO‘s strong belief in the importance of all
members of the Regiment knowing our history and heritage it‘s something of
a family tradition to him.
If your interview goes anything like mine, you‘ll be ushered to the
Officers‘ Mess and the board mine consisted of the CO, DCO, Adj, the PMC,
and couple of others will be sitting at a large board table. They‘ll just
start much like a job interview, they‘ll do their best to intimidate you a
bit, watching to see how you react, and when they get a sense of your
character and mettle, they‘ll usher you back out to await their decision.
My best advice is go in, be relaxed, and be honest with them about
everything they ask. If you have perservered this far through the process
they will likely accept you.
I‘ve only been parading now three weeks, learning what I can and preparing
for Gagetown which sounds like Club Med from descriptions I‘ve heard from
Mr. MacFarlane, Mr. O‘Leary, and others, but I have found that almost
everyone is incredibly helpful in passing knowledge along, and that I‘m
learning tremendous amounts about the Forces. I have even through dumb
luck more than anything else landed a ticket to the Toronto Garrison Ball
this weekend.
Best of luck, and keep us posted of your progress.
Paratus
Nick Butler
>From: "Steve Harwood"
>Reply-To: army-list@CdnArmy.ca
>To:
>Subject: Officer Board Review
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:42:00 -0500
>
>Greetings! One thing I have been able to count on these past few months is
>a
>lot of assistance and encouragement throughout my recruitment process.
>
>As I have just been accepted into the reserves I need some additional help
>and advice. Can anyone give me an idea of what they Officer Board is
>looking for in a Personal History Essay? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Steve
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Congratulations, Mr. Harwood! It‘s a long and arduous process indeed but
well worth it when the ball gets rolling.
What the Regimental Board will be looking for is basically a short, but
fairly detailed autobiography, what you‘ve done in life, what you plan to do
in the future, what makes you qualified to be a leader in the CF, and what
your motivations for joining are. My board interview took approximately 1
hour, and I was asked about everything from my favourite teacher in high
school to my perceptions on Canada‘s military and the role is should play on
the global stage. Much of my interview also covered the Regiment‘s history,
made possible primarily by it being so well documented in two Farley Mowat
books, this emphasized by the CO‘s strong belief in the importance of all
members of the Regiment knowing our history and heritage it‘s something of
a family tradition to him.
If your interview goes anything like mine, you‘ll be ushered to the
Officers‘ Mess and the board mine consisted of the CO, DCO, Adj, the PMC,
and couple of others will be sitting at a large board table. They‘ll just
start much like a job interview, they‘ll do their best to intimidate you a
bit, watching to see how you react, and when they get a sense of your
character and mettle, they‘ll usher you back out to await their decision.
My best advice is go in, be relaxed, and be honest with them about
everything they ask. If you have perservered this far through the process
they will likely accept you.
I‘ve only been parading now three weeks, learning what I can and preparing
for Gagetown which sounds like Club Med from descriptions I‘ve heard from
Mr. MacFarlane, Mr. O‘Leary, and others, but I have found that almost
everyone is incredibly helpful in passing knowledge along, and that I‘m
learning tremendous amounts about the Forces. I have even through dumb
luck more than anything else landed a ticket to the Toronto Garrison Ball
this weekend.
Best of luck, and keep us posted of your progress.
Paratus
Nick Butler
>From: "Steve Harwood"
>Reply-To: army-list@CdnArmy.ca
>To:
>Subject: Officer Board Review
>Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 21:42:00 -0500
>
>Greetings! One thing I have been able to count on these past few months is
>a
>lot of assistance and encouragement throughout my recruitment process.
>
>As I have just been accepted into the reserves I need some additional help
>and advice. Can anyone give me an idea of what they Officer Board is
>looking for in a Personal History Essay? Any help would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>Steve
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