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Canadian Forces Recruitment
Military short thousands of personnel despite small
increase in ranks
increase in ranks
Published Thursday, January 4, 2018
New figures show that there were about 450 more military personnel at the end of March 2017 than the previous year, with about half being regular-force members and the other half reservists.
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US fight for military recruits not echoed in Canada but problems remain
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Published February 19, 2018
TORONTO — A sharp drop in Americans willing to sign up for their country's armed forces attributed in part to a steady mass-media diet of wounded soldiers, wars without end, and mistreated veterans is a recruiting problem Canadian military brass say they don't have — with exceptions.
This month, the Pentagon began a major initiative aimed at exploding the "myths" many Americans have about their military in an effort to counteract a growing reluctance to serve. North of the border, far more Canadians — by a factor of 10 — show interest in enlisting than the armed forces actually take in any given year.
"Over the past few years, we've had no difficulty in recruiting to meet the numbers assigned to us by the chain of command or the government of Canada," said Col. Andre Demers, who heads recruiting efforts from his base at CFB Borden, Ont. "We're meeting our overall recruiting goals, globally."
The main problem on the recruiting end in Canada, according to Demers, is finding qualified applicants for the more specialized trades, such as medical personnel, aviation technicians or IT specialists where competition with civilian society is fierce.
"Overall, the interest in the Canadian Armed Forces is there," Demers said. "We have enough people to generate enough qualified applicants that are reflecting Canadian society and values to meet our overall requirements."
U.S. survey results show the proportion of youth who felt the military provided an attractive lifestyle plunged from 63 per cent to 35 per cent between 2004 to 2016. As a result, the new Pentagon initiative to address the "growing civilian-military divide" aims to introduce the American public to the "real lives" of individuals serving, and correct common myths about military life.
Part of the problem, the Pentagon says, is that fewer than one per cent of Americans are currently serving, leading to a "natural disconnect" between civilians and the military and a growing ignorance about the services.
"People are having fewer direct interactions with service members," the U.S. Department of Defense says.
Even on a relative scale, the sheer size and needs of the U.S. military dwarfs its Canadian counterpart.
For example, the Americans estimate they need an average 264,000 new recruits each year to maintain the operational readiness of a standing military estimated at roughly 1.2 million. Canada, by contrast, seeks about 5,000 recruits each year for its regular forces of about 68,000 and about 5,000 people show interest every month.
David Perry, vice-president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, said the Canadian Armed Forces have less of an image problem than does the U.S. military. A key issue here, he said, is the time it takes from enlistment to getting newcomers into uniform and, as the terminology goes, "trained and effective."
"In terms of the public image, the American military has remained much more in the public eye than the Canadian one has," Perry said. "(But) getting people who are interested into the military is a larger problem than in the United States. It's more of a bureaucratic and human resource issue than an attraction issue."
Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of Canada's defence staff, said recently the military has several initiatives underway aimed at speeding up the recruitment process. The military is also specifically trying to attract more women, visible minorities, members of the LGBTQ community and other segments of society that have been historically under-represented.
"What we're trying to do is normalize the system and make it better overall," Vance told The Canadian Press. "There's no question about it: We're growing. And it's going to start slow and it's going to pick up."
Christian Leuprecht, a professor at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., said the Canadian Armed Forces has generally looked to a bigger segment of the population from which to attract would-be soldiers than the U.S. traditionally has done.
"We have a broader pool of recruits by trying to make the Canadian Forces as inclusive as possible," Leuprecht said. "We are not fighting turf wars over things like gays in the military and can women serve in combat trades. Those are all hatchets that we buried."
Still, Canada's efforts to make its forces more representative of the population — such as signing up fewer white men from rural areas of the Prairies and Maritimes — has proven challenging. For example, military brass are aiming to increase female participation to 25 per cent of serving personnel by 2025 — a goal made elusive by ongoing stories of sexual harassment by women who have enlisted.
"When you're continually highlighting past problems with sexual impropriety, that's probably not the best selling point at actually getting people in the door," Perry said.
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1546950-us-fight-for-military-recruits-not-echoed-in-canada-but-problems-remain
Published February 19, 2018
TORONTO — A sharp drop in Americans willing to sign up for their country's armed forces attributed in part to a steady mass-media diet of wounded soldiers, wars without end, and mistreated veterans is a recruiting problem Canadian military brass say they don't have — with exceptions.
This month, the Pentagon began a major initiative aimed at exploding the "myths" many Americans have about their military in an effort to counteract a growing reluctance to serve. North of the border, far more Canadians — by a factor of 10 — show interest in enlisting than the armed forces actually take in any given year.
"Over the past few years, we've had no difficulty in recruiting to meet the numbers assigned to us by the chain of command or the government of Canada," said Col. Andre Demers, who heads recruiting efforts from his base at CFB Borden, Ont. "We're meeting our overall recruiting goals, globally."
