I realized that some officers in the CF have yet to get a university degree... Unless one have risen from the non-commissioned ranks or is in the Continuing Education Officer Training Plan, how is that possible? Under which circumstances a ROTP Ocdt can recieve his/her commission before completing his/her degree?
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- Thread starter Taptrick
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How about by not being ROTP. There are other entry programs, even if they are not currently open.
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CFAO 11-6, Commissioning and Promotion Policy - Officers - Regular Force will answer your questions. I don't believe that an ROTP OCdt can be promoted without a degree but you'll need to read the reference yourself as I don't have a copy at home.
Pusser
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An ROTP officer cannot be commissioned without a degree. It's an integral part of the program. If an ROTP officer withdraws from the program for some reason he/she must transfer to another commissioning program in order to be commissioned. I don't know how it's done now, but years ago, an ROTP candidate who failed out of school could still be commissioned under the Officer Candidate Training Plan (OCTP - now defunct). However, they then became an OCTP officer and lost all their ROTP benefits (and gained the OCTP ones).
