Hey guys! My name is James and I am sharing my experience of preparing for the army with you through this blog. It is the first blog that I have ever made and really hope that this may inspire some of you to go ahead and follow your dreams. The military is something I have always aspired to join and took the first step in the application process on June 30, 2009. So, as of now it has taken 7 months and still going.

In late August they administered the standard military aptitude test to me and I qualified for all my trade choices which are infantry solider, combat engineer and communications. Following this test I was given an appointment for the medical testing which was 1 month after my aptitude test.

Now that those 2 steps have been complete, all I am waiting for is for the training courses to open up in the mid spring or early summer and I am off! They save the interview and swearing in ceremony until the very end, so everything happens so fast! It is pretty close to the 2 month mark where I may end up going off for my BMQ course.**Basic Military Qualification course**

As it is now, all I am left to do is make sure that I am physically prepared for what lays ahead of me. On this note I am going to end my blog here and you can all expect another one tomorrow!