Obligatory military service in different places; how should I fill the personal history section?

[Shayan.asadian123]

Hello

I am having a bit of a conundrum with my complex military service record and the way that I am supposed to enter it in the eAPR personal history form.

First, I have to explain that military service is obligatory in my country and all male citizens over 18 years old have to bear. It's really hard, especially from a financial point of view since you get paid no more than $20 a month for almost 2 years! So, many people have to work double shifts during this period to have a decent income. However, there is a program that is designed to help eligible university graduates with remarkable academic records. This program allows them to spend their service as an external contractor, doing some out-sourced project for military sectors, and they get dismissed after finishing the project.

In my case, I was doing the military service ordinarily and few month through it I found out that I am eligible for the aforementioned program. So, I got dismissed and started a project.

Now, here is my questions:

• Should I enter both periods as my military activity? I won't be able to provide a document to proof the first part. My dissmisal paper does not count the first period.
• Does the second part even count as military activity? Since I wasn't physically present at the facility.
• All along my service, I was working elsewhere in private sector and I have entered it as my work experience and I have proof of work experience, too. Is there a chance that the overlapping work experience gets disqualified?

Thanks a lot

 

[Shayan.asadian123]

Any idea would be appreciated

 

[canuck78]

Immigration departments are aware of mandatory military services in various countries so you need to specify your service or it would look like you are misrepresenting. I would include an explanation that you were not a front line military person like you did here.

 

[Shayan.asadian123]

Immigration departments are aware of mandatory military services in various countries so you need to specify your service or it would look like you are misrepresenting. I would include an explanation that you were not a front line military person like you did here.

Thank you for your reply. Do you think my explanation here was enough?

 

[canuck78]

I assume you likely worked at a cybersecurity contractor. Still counts as military service not work but your work you did outside the military counts. I would go into some more specifics that you wouldn't put on the internet.

 

[Shayan.asadian123]

Actually it was just a civilian structural engineering project. Thank you for your response.

I assume you likely worked at a cybersecurity contractor. Still counts as military service not work but your work you did outside the military counts. I would go into some more specifics that you wouldn't put on the internet.

 

[Shayan.asadian123]

I assume you likely worked at a cybersecurity contractor. Still counts as military service not work but your work you did outside the military counts. I would go into some more specifics that you wouldn't put on the internet.

Sorry to bother again, since there were no commanding officer, is it ok to write NA in the commander name field?

 

[canuck78]

Sorry to bother again, since there were no commanding officer, is it ok to write NA in the commander name field?

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