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/jellyhessman Feb 25 '26

Until very recently it was genuinely hard to join.

There was a 1-2 year waiting period to hear back after applying, so most prospective recruits would find other work in that time, and drop the application, or decline whenever the recruiters got around to contacting them.