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MCG said:"They" have done that: http://www.forces.ca/en/page/payscales-131#officersregular-1
Roger, I will re-phrase. The problem lies in the fact that by the book you are supposed to be promoted to Capt 3 years after your commissioning. This is all fine and dandy, except that guys are being commissioned right out of basic then spending 2 1/2 to 3 years in the training system. When they hit their units they are overdue for promotion to Capt. Meanwhile you have another group of folks who only get commissioned once they complete university. By this time if they are, lets say, done all their phase training, they will enter an operational unit at the same time as these other group of people, who 6 months after arriving are being promoted to Capt.
I think the money issue is irrelevant, I got my education for free, DEO's didn't so I believe they should be initially entitled to a bit more cash; however, I think a disservice is being done to them by not giving them more time as a Lt to really grasp how things work before they get thrust into a job they aren't necessarily ready for. Who knows though, maybe their are other factors and considerations that I am missing or am unaware of.