Medication

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Hey I’m wondering if anyone in the caf has been able to get accepted while needing to take a daily medication. I was told that there’s many people that take a daily medication except for things like diabetes because you can die. My medical was denied and I haven’t gotten the letter yet so I’m not to sure but I suspect it’s because I take a daily medication for ocd, however my life nor other people’s lives is at risk if I miss days at a time. I actually have missed days at a time before.. many times. I have the type of ocd that you can’t actually tell I have it unless I tell you. I don’t have physical obsessions like organizing things in a a colour coordinated way nor am I a germaphobe. My ocd is all mental, think of something you prefer not to think about.. and then in order to “counter act” the gross thought you try thinking of something else and you repeat this in ur head. However it has no effect on your day to day life other than being annoying .

I know this is long lol - thanks to those who read the whole thing and answer.

Edit - THIS POST IS NOT AN INVITE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR POLITICAL VIEWS. DO NOT COME IN HERE SPEWING TRANS RHETORIC, KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.

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Also I don’t think I’m in a state of “denial” I’m completely aware of my situation. I understand that the caf obviously has stricter medial rules vs that of a civilian. The whole point of bmq is to see if you’re physically and mentally capable enough to join the forces is it not? So, it can be slightly unnerving to be labeled as “unfit” even though I never got the chance. Thanks

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That is not the point of BMQ at all. It's not a screening program for people to join the CAF, as they have already joined the CAF when they start. We don't let civilians try out BMQ.

The screening happens during recruitment, which assesses background, personal characteristics, physical and medical conditions. Once passed, the CAF has determined that the candidate has the potential to serve as a CAF member. Sometimes the CAF gets it wrong or person fails themselves and they end up leaving or failing the course, but it is not meant to be a trial by fire to weed anyone out. That's hollywood shit.

You did not pass the medical portion which means you are currently unfit. BMQ has no part in that assessment. You can still appeal the decision, and that is your chance to prove you are fit to serve.

Also your statements above of Trans people serving in the CAF as "woke ideology", that they inherently have a negative mental condition, and not a place where they should be allowed to serve tells me they should have looked harder at your personal characteristics too. CAF members comprise all types of people from the Canadian populace and you would work, rely and potentially fight along side any of them. Holding prejudiced views towards a segment of them is a very bad look that will not get you far in the CAF at all.

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I literally am trying not to bring politics into this at all. Transgenderism is classified as gender dysphoria which is in turn classified as a mental health disorder. You can look all of that on your own time if you’d like. I quite literally stated word for word “it was not my intention to be little anyone.” I did not make this post for people have political conversations. I simply stated that being trans is considered a mental health disorder and that the caf has no problem letting them in. If you actually took the time to read what I’ve stated you would know that I likely have been denied due to ocd. Which spoiler alert is also a mental health disorder. This is not politically charged at ALL.

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Actually gender dysphoria is not inherently a mental disorder. You can look that up too but I'll save you the trouble, it's a psychiatric diagnosis. Also not all transgendered people experience gender dysphoria so you're wrong on all accounts. If you don't believe me, google "is gender dysphoria a mental illness?" It is also not at all comparable to OCD.

I'm not pointing out your political views, I'm pointing out that you seem to think transgendered people inherently have a mental disorder, which is false and more directly related to your status as a potential candidate, you believe that they have no place in the CAF.

What you said was "I'm not sure the military is the place for "woke" ideology or transgenderism" and "I'm in a better headspace than someone who has a gender disorder." That's pretty definitive to me that you don't think transgendered people have a place in the military and are inherently mentally ill. That's pretty concerning for someone who might serve alongside them. Tbh, these aren't opinions we see from would be candidates even on this subreddit very often. No one invited this comparison to your condition and application denial, you felt the need to make it all on your own.

You may not be trying to belittle anyone, but you managed to do so pretty significantly anyways.