Discussion Regarding CFRCs
- Thread starter SupersonicMax
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First of all I take real offence to being called a liar. The one thing that is drilled into our heads is "right person for the job" If you come in and you have a 51% average in math and science we are NOT going to suggest a trade heavy in those subjects. If you want to be a Pilot we tell you realistically that it is a VERY competitive occupation and we have no openings so far this year. However ROTP is an option if you qualify. We had one person come in and want to be a "plane driver"! Think we accepted her as a Pilot? When I get a prospect ask me about a trade I don't know much about I'll get someone in the centre to talk to them about it. We tell them to look on line at www.forces.ca and we put them on the computer in the lobby to look at the trades. If we can clearly see that they are looking for a trade they are not going to do well in we try to point out options. I can tell you right now that if caught one of our recruiters lying or giving anyone false info he/she would be in front of the Commanding Officer so fast they'd wonder what happened. I tell people that "remusters" are POSSIBLE but not guaranteed. I tell them I've had friends remuster in several months and I've had friends who tried for 20 years to remuster and retired being unsuccessful.
Most people hear what they want to hear. I have talked with prospects and told them what I could or gave them options that may suit them and had them come back a couple of days later and talked to me again and had the info so screwed up that it wasn't funny.
Bottom line is we don't lie we don't try to "top up short trades" we try to give realistic expectations. An applicant that has not finished high school will not be a rocket scientist.
Most people hear what they want to hear. I have talked with prospects and told them what I could or gave them options that may suit them and had them come back a couple of days later and talked to me again and had the info so screwed up that it wasn't funny.
Bottom line is we don't lie we don't try to "top up short trades" we try to give realistic expectations. An applicant that has not finished high school will not be a rocket scientist.
While I commend FDO on his stand up attitude I don't think he can speak for all the centers. Although I do believe that there are a great number of recruiters who have the best interest of an applicant at heart, I also know that there are many recruiters that do stretch facts and manipulate the "real" truth about certain trades and this is where a great number of our "Premature" releases come from. I believe that if you are serious about joining, pick a trade off the website that you are interested in and then try to talk to people that are in that job. Yes I know that this is not always an option for people that don't live near any military establishments but it is the best info you will ever get. I think that applicants must do everything they can to investigate a trade but I do worry about the ignorant that have no experience with the military who are manipulated by those not so caring recruiters. I too was one of the ignorant manipulated by misinformation and misdirection of a recruiter and am still trying to get out of the AC OP trade years later. No matter what anyone say though our recruiters are still leagues more honest and professional than our American counterparts.