The main problem on the recruiting end in Canada, according to Demers, is finding qualified applicants for the more specialized trades, such as medical personnel, aviation technicians or IT specialists where competition with civilian society is fierce.
"Overall, the interest in the Canadian Armed Forces is there," Demers said. "We have enough people to generate enough qualified applicants that are reflecting Canadian society and values to meet our overall requirements."
U.S. survey results show the proportion of youth who felt the military provided an attractive lifestyle plunged from 63 per cent to 35 per cent between 2004 to 2016. As a result, the new Pentagon initiative to address the "growing civilian-military divide" aims to introduce the American public to the "real lives" of individuals serving, and correct common myths about military life.
Part of the problem, the Pentagon says, is that fewer than one per cent of Americans are currently serving, leading to a "natural disconnect" between civilians and the military and a growing ignorance about the services.
"People are having fewer direct interactions with service members," the U.S. Department of Defense says.
Even on a relative scale, the sheer size and needs of the U.S. military dwarfs its Canadian counterpart.
For example, the Americans estimate they need an average 264,000 new recruits each year to maintain the operational readiness of a standing military estimated at roughly 1.2 million. Canada, by contrast, seeks about 5,000 recruits each year for its regular forces of about 68,000 and about 5,000 people show interest every month.
David Perry, vice-president of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, said the Canadian Armed Forces have less of an image problem than does the U.S. military. A key issue here, he said, is the time it takes from enlistment to getting newcomers into uniform and, as the terminology goes, "trained and effective."
"In terms of the public image, the American military has remained much more in the public eye than the Canadian one has," Perry said. "(But) getting people who are interested into the military is a larger problem than in the United States. It's more of a bureaucratic and human resource issue than an attraction issue."
Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of Canada's defence staff, said recently the military has several initiatives underway aimed at speeding up the recruitment process. The military is also specifically trying to attract more women, visible minorities, members of the LGBTQ community and other segments of society that have been historically under-represented.
"What we're trying to do is normalize the system and make it better overall," Vance told The Canadian Press. "There's no question about it: We're growing. And it's going to start slow and it's going to pick up."
Christian Leuprecht, a professor at Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., said the Canadian Armed Forces has generally looked to a bigger segment of the population from which to attract would-be soldiers than the U.S. traditionally has done.
"We have a broader pool of recruits by trying to make the Canadian Forces as inclusive as possible," Leuprecht said. "We are not fighting turf wars over things like gays in the military and can women serve in combat trades. Those are all hatchets that we buried."
Still, Canada's efforts to make its forces more representative of the population — such as signing up fewer white men from rural areas of the Prairies and Maritimes — has proven challenging. For example, military brass are aiming to increase female participation to 25 per cent of serving personnel by 2025 — a goal made elusive by ongoing stories of sexual harassment by women who have enlisted.
"When you're continually highlighting past problems with sexual impropriety, that's probably not the best selling point at actually getting people in the door," Perry said.
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
http://thechronicleherald.ca/canada/1546950-us-fight-for-military-recruits-not-echoed-in-canada-but-problems-remain
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RCMP and military using joint recruitment session to fill ranks
80 hopefuls expected to attend Wednesday night's session at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth
CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2018 5:30 AM AT Last Updated: Feb 28, 2018 5:30 AM AT
The RCMP is recruiting new members in a joint session with the Canadian Armed Forces on Wednesday night at its headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S. (CBC)
The RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces are teaming up to hold a joint recruitment session Wednesday.
The idea is to draw people who might have interest in one or both organizations, RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said Tuesday. Both services are suffering major shortages of personnel.
"People who are of good character and who are interested in serving their country," Clarke said. "We're thinking that the folks who are interested in both services might have similar backgrounds or qualities. We're just hoping to give them more options."
The event is taking place at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
"We feel there are definitely a lot of similarities. If someone is interested, there is a whole idea of duality in service.… For example, a full-time RCMP member could still be a reservist in the military," Clarke said.
"And we certainly do get applicants from the military so it is certainly not uncommon to start off in the military and then flip over and join the RCMP."
She couldn't say how many positions the organizations are looking to fill.
It's the first time this type of joint recruitment session has been held in Nova Scotia, she said.
Dozens expected to attend
Announcements for the session were posted on various social media sites. So far, about 80 people are expected to attend, Clarke said. The numbers are bigger than anticipated, so a larger space at RCMP headquarters had to be found.
Representatives of both services will put on presentations and answer questions in an informal atmosphere.
"We'll be providing applicants, or potential applicants, with an understanding of what's available to them and what they might be interested in," she said. "If people are interested, we are asking to come out and find out what we have to offer and whether it might suit them."
