By Fail. - 20/10/2009 05:43 - Australia

Today, I woke up at 3am after 2 hours sleep to get to my 7.40am interview with the Air Force. I went through a full medical check, a psych test and an interview with military personnel, was there for 7 hours with no food and only water to drink, only to be told I wasn't suited to the position I applied for. FML
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Hazzaa 0

Woah, okay. Let's go. MEPS - I don't know what the hell this is, but it doesn't exist in Australia. Qualifications - You could have all the qualifications in the world, and still not be suited to a position. It's sad, but it's true. The OP said nothing about qualifications, and pretty sure general entry into the Australian Defence Force only requires you have your High School Certificate. Sleep - Perhaps nerves kept her from getting a good night's sleep. Understandable if this job meant a lot to her. Preparation - Sometimes, no amount of preparation can quell one's nerves, particularly with things of great personal importance. Time - I have had an ADF interview, and on the letter it says the process should take four hours. Also, you have no choice about what time your interview is. Food - The OP obviously believed that it wouldn't take much longer than 4 hours, so didn't feel the need to take any food. When I had mine, there was no food available for interviewees, only tea and coffee. And I, for one, was too worried that I would be called to one of the interviews while I was out if I went to get food somewhere else. OP, FYL.

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gameoverman_fml 0

You went to bed at 1am knowing full well the importance of your interview the next day, and presumably the fact that you'd need to wake up exceptionally early? Wow, how I wish someone put you in the cockpit of multimillion dollar aircraft. That's just what we need. YDI

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Apocalyptus 0

You had to get up at 3 am to get there by 7:40? How far away do you live?

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tmptmptmp 0

haha failed the psych test

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epeets 1

this and many other reasons is why I avoid the military.

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thefury 0

hated meps......just dont join security forces you'll hate it I know I do.

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KalvinAlexander 0

"Woke up 3am after 2 hours sleep to get 7:40 am interview" mean you are not suppose to fly any aircraft with that kind of poor planning, not enough sleep and premature awakening due to anxiety. Who want to risk their millions dollar aircraft with such pilot who don't plan his sleep and who can't control his emotion. And "No food" for 7 hours is your fault. I don't think you are not allowed to eat for 7 hours. You have to ask before you go for interview, if they don't provide food you have to bring food. No wonder they reject you.

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worrdragon 0

Awkward, But every Meps I've ever heard of starts you out with a nice big breakfast, and last I checked, your "psych evaluation" is like a "have you ever done yada yada yada yada" Cmon smart guy.... your recruiter told you like one hundered times. Stick to whatever you said to him/her. And if that wasn't your problem, Being color blind, or having some sort of medical condition you should have known about before hand. One last thing? The military's motto is "Hurry up and Wait" So, if that bothered you in the least? You weren't cut out for it. Oh ya, and to the guy saying the air force is the easiest thing? Your wrong, The army will sign you up, dismiss your murder charge, and ship you out in a week. The Air Force requires multiple credit checks for certain positions, A huge background of paperwork, especially for any intell/Security position. The only thing that makes the Air Force easy is it's low physical standards..... Which are about the same as all the other branches.

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fudrick 0

And you are ******* stupid organisedchaos. Don't use words you don't know the meaning of.

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fudrick 0

No, it was irrelevant. Something can't be redundant because it doesn't apply to something. That's irrelevant. 100% sure it's wrong. Thank you for playing, have a nice day.

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fudrick 0

Superfluous =/= irrelevant superfluous –adjective 1. being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. irrelevant adjective 1. not relevant; not applicable or pertinent Completely different.

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Trocki 0

Only idiots join the military. FYL for trying.

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jts2 3

Hey. You can go screw yourself there, bud.

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catwelve 0

Your an idiot! Thousands of people go through it yet you don't see thousands of people sitting on their butt and complaining, think if you actually made it, the schedule is a lot worse and they would have you out in the cold for acting like a chimp

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Hunnibum 0

but i do see hundreds on FML complaining about how their bf dumped them, or their friend hates them, or how they got fired. Basically, if you are on FML, prepare to hear a lot of FML's that aren't as bad as starving children in Africa, because the type of people who can go on FML have internet, and thus are likely not starving to death.

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