usually you sign up for ROTP , and they give you an offer ( civi-u , RMC , CMR ) .... then you decide , you might be able to speak with a recruiter and try to push more on the Civi-u .... but first and foremost , you have to be in the ROTP program
KellyB said:At this point he won't be able to apply until the fall and wouldn't be able to attend until next summer.
DAA said:Yup, there is always a "catch" to questions like this...... :facepalm:
SeR said:More of an obvious statement as opposed to a catch, considering it's almost April and he's just "thinking" about attending.
KellyB said:Yes completely just thinking about it at this point as he has missed the January cutoff for applications.
We have been talking it over tonight and I think he is going to the recruiters on Friday as he now really would like to apply for a full time reserves position as the starting salary is just a little more than he's making now. Then he can find out if the military is for him and he could apply for RMC at a later time. My understanding is you get paid more during RMC this way - anyone know if this is true? Just trying to explore ALL options!
KellyB said:Yes completely just thinking about it at this point as he has missed the January cutoff for applications.
DAA said:There is no "cutoff". Where did you hear that there was a cutoff?
KellyB said:So you can't join the forces for a couple years and then go the ROTP/RMC route?
KellyB said:If I go to the forces.ca website and browse jobs theres Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator and there is a star next to it saying it is in demand.
KellyB said:All you need is high school.
Loachman said:I do not know if there are any Reserve AESOPs, but I rather doubt that that occupation is open to off-the-street Reserve applicants.
SeaKingTacco said:There may be other, better ways for him to join the CF and accomplish his goals. See a recruiter.
KellyB said:If he sat down with a recruiter and said he wanted to join the forces what would then happen? I know he has to apply and go through testing but how long would all of that take? How long until he went for basic training? What kind of salary would he start at? And does he get paid during training?
Would this route ever take him to the level that going the ROTP route would get him to and how much slower if so?