hey guys,
i just wanted to make a positive thread for once about delays. when i decided to get my RPAL, i was warned that it would be well into 2011 before i got it, and that delays were attrocious, that being in Quebec made it even longer, etc etc. Basically, everyone saying it was a real pain in the ass to go through the process.
Well, i am glad to prove you wrong, at least in my case, and say this :
- when i called to take the RPAL course and exam, i was in the classroom the very next morning. Thats 18 hours after i decided to get my RPAL.
- in that very same class, i was told that if i passed the tests, i would get my certificate by mail and that it would take 4 weeks to get to me. My certificate was in my mailbox within 5 business days of the exam.
- 2 weeks after shipping my application to the RCMP, me and my references got a call for the interview.
- EXACTLY 28 days after i sent my application, which is the waiting period required by law, i was granted my RPAL and it was in the mail.
so all in all, not even a month and a half to get it. And i didnt do anything special.
i just wanted to make this thread because it seems that although everyone in the community seems to be very supportive of eachother, i feel that people over-warning newbies and scaring them of insane delays is no better than the government slapping all kinds of laws and procedures to discourage people, strategy that you all seem to dislike so much.
Just sayin'.
cheers y'all. If you want your RPAL, go get it.