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Not true at all. Not to get into semantics and all, but you mentioned "diploma", and just making sure you know that a college diploma, even in aviation, is not acceptable for DEO. You must have a university degree. I couldn't tell from your posts if you already have a degree, or if you are in...

If you have a CPL, you bypass Ph1. If you fail Ph1 for flying, the only way to try again is to transfer to another trade and become qualified, obtain a CPL and then apply for a component transfer to pilot. Failure of Ph2 or Ph3 is the end of the line, you cannot reattempt those courses.

I know several people in their 40s who have gone through the flight training system in the last few years. Forking out tens of thousands on a CPL just to join the RCAF is a pretty risky proposal unless it happens to be your plan B. A CPL doesn't guarantee you will get in by any means, and it...

3 years after commissioning to get auto-captain. Most of the Lts you see graduating these days are ROTP guys, pretty soon though we will start seeing DEOs being winged as Lts. It took me 5 years from commissioning, I'm jealous of all the guys these days going to PFT straight out of BMOQ. The...

The guy running the shacks is just a contractor trying to keep up his end of the contract. I'd start off by sending him an email stating explicitly that you do not authorize him or anybody else to remove your items from your room without you present, and demand he give you, in writing, the...

What you are describing sounds a lot like Moose Jaw. If they force you into an ELQ, it will cost you the same amount as you are paying now, it won't cost you a penny more so don't worry about that. They put me in an ELQ (in that case it was sharing a PMQ with another guy), and I only payed the...