FlyingEagle21, I'm in no way qualified to give you anything but an opinion but I'd say the easiest way to find out is to simply give it you best shot and see what happens. Worst case they say no, and you are no worse off and have in fact got some extra experience, be it in writing applications or with skills assessments, that could potentially be the deciding factor with a future application.
I would take everything you read on here with a pinch of salt and simply give it your all. The best of luck to you my man!