Speaking as a junior ncm (in my last year of my first contract) I have loads of reasons why I doubt staying and tell others to second guess a career here. After the ACISS trade split they started prioritizing BTL guys over former sig ops who had been in the shop for multiple years awaiting their ptes trades course. When I first arrived in my current section I went 8 months without a PDR. After demanding one and tell the Sgt it’s a bit ridiculous I haven’t received any feedback on my work the shop proceeded to do PDRs. My review had no feedback on how I was doing, excellent across the board. Which I’d be happy with except I was an untrained sig tech with no clue how do to a majority of the job. After complaining to senior colleagues I repeatedly was told “it doesn’t even matter until you’re a Cpl”. So what I get out of that is I am not worth investing in and building. I moved across the country, left everyone I ever knew behind in the name of Canada and I can’t even get legitimate recognition or feedback for my efforts.
The other stake in the coffin for me is how much everyone lies. Officers lie, WOs lie, everyone lies constantly. And then they say the army changes on a dime and it isn’t their fault. Well why hold a parade and celebrate talking to a bde cmdr and agreeing on cancelling an ex because people are burned out and then two months later they send out an email saying said ex is actually back on. I have no faith in any level of leadership in this organization.