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Hey guys,
I am a Grade 12 student who has been in private boarding school in Ontario all is High School career, has 115+ service hours and love my country that I am born and raised in! GO CANADA! I would gladly fight and die defending this country, our freedom, and values, as a proud minority 2nd Generation Canadian. Words can't express how grateful I am to this country and it's people for giving my parents great opportunities decades ago as migrants looking for a better life. I want to repay that to this country and prove me loyalty.
I have lots of co-circulars, (MUN, Chess club, Provincial Debates, volunteering, fitness training, etc.)
I LOVE Community Service and helping fellow citizens of my country, from churches, to youth centres, to computer repair, tutoring, tree plants, litter cleanups, cadets, and even launching a recycling system in my boarding school I really want to make my nation and society a better place with the little contributions I can give.
I have lived in and visited many different nations and have close friends all over the globe (China, UK, Austria, Dubai, India, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.), it really gave me an insight to how the world and culture varies a lot from Canada. I take it as a blessing as I am only 17 and been to many places and made so many friends.
My grades are ok, mostly best at Math and Sciences in general, but they're not top notch![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
Being in accredited private boarding school since I was 14, I am accustomed to a lot of discipline (Living independently, travelling by yourself, being on time, routine, structure, uniform, expectations in residence, etc.).
I also serve as an Army Cadet in my local regiment, with many military references from boarding school and the Corps.
I have lots of recreational experience with sports (camping, skiing, canoeing, etc.) but am fit physically and muscle wise (healthy, lots of working out, protein, exercise, etc.)
I truly want to serve this country so I applied for the Canadian Armed Forces (currently Gr. 12 and 17) and was selected for further processing in early October.
I wrote my Aptitude Test 2 weeks back, and was found competent enough to be an Officer. I wanted to enroll into the ROTP program, and RMC sent me some / Survey) forms for additional processing (Transcripts and some Questionnaire). I have submitted that last week.
That being said, I feel really stressed out and have some questions that I don't want to continually bombard and bother my Armed Forces Recruitment Detachment with.
(1) What are the likelihoods of me being accepted into the ROTP program to continue onto RMC based on my short description in experience (and applying rather earlier)? I heard it is very, very competitive, and hard to get in, so I am not holding my breath.
(2) If there are no Officer positions available, based on my aptitude test, would I be able to serve as an NCM?
(3) If I get into a civilian university (full-time with or without ROTP assistance) would I be able to serve as a Reservist of my local regiment/corp?
Another question I really can't find any answers to AT ALL!!
(4) I have been to 24 different nations, and I had to complete the Security and Reliability forms, but I have only lived in 3 or 4 of them continually. Do they have to verify my police/criminal record in EVERY SINGLE NATION that I have been to? My MCpl. from the Recruiting Detachment in Ontario (Kingston) told me that they would process me (RMC) while the Security process was going through, but the Security process would take the longest.
I have yet to do the interview and Medical, but I look forward for those going well. RMC is still processing my application when I called last week to confirm.
I am sorry for the long post, but I am so stressed out thinking about this non-stop for the last 3 months, I really want to serve my country, it was always a dream since I was 12.
As I speak I am stressed out from the doubt, uncertainty and just this fear of my future outlook, as I always wanted to serve as a child. I just want a 'yes' or 'no' answer kind of thing. Sometimes I can't sleep because I fear of not getting accepted or being able to serve Canada; is it really that hard to become a member of the CAF? Do you think I have any chance? I keep on hearing it is so competitive and simply difficult to get in.
Lastly,
I love Canada despite being a minority Canadian, and on the Employment Equity section of both the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Military College applications, I checked that I am a Visible Minority. Can someone explain to me what the point of that is? Is there any quotas regarding a certain group of people?
Thank you and kind Regards,
I am just infinitely stressed out and in doubt, would appreciate any info!
I am a Grade 12 student who has been in private boarding school in Ontario all is High School career, has 115+ service hours and love my country that I am born and raised in! GO CANADA! I would gladly fight and die defending this country, our freedom, and values, as a proud minority 2nd Generation Canadian. Words can't express how grateful I am to this country and it's people for giving my parents great opportunities decades ago as migrants looking for a better life. I want to repay that to this country and prove me loyalty.
I have lots of co-circulars, (MUN, Chess club, Provincial Debates, volunteering, fitness training, etc.)
I LOVE Community Service and helping fellow citizens of my country, from churches, to youth centres, to computer repair, tutoring, tree plants, litter cleanups, cadets, and even launching a recycling system in my boarding school I really want to make my nation and society a better place with the little contributions I can give.
I have lived in and visited many different nations and have close friends all over the globe (China, UK, Austria, Dubai, India, Germany, Malaysia, Australia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, etc.), it really gave me an insight to how the world and culture varies a lot from Canada. I take it as a blessing as I am only 17 and been to many places and made so many friends.
My grades are ok, mostly best at Math and Sciences in general, but they're not top notch
![Frown :( :(](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png)
Being in accredited private boarding school since I was 14, I am accustomed to a lot of discipline (Living independently, travelling by yourself, being on time, routine, structure, uniform, expectations in residence, etc.).
I also serve as an Army Cadet in my local regiment, with many military references from boarding school and the Corps.
I have lots of recreational experience with sports (camping, skiing, canoeing, etc.) but am fit physically and muscle wise (healthy, lots of working out, protein, exercise, etc.)
I truly want to serve this country so I applied for the Canadian Armed Forces (currently Gr. 12 and 17) and was selected for further processing in early October.
I wrote my Aptitude Test 2 weeks back, and was found competent enough to be an Officer. I wanted to enroll into the ROTP program, and RMC sent me some / Survey) forms for additional processing (Transcripts and some Questionnaire). I have submitted that last week.
That being said, I feel really stressed out and have some questions that I don't want to continually bombard and bother my Armed Forces Recruitment Detachment with.
(1) What are the likelihoods of me being accepted into the ROTP program to continue onto RMC based on my short description in experience (and applying rather earlier)? I heard it is very, very competitive, and hard to get in, so I am not holding my breath.
(2) If there are no Officer positions available, based on my aptitude test, would I be able to serve as an NCM?
(3) If I get into a civilian university (full-time with or without ROTP assistance) would I be able to serve as a Reservist of my local regiment/corp?
Another question I really can't find any answers to AT ALL!!
(4) I have been to 24 different nations, and I had to complete the Security and Reliability forms, but I have only lived in 3 or 4 of them continually. Do they have to verify my police/criminal record in EVERY SINGLE NATION that I have been to? My MCpl. from the Recruiting Detachment in Ontario (Kingston) told me that they would process me (RMC) while the Security process was going through, but the Security process would take the longest.
I have yet to do the interview and Medical, but I look forward for those going well. RMC is still processing my application when I called last week to confirm.
I am sorry for the long post, but I am so stressed out thinking about this non-stop for the last 3 months, I really want to serve my country, it was always a dream since I was 12.
As I speak I am stressed out from the doubt, uncertainty and just this fear of my future outlook, as I always wanted to serve as a child. I just want a 'yes' or 'no' answer kind of thing. Sometimes I can't sleep because I fear of not getting accepted or being able to serve Canada; is it really that hard to become a member of the CAF? Do you think I have any chance? I keep on hearing it is so competitive and simply difficult to get in.
Lastly,
I love Canada despite being a minority Canadian, and on the Employment Equity section of both the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Military College applications, I checked that I am a Visible Minority. Can someone explain to me what the point of that is? Is there any quotas regarding a certain group of people?
Thank you and kind Regards,
I am just infinitely stressed out and in doubt, would appreciate any info!