military
Feb 29th 2004, 1:31 pm
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they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to do the same,
with the forces being so under manned you would think they would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
with the forces being so under manned you would think they would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
Feb 29th 2004, 1:52 pm
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Re: military
Originally posted by CJ6680
they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to do the same,
with the forces being so under manned you would think they would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to do the same,
with the forces being so under manned you would think they would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
Feb 29th 2004, 2:49 pm
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Re: military
Exceptions are made in certain cases, and permanent residents are admitted
into the Primary Reserve as Non-Commissioned Members. From the experience
of a friend of mine who was many years in the Welsh Guards, you'll have to
push to get some recognition of service and a suitable rank. They first
offered to admit him to the PRes as a Private but skip his basic training -
he pushed hard and was finally taken on a Master Corporal but promoted quite
quickly from there once it was realized how good a soldier he was.
As for the Forces being undermanned, that's only because their size is
capped too low. Depending on your trade, there may not even be any suitable
openings. It's work contacting recruiters once you have PR status though to
see what is offered.
Nick (proud member of the PRes)
"CJ6680" <member13950@british_expats.com> wrote in message
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> they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was
> in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my
> mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the
> canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to
> do the same,
> with the forces being so under manned you would think they
> would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under
> the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
into the Primary Reserve as Non-Commissioned Members. From the experience
of a friend of mine who was many years in the Welsh Guards, you'll have to
push to get some recognition of service and a suitable rank. They first
offered to admit him to the PRes as a Private but skip his basic training -
he pushed hard and was finally taken on a Master Corporal but promoted quite
quickly from there once it was realized how good a soldier he was.
As for the Forces being undermanned, that's only because their size is
capped too low. Depending on your trade, there may not even be any suitable
openings. It's work contacting recruiters once you have PR status though to
see what is offered.
Nick (proud member of the PRes)
"CJ6680" <member13950@british_expats.com> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was
> in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my
> mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the
> canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to
> do the same,
> with the forces being so under manned you would think they
> would welcome experience wanting to join, after all we all serve under
> the same crown. who is th best person to approach.
> --
> Posted via http://britishexpats.com
Mar 1st 2004, 5:31 pm
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Re: military
in a recent article, CJ6680 (member13950@british_expats.com) said:
> they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was
> in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my
> mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the
> canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to
> do the same,
Unless he has some specific skill/qualifications/experience/situation,
it is highly unlikely he was accepted as a member of the Canadian Forces as
a non-PR, let alone a non-citizen. Indeed, if he is working for the CF
without either PR or citizenship, then he is breaking the law unless he has
a valid work permit. Of course, the Canadian Forces would not even hire
someone on a work permit in a military situation. Civilian posts are
different, of course.
Canadian forces require citizenship for the regular wing and will accept
PRs for the reserves. http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/faq/Answers_e.asp#two1
In this case, because it's your "mother-in-law's cousin" (read: friend
of a friend of a friend) there is most likely a good case of not being fully
aware of all the facts.
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> they say you have to be a canadian citizen to join the military, i was
> in the british army for 17 years with an exemplery service record, my
> mother in laws cousing was in the army to, they accepted him into the
> canadian army without him even being a PR let alone canadian, i want to
> do the same,
Unless he has some specific skill/qualifications/experience/situation,
it is highly unlikely he was accepted as a member of the Canadian Forces as
a non-PR, let alone a non-citizen. Indeed, if he is working for the CF
without either PR or citizenship, then he is breaking the law unless he has
a valid work permit. Of course, the Canadian Forces would not even hire
someone on a work permit in a military situation. Civilian posts are
different, of course.
Canadian forces require citizenship for the regular wing and will accept
PRs for the reserves. http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/faq/Answers_e.asp#two1
In this case, because it's your "mother-in-law's cousin" (read: friend
of a friend of a friend) there is most likely a good case of not being fully
aware of all the facts.
--
Say "I am not American" in TWELVE languages.
The original "I am not American" T-shirts - as seen on CNN
http://www.iamnotamerican.com
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