Both services have physical tests that applicants must pass, but there are no height or weight minimums, Clarke said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rcmp-military-recruitment-session-dartmouth-1.4553784
CBC News Posted: Feb 28, 2018 5:30 AM AT Last Updated: Feb 28, 2018 5:30 AM AT
The RCMP is recruiting new members in a joint session with the Canadian Armed Forces on Wednesday night at its headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S. (CBC)
The RCMP and Canadian Armed Forces are teaming up to hold a joint recruitment session Wednesday.
The idea is to draw people who might have interest in one or both organizations, RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said Tuesday. Both services are suffering major shortages of personnel.
"People who are of good character and who are interested in serving their country," Clarke said. "We're thinking that the folks who are interested in both services might have similar backgrounds or qualities. We're just hoping to give them more options."
The event is taking place at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
"We feel there are definitely a lot of similarities. If someone is interested, there is a whole idea of duality in service.… For example, a full-time RCMP member could still be a reservist in the military," Clarke said.
"And we certainly do get applicants from the military so it is certainly not uncommon to start off in the military and then flip over and join the RCMP."
She couldn't say how many positions the organizations are looking to fill.
It's the first time this type of joint recruitment session has been held in Nova Scotia, she said.
Dozens expected to attend
Announcements for the session were posted on various social media sites. So far, about 80 people are expected to attend, Clarke said. The numbers are bigger than anticipated, so a larger space at RCMP headquarters had to be found.
Representatives of both services will put on presentations and answer questions in an informal atmosphere.
"We'll be providing applicants, or potential applicants, with an understanding of what's available to them and what they might be interested in," she said. "If people are interested, we are asking to come out and find out what we have to offer and whether it might suit them."
Both services have physical tests that applicants must pass, but there are no height or weight minimums, Clarke said.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/rcmp-military-recruitment-session-dartmouth-1.4553784
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A friend just sent me this link from back home in Newfoundland. It is amazing the RCMP would hold a "women's only" job fair. If this was for "men only" then there would be calls of discrimination Canada-wide with extensive media coverage. In this day and age, a job fair should be OPEN to everyone. Reverse discrimination is horrible!
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2018/womens-only-career-presentation-tuesday-march-06-2018-530-pm
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2018/womens-only-career-presentation-tuesday-march-06-2018-530-pm
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Newf wrote:A friend just sent me this link from back home in Newfoundland. It is amazing the RCMP would hold a "women's only" job fair. If this was for "men only" then there would be calls of discrimination Canada-wide with extensive media coverage. In this day and age, a job fair should be OPEN to everyone. Reverse discrimination is horrible!
http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/en/news/2018/womens-only-career-presentation-tuesday-march-06-2018-530-pm
The armed forces is pushing for females also. They have been hammering at my niece now since last Dec.
I agree Newf the job fairs should be open to everyone.
Army to recruit Canada’s growing number of jobless medical graduates
More medical graduates are expected to be without jobs after graduation than ever before this year. The Canadian army wants to recruit them.
By ALEX MCKEEN
Fri., April 13, 2018
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Fri., April 13, 2018
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Military looks at foreign recruits to boost rank
Review underway to consider lifting citizenship requirement for Canadian Armed Forces
Kathleen Harris · CBC News · Posted: May 25, 2018
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The challenge of recruiting more women to the Canadian Armed Forces
The challenge of recruiting more women to the Canadian Armed Forces
By David Bercuson. Published on Jun 1, 2018
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Canadian military falling well short of its target for recruiting women
New stats also show efforts to bring in more Indigenous, visible minority recruits failing
Murray Brewster · CBC News · Posted: Jun 05, 2018
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Armed forces host open house in Halifax to show breadth of jobs available in the military
By SILAS BROWN - StarMetro Halifax
Sat., June 30, 2018
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Canadian Forces Recruitment
Cape Breton Post
Published: Oct 17, 2018
Canadian Armed Forces still looking for a few hundred people
Published: Oct 17, 2018
Canadian Armed Forces still looking for a few hundred people
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The army reserves want YOU!
By Natasha Simpson November 12, 2018
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Re: Canadian Forces Recruitment
Canadian military's template for perfect recruits 'invalid': Vance
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, November 17, 2018
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadian-military-s-template-for-perfect-recruits-invalid-vance-1.4181582
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press
Published Saturday, November 17, 2018
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/canadian-military-s-template-for-perfect-recruits-invalid-vance-1.4181582
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Canadian military’s template for perfect recruits outdated: Vance
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nov. 17, 2018
https://www.terracestandard.com/home2/canadian-militarys-template-for-perfect-recruits-outdated-vance/
THE CANADIAN PRESS / Nov. 17, 2018
https://www.terracestandard.com/home2/canadian-militarys-template-for-perfect-recruits-outdated-vance/
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