Army selection

Anksy

Anksy

Anksy

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Anyone been to army selection before ?

im just wondering about the drugs test's they do, is it a urine sample or a hair sample ? or ?

Had one stupid day with cannabis with mates, and yeh believe it or not, it was only 1 day, on my birthday (bring on the your a idiot posts anyway ;))

but yeh i was accepted for selection after 2 long years, unbelievably chuffed, but that one stupid day in the last month is gonna shadow over me if i dont get some answers.

i heard something along the lines of they dont do a drugs test at selection, they just do a urine sample to test for diabetes and stuff, but then if you pass selection, on phases 1 training, that's when they do the drugs test ?

im stupid for doing it for even a single day i know, and if it jeopardize's me getting into the army, then it will kill me, because ive been through 3 operations just to get to selection in the last 2 years.
 
If it was a one off then you should be clear after 7 days. Heavy use can show up after a couple of months and especially if you are fat.
 
nah am not fat, it wasnt just a one off as in one smoke, had a few in that day, not sure if that matters and i know all the info about how long it can stay in your system and stuff, urine is a matter of days, hair is a matter of months, but its all about what the army test, and when
 
my bet would be on urine, hair is expensive and would probably severely limit their recruitment options as a lot of people have maybe done it a few times long before they decided to sign up.
 
Longbow said:
Didn't they ask you of any drug experiences during your interviews?
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they probably will, obviously the best way to go is not to lie, ill say i did have some canabis on my birthday but thats all, i think they dont mind if you done cannabis BEFORE the selection or before you start training, its everything after you have signed the agreemant or whatever it is.

only a guess though.
 
Anksy said:
they probably will, obviously the best way to go is not to lie, ill say i did have some canabis on my birthday but thats all, i think they dont mind if you done cannabis BEFORE the selection or before you start training, its everything after you have signed the agreemant or whatever it is.

only a guess though.
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I would agree. An RAF admin told me about how some guy smoked some cannabis before applying, he was found out, and got rejected, not because of the drugs, but because he lied when asked about drugs. If in doubt search around here: http://www.militaryforums.co.uk/forums/

How long ago was it?
 
It may not be a drug test before you go, but once your in: be warned they do sporadic CDT tests, where the drugs test teams tip up unexpected and univited, lock down the regiment and everyone gets drug tested.

which reminds me, we havent had one for a while, but then again i have nothing to worry about :)
 
LoSt said:
It may not be a drug test before you go, but once your in: be warned they do sporadic CDT tests, where the drugs test teams tip up unexpected and univited, lock down the regiment and everyone gets drug tested.

which reminds me, we havent had one for a while, but then again i have nothing to worry about :)
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so your in the army are you ?, and they didnt do a drugs test at selection ? just a urine test ofr diabete's ect ?
 
Anksy said:
so your in the army are you ?, and they didnt do a drugs test at selection ? just a urine test ofr diabete's ect ?
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they won't test you at selection 99%. If they ever do find out just say it was from hanging out with some student friends and only passive :cool:. A one off is a none issue really espcially if been sometime since you did it.
 
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