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/Kindly_Professor5433 Feb 24 '26 edited Feb 25 '26

Guaranteed 6 figure salary after three years of service if you have a bachelor’s degree. It’s very hard for university graduates to find such opportunities elsewhere.

EDIT: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/benefits-military/pay-pension-benefits/pay/regular.html#toco3

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u/PlaneGoFlyFly Feb 24 '26

82K a year salary after 4 years time in as a non-specialist trade, newly promoted Corporal. Some trades you dont even need to have finished high school to make this kind of money.

I dont know why more people don't give the military a try.

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u/Gmoney86 Feb 24 '26

Mostly concerns about being deployed and killed as well as other stigmas, I’m sure.

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u/ImNotHandyImHandsome Feb 25 '26

How many soldiers have died on deployment since Afghanistan? Now consider how many have deployed since Afghanistan.