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There are a ton of anecdotal stories that tt takes up to a year to join. There are abundant anecdotes on Canadian subreddits of people who wanted to join, are
by MattGaiser 2y ago
There are a ton of anecdotal stories that tt takes up to a year to join.
There are abundant anecdotes on Canadian subreddits of people who wanted to join, are supposedly eligible to join, but couldn't actually get through the entire process for various reasons, from delays in paperwork processing to confusion about what was available. And after a year, people have made other life plans.
You still cannot even start an application online.
- duxup 2y agoThat’s a big contrast to the US where the various services they’re ready to sign you up asap in high school.
- 999900000999 2y agoA solid majority of young Americans aren’t fit for service. I strongly considered the military during my second eviction, but I was way too out of shape to even think about it. Ironically, being fat might’ve saved me from a lifetime of PTSD and other issues. We don’t treat veterans right in America.
- duxup 2y agoI recall some services established and extra PT system at one point so they didn’t have to bypass those potential recruits. I don’t know if that’s the case.
- MattGaiser 2y agoThe comments on the reddit post for this article are basically what I said. Canada is definitely not the same way. https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1jbx1u0/canada_has_far_too_few_soldiers_heres_a_radical/ https://old.reddit.com/r/canada/comments/1jbx1u0/canada_has_...
- duxup 2y agoThat's so strange as I just assumed most nations were proactive about recruitment as well. In the US there's a legit effort and many of the benefits like education benefits are great, and transferable in some cases.