List of recruitment numbers?

[Labtc]

Before posting this I did a search, but to be honest I have no idea what to search for...

Is there anyway to find out how many people were recruited for each trade (including officers) each year, or fiscal year if that's how it's done? I'm sure the numbers are out there somewhere, just not sure where to look, or if they're available to the public.

If anyone knows where to look thanks in advance.

 

[Blackadder1916]

Is there a specific reason you wish those total numbers?  I am always somewhat sceptical about motives whenever one qualifies statements or requests with comments such as "or if they're available to the public".  Whether the information you seek is openly available on the internet is another matter; however, if you are seriously in need of this information, it can be requested from DND by submitting an Access to Information request.

http://www.admfincs.forces.gc.ca/aip/index-eng.asp

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There was one completed request (there may be more) that may be applicable to your query.  I'll leave the digging for the file number to you.

Annual statistics on Canadian Armed Forces recruits  from 2006,2007, 2008 and 2009

 

[Labtc]

I was just curious what the recruitment trend was like. Next year is my final year of university and I'd like to apply when I finish, but after reading these forums for the past few months it seems like there's many more people applying then there are positions available. Mostly I was just curious as to how many people generally get accepted for what positions, and if it's seems to be a constant generally predictable number for each trade or if the numbers are all over the place. Like take for instance an armored soldier, do they usually hire between 40 and 50 a year, every year, or is it more like 10 one year, 90 the next, and 0 the year after that (those are just random numbers, I have no idea if they are close to reality or not). Just thought it would be interesting to know how many people get hired each year. Also if the statistics list the number of applicants for those positions as well as those who received an offer it may help those people who right now have their applications completed and are waiting for an offer know what they're up against in terms of competition.

And thanks for the help, I'll dig around a little bit and see what I can come up with.

 

[Mtl432]

Well if you have been reading, then you should be well aware that the list of trades opening will be coming out soon. I suggest you check out forces.ca in the near future.