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CDN Aviator said:Then please, GO TO EUROPE !!!!!!
Leave now before it is too late............
Very mature.
CDN Aviator said:Then please, GO TO EUROPE !!!!!!
Leave now before it is too late............
Hodr said:Very mature.
CDN Aviator said:Thank you.
Perhaps consider joining as an enlisted soldier. With your experience and bonus-worthy aptitude you should get promoted into the big money well ahead of your peers.Hodr said:I understand, it's just sad that I have 5 years experience in the Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering field, and it is going to count for nothing since I don't have a degree, I had to
work hard to get the position without one... :-/
Hodr said:I understand, it's just sad that I have 5 years experience in the Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering field, and it is going to count for nothing since I don't have a degree, I had to
work hard to get the position without one... :-/
Ahh, now that's the kind of leadership the CF is looking for. :Hodr said:....there is always a way to get around an issue or a guideline if you really look hard enough.
RCDcpl said:Furthermore, as an officer cadet in school you are useless to the CF and therefore you are paid accordingly.
ballz said:Actually we're way overpaid ;D
Hodr:
Consider a student line of credit from a bank. That will get you an additional 15,000 per year. Your OCdts salary will be approximentally 20,000 a year, so the line of credit is a nice chunk of change. Yes, obviously you will have to pay it all back, with interest, but hey, that's life. I am sure you can manage to do that when you get your commission and start making the big bucks, considering how many arts students manage to pay it back working at entry-level jobs.
Also, perhaps you may have to consider that with a wife, kids, and ailing grandfather, that joining the Canadian Forces might not be a wise decision right now...
Hodr said:lol, I mean in legitimate ways, not by breaking rules.
I'm referring to loopholes put into place on purpose.
There's a piece of good advice. You can probably expect upwards of 6 years of low end salary - 4 in school + at least 2 in training.ballz said:Also, perhaps you may have to consider that with a wife, kids, and ailing grandfather, that joining the Canadian Forces might not be a wise decision right now...
Hodr said:Awesome, thank you, this is what I will have to do.
I'm not so much asking for a huge starting pay and nothing in return, I would just like
something similar to OCTP, they make More as a Cadet, but less than ROTP and 2LT and LT.
an OCTP pay rate would be perfect for me, and in the long run they make to same as ROTP.
I really was hoping we had something similar to a few other countries, which
gives a "bonus" for people with very high aptitude ratings. :-(
Hodr said:I understand, it's just sad that I have 5 years experience in the Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering field, and it is going to count for nothing since I don't have a degree, I had to
work hard to get the position without one... :-/
Good2Golf said:Interestingly, my son, currently studying at RMC, looks at the "2 for 1" obligatory service after graduation and commissioning as a guaranteed well-paying job (career) that he's looking forward to pursuing. I guess if people use terms such as "locked in for X years", they are going to be unhappy for those X years. I have friends still working off student loans nearly a quarter-century after they got their degrees...it's a personal choice to decide how to look at such commitments associated with the ROTP.
CFR FCS said:Hodr,
You did get the briefing on your pay and benefits under ROTP? The one that explains that as a married with dependants soldier you will be exempt from paying rations and quarters while in school. That is the only benefit you are entitled to as is everyone else who is enrolled. It's a little more money in your pocket plus remember your personal living expenses such as transport to and from work ( march or military tpt) and clothing (uniforms are issued) are included in the package.