The application is in!!!

Yesterday was my birthday. It was also the day that I decided to put in my application to join the military!

It was a great day, my nerves were on edge and I was shaking a little when I walked in there but after a few short minutes of talking to one recruiter and then another and being regaled with tales of basic training and getting some great tips; my hands stopped shaking and I started to get even more excited.

I sat down with the Sgt. that is now handling my application and we went through the process of joining and we filled out my application, my security clearnace forms, crossed all the T's and dotted all the I's. My carrer manager (the Sgt.) is also one of the interviwers, he said that I need to look at the ROTP program (which is the officer training program). He informed me that with my leadership skills and the fact that I have chaired many different events was a huge boost to my CV (resume). With all that being said he processed my application the way it was, and I promised to look into the ROTP programs. I left the recruiting center and was buzzing from the excietment of it all.

I later got a call from the recruiter (45 minutes after I left) and he informed me that my third trade choice was closed so he wasn't able to put my application in. Which I thought left me with just one trade option as I didn't think I qualified for the second trade that I picked. However he then went on to let me know that I do actually qualify for both of my other trade options and that I needed to think about that as well. He said he would call back in about 3 weeks to set up my interview, apptitude test and medical dates and said that I should get things in order as he can see me being off to basic by the end of the year!!

Thinking about yesterday I get a little emotional, for so long I have been struggling to find something that gives me that buzz, that brings back that passion and opens some doors for me; and yesterday I found it. The doors are opening everywhere I look and its the best feeling in the world.

Elated, ecstatic and now waiting on the CF;
- Stiletto