Were are you with your application process? - ARCHIVE

**Surfer_Smithy** · 22-06-2009, 14:32

Originally Posted by LiamP

Originally Posted by bataz

Originally Posted by Billage

Booked an appointment with the Doc later today, so I can personally hand him the Med forms and hopefully he'll fill them out and hand me them back.

Thats what I did, a lot quicker.

Should I try that? I phoned up and asked but the receptionist was being a bit of a cow and said I couldn't, and that I should just bring them in and give them to her so she can put it in his pegion hole.. I wonder if there would be anything wrong with me just booking an appointment, and taking my med forms with me, by-passing the receptionist's knowledge of the med forms, then when I get in the docs office just be like "i have some forms here..." dunno what you think?

I rang up and said i would like to book an appointment for an army medical, don't take no for an answer that's what i did it on a Tuesday and by thursday my AFCO had the forms and where sent off that day.

**Smiler_1985** · 22-06-2009, 15:07

Il be taking the surfer_smithy method i think hehe. Plus my GP practice receptionists are quite nice lasses so should be k. Found these games links useful for killing my boredom during long hours of waiting around......

http://armorgames.com/play/2267/warfare-1917
http://armorgames.com/play/1443/the-last-stand-2

Really rather good.

**LiamP** · 22-06-2009, 15:41

Thanks for all the quick responces guys, I booked an appointment for 9:30am tomorrow morning, I will take my med forms in with me and ask him to fill them in. As far as im aware there is very little to put on my forms so it shouldn't take him long. If he is in a bit of a bad mood and says something like "is this all you booked an appointment for..." I can very easily just open the back flaps and say "no no, I just had a bit of muscle pain in my back and wanted to get it checked, but since your here...." anyway, thanks lads.

**Billage** · 22-06-2009, 15:55

Originally Posted by LiamP

I booked an appointment for 9:30am tomorrow morning, I will take my med forms in with me and ask him to fill them in.

One more thing off the appliction list then Liam, nice one! Hopefully your Doc sorts you out there and then mate :D

**Surfer_Smithy** · 22-06-2009, 16:04

I hope you said it was for an army medical because they might send you away and re-book your appointment because they need to prep your medical records for the appointment. (Happened to me the first time)

Also if the fcker moans about it then tell him he's getting paid to do it the greedy 4 day week Â£130,000 pa cnut

**Billage** · 22-06-2009, 17:51

Got back from the Doc's about an hour ago. Couldn't have went any smoother. As I mention, I didn't say anything about the appointment being for my Army Medical forms. Ive only just joined the practice too. Went in, and simply said I'm here for a check-up and that im going into the Army so I need my Army Medical papers filling in and stamped. He was a slight bit puzzled as the practice didn't yet have my Med History, but I pointed out the kinda last page, where it says Med History checked or Interviewed patient.

He took 2 minutes at most ticking all the No's, then handed me them back :D He even filled out his claim form and gave me it to post for him the cheeky Doc haha!

I said it went smooth, but its not been in the hands of ADSC yet and fully cleared, so time will tell, but so far so good. I'll be hand delivering it to my AFCO Wednesday now probably, just to make sure everything's sound for sending up to ADSC.

**synergy22** · 22-06-2009, 18:30

Originally Posted by Billage

but I pointed out the kinda last page, where it says Med History checked or Interviewed patient.

Congrats Fella. Fingers crossed it doesn't bounce back from ADSC. See i'd recently moved when i applied for the army.. so there was a bit of waiting time on my med history to be sent down.
Not to worry though things were squared away pretty sharpish. But some GP's are a little funny over filling them in whilst your present ... not too sure why, but hey whichever gets the job done.....

Syn

**Smiler_1985** · 22-06-2009, 19:25

Thats pretty good lol. Just seen fivetodo get his ass chewed by some guy in the RA Recruitment thread. Was bit OTT considering fivetodo is a recruiter and has advised a hell of a lot of us here very very well recently. Certainly put my worries at ease last week over some stuff. Seems its abuse the guru day

**LiamP** · 22-06-2009, 20:09

Originally Posted by Billage

Got back from the Doc's about an hour ago. Couldn't have went any smoother. As I mention, I didn't say anything about the appointment being for my Army Medical forms. Ive only just joined the practice too. Went in, and simply said I'm here for a check-up and that im going into the Army so I need my Army Medical papers filling in and stamped. He was a slight bit puzzled as the practice didn't yet have my Med History, but I pointed out the kinda last page, where it says Med History checked or Interviewed patient.

He took 2 minutes at most ticking all the No's, then handed me them back :D He even filled out his claim form and gave me it to post for him the cheeky Doc haha!

I said it went smooth, but its not been in the hands of ADSC yet and fully cleared, so time will tell, but so far so good. I'll be hand delivering it to my AFCO Wednesday now probably, just to make sure everything's sound for sending up to ADSC.

Here's hoping my appointment in the morning goes just as smoothly! Good on ya.

**moodymoddy** · 22-06-2009, 20:48

I rang up my ACIO today to see if there was any progress on my medical forms whilst I was away. Turned out they had requested further information from my GP just over a week ago... and he hasn't done anything yet!

A phone call to the surgery told me to ring back tomorrow morning - so I can talk to the secretary. Whatever happened to popping a post it note on someones desk?!

**LiamP** · 22-06-2009, 21:05

Originally Posted by moodymoddy

I rang up my ACIO today to see if there was any progress on my medical forms whilst I was away. Turned out they had requested further information from my GP just over a week ago... and he hasn't done anything yet!

A phone call to the surgery told me to ring back tomorrow morning - so I can talk to the secretary. Whatever happened to popping a post it note on someones desk?!

No worries it should be sorted tomorrow. Any idea what they are requesting extra info over?

**moodymoddy** · 22-06-2009, 22:15

Originally Posted by LiamP

Originally Posted by moodymoddy

I rang up my ACIO today to see if there was any progress on my medical forms whilst I was away. Turned out they had requested further information from my GP just over a week ago... and he hasn't done anything yet!

A phone call to the surgery told me to ring back tomorrow morning - so I can talk to the secretary. Whatever happened to popping a post it note on someones desk?!

No worries it should be sorted tomorrow. Any idea what they are requesting extra info over?

Yeah, Hopefully!

I know when I applied last year they wanted information on counseling I had for a family incident, happened a good 5 years ago now! Its the only real smudge on my history, so I assume its this!

**Punk_trooper** · 22-06-2009, 22:38

Make sure you roast your doc mate!!! mine lied to me for a month saying they hadnt received the request for extra info when they bloody well had!! not gonna happen with every doc but if definitely pays to be vigilant with them! :D

**Smiler_1985** · 22-06-2009, 22:53

Punk mate, this is gonna affect you for ever aint it? The bitterness will be held against all gp's hehe. ;)

**Billage** · 22-06-2009, 23:59

I don't want to sound too negative on my application process, but..

my Med Form 'smoothness', to me sounds ripe for 'more info!'

but at the same time it does give the Doc an option as I mentioned for Med History checked or Interviewed patient, would seem daft for them to have that 2nd option to only just request more info, if that makes any sense.

Perhaps im just worrying for nothing and instead should be asleep at this time in the morning seeing as ive a soul destroying 12 hour shift in phone monkey'ville in a bit.

But id rather mentally prepare myself for the worst, that way it won't demotivate me when there is 'unforeseen delays' in the app.

Anywho.. all the best for tomorrows (or infact now..todays) appointment Liam mate and cheers for the support peoples :D