Today I went to the local recruiters office and picked up a Regular Officer Training Plan (ROTP) application package and have been filling it out since about about 2pm today. I have also been doing some reading and other things in the middle as to not get too overwhelmed with it all. But I must admit, I hate writing the same thing out three times.

So far I have managed to fill out most of the forums, trying to remember where I have live and worked for the past 5 or 10 years and trying to find 5 people that have known me for at least 5 years that are not family is hard since I have moved so often. I think I have the 5 people, but I still need to contact them to make sure that they are willing to be a reference for me.

I’m hoping to get all the forms done and handed in by the end of next week so I can start the application process early just in case. They do say the sooner I get my application forms in, the sooner I can take the aptitude test and if I fail it, I have to wait 90 days to take it again. I took the practice test they sent home with me and I made two mistakes that were because I was rushing and two other mistakes because I got confused by the wording but I was able to figure out afterwards once I knew the answer. So 4 wrong out of 19 is not bad, but not good either. I really want to get at least a 90% or higher to make sure I am going to be well qualified to be a candidate for the ROTP.

Right now I am emailing my uncle, who is a Lt.Col in the Signals branch of the Army with my response to why I want to go to my first choice of institutions. I am really hoping to get some good feed back from him as I feel there is something missing or that I might not be on the right path with my answer.

I really hope that this all works out for me because I have finally realized that I want to wake up every morning and wear a uniform that I makes me proud to be a Canadian and know that I am doing something important with my life.

Tall, brown hair, brown eyes and a wonderful smile. These are only a few of the things I have to offer. I came to Kingston in 2003 because at the time my mother had separated from her husband. I had just gone threw flight training at the Moncton Flight College and earned my powered wing with cadets and my private pilots license with the government of Canada. I took a year off to earn some money for my future at College. I finally quit once I was accepted into the Computer Networking and Technical Support program. This was going to be the best two years of my life. That was until I lost interest in my third semester. Since I only had one more semester to go, I decided that I needed to stick with the program and graduate with distinction. And that I did. In 2006 I graduated from the CN&TS program with distinctions.

During my last semester, I decided that there was another path I wanted to take in order for me to further my growth with technology. I wanted to take the Computer Programmer Analyst program. So I enrolled in to the CPA program and was automatically placed into the second year of the program because the CN&TS course and the CPA course have the same first year (apart from one or two courses that I have ended up doing). I am currently in my last year of the 3-year CPA program. I am currently working for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care down beside the Live Venue Entertainment Center (LVEC) or what every they have changed the name to now.

Once I graduate from the Computer Programming Analyst program, I plan on moving off to Ottawa and looking for a job in either one of my fields. Hopefully finding something with the government. For now I am going to place my focuses on being a great student director and getting another diploma with distinctions. Thank you for electing me as your student Director of the School of Computer Engineering and Technology and School of Skilled Trades and Tourism.