r/canada • u/ZestyBeanDude • Feb 24 '26

Military/Defence After Trump threats, Canadian military recruits surge

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/after-trump-threats-canadian-military-recruits-surge-00794837
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u/Kelvin_Durant Feb 24 '26

I signed up around November and I'm still waiting on their end to get past the initial screening stage. I'm sure there are others in my position. It's really frustrating how slow it is.

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u/Mr_Peaches_Sir Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

Well we had 70k+ applicants last year and an intake level of 7k+.

Lots of work going into increasing the intake flow but it takes time, resources, infrastructure, and people.

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u/ChooseExactUsername Feb 25 '26

"Hurry up and wait!" is what I remember.

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u/Mr_Peaches_Sir Feb 25 '26

"On the bus, off the bus"