The Canadian Forces: How to Join
The Forces maintains a website dedicated to "How to Join", through which one can check out the variety of trades in the Forces, and learn of the standards each requires.
http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/engraph/home/index_e.aspx
The first point is the Basic Standard for applying:
"To be eligible for consideration for the Canadian Forces, you must meet the following minimal conditions:
 be a Canadian citizen;
 Citizens of another country who have landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) status in Canada may also be considered for enrolment when the CF has need of their skill, when the position cannot be filled by a Canadian citizen, and if the national interest would not be prejudiced. However, only under exceptional circumstances will authority be granted tenrollol a citizen of another country.
 be 17 years of age (with parentguardianian consent) or older;
 junior level Military College applicants must be 16 years of age;
 you may be enrolled in the Reserves providing you are 16 years of age;
 meet the minimum education requirements for your entry plan and/or occupation;
 this can vary from Grade 10 (Sec III in Quebec) for combat arms occupations to a university degree for the Direct Entry Officer entry plan."
Next, on meeting the basic requirements, the applicant must take:
1. An Aptitude Test, to determine initial suitability for a selected trade;
2. A Medical Examination, self-evident; and
3. A Fitness Evaluation, to confirm the applicant is suitably fit to begin training.
After formally joining the Canadian Forces, the successful applicant is sent to the CF Recruit School at CFB St-Jean, and then to an Environmental school for general Army, Navy or Air training. Finally he is posted to a Branch School for his initial Trade training. On graduation, the new soldier is posted to a unit where his formal service begins.
http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca/engraph/home/index_e.aspx
The first point is the Basic Standard for applying:
"To be eligible for consideration for the Canadian Forces, you must meet the following minimal conditions:
 be a Canadian citizen;
 Citizens of another country who have landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) status in Canada may also be considered for enrolment when the CF has need of their skill, when the position cannot be filled by a Canadian citizen, and if the national interest would not be prejudiced. However, only under exceptional circumstances will authority be granted tenrollol a citizen of another country.
 be 17 years of age (with parentguardianian consent) or older;
 junior level Military College applicants must be 16 years of age;
 you may be enrolled in the Reserves providing you are 16 years of age;
 meet the minimum education requirements for your entry plan and/or occupation;
 this can vary from Grade 10 (Sec III in Quebec) for combat arms occupations to a university degree for the Direct Entry Officer entry plan."
Next, on meeting the basic requirements, the applicant must take:
1. An Aptitude Test, to determine initial suitability for a selected trade;
2. A Medical Examination, self-evident; and
3. A Fitness Evaluation, to confirm the applicant is suitably fit to begin training.
After formally joining the Canadian Forces, the successful applicant is sent to the CF Recruit School at CFB St-Jean, and then to an Environmental school for general Army, Navy or Air training. Finally he is posted to a Branch School for his initial Trade training. On graduation, the new soldier is posted to a unit where his formal service begins.
posted by Anonymous at 6:54 p.m.
1 Comments:
So a recruit interested in joining any of the CF arms starts with the same recruit training? Just curious, how much time is spent at the entry Recruit school before continuing to the Environmental school for a specific arm of the service?
Not that I have a desire to join, but since John's eyeing the new CF arty toys, it does occur to me that you don't list a max age ... *grin*
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