I haven't been around much in the past few months, I was really busy with the kids, work and such while waiting on the results of my medical.
Why am I writing about this?
To let you know how important your health is to your entry into the military.
I scored near perfect on the exams, interview and destroyed the rather easy fitness test (reserves), but I've got a condition that needs to be followed by an GI and require daily meds.
I had hoped that my high scores would be sufficient to push me past that hurdle, but alas, it was not the case.
I received my response recently that I would be denied entry in to the CF and as much as it saddens me, I understand completely. No matter if i can run 5k, do power lifting and bla bla bla, if you are not in good medical health, be warned and with good reason.
I recall when I first met some of the officers and recruiters, I saw their eyes light up seeing a 6'3" tank with an engineering degree wanting to join. Heh, I had some pretty cool daydreams after that. I'll still dream about what could have been. Maybe if I had the balls to get in at an earlier age rather than wait to hit my 40s. Who knows.
I want to thank all of the veterans here for numerous informative posts and tons of learning I did while I was digging up all I could to be better prepared.
A big thanks to all the service men and women for all you've done for Canada.
And finally, to all you recruits, If you've got your health, the rest can be trained into you. It's really hard the other way around.
Why am I writing about this?
To let you know how important your health is to your entry into the military.
I scored near perfect on the exams, interview and destroyed the rather easy fitness test (reserves), but I've got a condition that needs to be followed by an GI and require daily meds.
I had hoped that my high scores would be sufficient to push me past that hurdle, but alas, it was not the case.
I received my response recently that I would be denied entry in to the CF and as much as it saddens me, I understand completely. No matter if i can run 5k, do power lifting and bla bla bla, if you are not in good medical health, be warned and with good reason.
I recall when I first met some of the officers and recruiters, I saw their eyes light up seeing a 6'3" tank with an engineering degree wanting to join. Heh, I had some pretty cool daydreams after that. I'll still dream about what could have been. Maybe if I had the balls to get in at an earlier age rather than wait to hit my 40s. Who knows.
I want to thank all of the veterans here for numerous informative posts and tons of learning I did while I was digging up all I could to be better prepared.
A big thanks to all the service men and women for all you've done for Canada.
And finally, to all you recruits, If you've got your health, the rest can be trained into you. It's really hard the other way around.