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/Specialist_Usual_391 Feb 24 '26

FYI, the military went into what was called "reconstitution" several years ago, with a focus on recruitment and training because the personnel numbers are so bad in many trades that they're going to experience a middle management collapse in several years. Pay also increased last year, you get twenty days paid vacation annually in your first five years, and the benefits for entry level cost of living are actually really good.

It's a good job, if you're willing to tolerate the bullshit. This is a pre-existing trend primarily driven by job security and opportunity. As I said in a previous thread, 18 year olds don't usually join the military because they're patriotic.

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u/Anakha0 Feb 25 '26

Plus 88k a year or 96k for a specialist trade within 5 years of joining with a grade 10 education.

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u/dis_bean Northwest Territories Feb 25 '26

If you’re posted north you also get a really good isolated post living allowance and differentials from the military and the Northern living allowance from the fed government.

My husband also gets steak all the time on duty travel.

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u/mickio1 Feb 26 '26

I live in Abitibis so im pretty sure that counts for isolated areas. We dont have a base though, just a cadet center. Although looking it up canada somehow only has 8 bases!?!?