[quote]legendaryblaze wrote:
Eye problems? Ever heard of LASIK?[/quote]
For Lasik my optometrist informed me that my eyesight has to be stable for one full year. Quite unfortunately it is still changing. Its slowed down quite a bit though and my next check up is only a few months away. I am in fact a good candidate for Lasik so I’ve been hoping for that for the last 5 years.
I just have all the wrong cards I think.
[quote]sjoconn wrote:
[quote]andrew_live wrote:
I planned on lying about my eyesight to the US if I needed, though I was betting on not having to. [/quote]
I can’t believe you thought the U.S. would not give you a physical and eye exam.[/quote]
Lol, I planned on wearing contacts. Most people cant tell if I’m wearing them or not (they match my natural eye color and contour perfectly). So if it was just a matter of reading the Letters I would pass with flying colors. Much like I did with my drivers license (I just didnt want the little ‘x’ for must be wearing prescription glasses).
[quote]ryno76 wrote:
From what I’ve heard, MEPS (Military Entrance Processing Station for the unfamiliar) is getting very strict about physical problems. andrew_live, is lasik not an option?
I’ve read a little on the FFL before and you may want to be real careful about foreign military service as it could have an adverse impact on your future career options. If your main concern is seeing action, you need to realize that military service is about 99% routine and tedium and 1% action. The guys I knew that were action junkies or looking for “action” had short, unpleasant, and unproductive military careers.
The military is about the mission and the team, not you. You do the missions you are given, which may mean not firing a single shot at a bad guy, and you move on to the next. Deployments can be long, boring, and fairly uneventful depending on where you are and what your mission is. You should keep these things in mind before you commit yourself to joining the service, especially a foreign one.
You also need to ask yourself, are you okay with killing Canadian troops? While it is highly unlikely you would be called to do so, you still must realize when you serve in a country’s military you don’t get to pick who you are going to fight.
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Thanks for the info/advice. Now time to fire off some bullets:
=This is the first time in all my research I’ve heard about negative impact on future career options. it doesnt make sense. Can you explain?
-about the 99% routine and 1% action-I am well aware. I am both a man of war and a man of peace and am of the rare breed that would thrive in both the bureaucratic maneuvering for peace time success and carrying out the actions needed to win on the field.
-one of the many things that have piqued my interest in the FFL is there strong belief that when you are on a mission the mission is sacred and completing it is all that matters.
-your last point … well it never even crossed my mind that the FFL might ever come in conflict with Canadian troops. I’ll have to think about that. Though since they’ll know that I’m Canadian I wonder if they wouldnt remove me from a situation that might question my loyalty toward the FFL and the common FFL belief that “The Legion is my homeland”.
Some of my conviction that the FFL is right for me came from reading this a few days ago:
Now its my turn to apologize for carrying on but those were all interesting points.
[quote]Cuso wrote:
[quote]i_am_ketosis wrote:
I don’t think it has been mentioned yet, but I wanted to let you know that joining a foreign military will most likely cause you to lose your Canadian citizenship.[/quote]
Incorrect in the case of the FFL.
Sorry, but the FFL was created just so foreigners could serve in the french army. You may apply for french citizenship after the third year of your 5 year tour. Canada allows post-legion enlistment in its ranks with a completed five year contract.
If you’rs Swiss, you’ll be jailed after your tour is up.
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Sweet! See? This thread is useful after all. I’m getting both good insight into a FFL carrier and important information on nature of Santa’s existence.
[quote]andrew_live wrote:
Thanks for the info/advice.
=This is the first time in all my research I’ve heard about negative impact on future career options. it doesnt make sense. Can you explain?[/quote]
I don’t know how it is for Canada as I’ve never been there. For the US, there can be issues getting a security clearance if you ever worked in a foreign country especially for a foreign government. No security clearance obviously makes a lot of government jobs and federal contracting jobs impossible. Like I said, though, I don’t know how it works in Canada.
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-your last point … well it never even crossed my mind that the FFL might ever come in conflict with Canadian troops. I’ll have to think about that. Though since they’ll know that I’m Canadian I wonder if they wouldnt remove me from a situation that might question my loyalty toward the FFL and the common FFL belief that “The Legion is my homeland”.[/quote]
Well, as I said it is highly unlikely, but you never know. Either way, good luck.