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Hey fellas, my name is Abdul, and I've been interested in the concept of military since I was a kid.
The discipline, skills, training, equipment, and military environment are things I've always admired and wish I had.
I guess the only thing holding me back was...I didn't feel prepared. Now I am.
I'd like to join the military reserves.
I pretty much went though literally, 100's of posts, the CF Website and alternative website and I took the first step to getting initiated by going to a recruiter to finalize my decision.
I was somewhat disappointed, because he actually confirmed the fact that even reserve units are full when it comes down to Infantry. He referred me to the Navy Reserves but I really don't feel comfortable with that. I don't have that much information about the Navy...
He kept on saying "Navy and Army Reserves...they are the same thing...you get the life experience anyways...it's just that the ARMY is ...sexier"....Seriously?...I didn't like his attitude or the way he assumed that I just wanted to join the military because I wanted to look good or prove something....He didn't even seem interested in the conversation. :argue:
Anyways...
My main goal is to take the military experience & training to build up my life skills, and to make my resume for tactical policing as appealing as possible. With that said, I still want to commit to serving Canada and I'd be more than glad to stay in for the long run.
(My degree is 4 years long anyways and I'd like to take pride in what I do on a part time basis)
Basically, before I went to the recruiter, I had the bulls-eye in perfect scope...but after talking with the recruiter...well...I'm a little shaken / disappointed because it seems like getting into the infantry reserves isn't going to happen when I planned.
I don't mind waiting until April...that's when my first year ends and I have 4-5 months off anyways...
I'm still thinking of joining the Infantry Reserves regardless of their application over load.
My next step is to go to a Reserve Camp near my area and see what they do and talk to someone there to get more information.
I heard the best way to contact them is face to face so I'll be doing that soon.
Any advice or input from you guys as what I should do now?
PS: Sorry for the long introduction... :camo: