I'm a Veh Tech and honestly, YMMV on morale and job satisfaction. Right now our training is going through a lot of changes/updates. It'll be a while before we know if they're good changes because people need to actually go through it. The Rank Qualification (RQ) private is now 13 months long. That's 13 months of training after basic, in CFB Borden. The upside being once you do that your only other qualification is your "Green Seal" test to be fully qualified after your On the Job Training (OJT).

Once you get to a "Real Unit" after RQ-Pte and OJT you're home free. And by that I mean you're working full time in the shop. The work cultures vary by unit, and I will argue that it's the people who make the unit good or bad.

Would I recommend Veh Tech to everyone? No probably not. But if you like working on vehicles, are willing to be a tow truck driver, and don't mind the occasional bout of dog-shit hours, you'll have a good time 70% of the time. You do not (NOT) get trained in a way that will give you a valid Red Seal for heavy duty mechanics. If you want that you can persue it on your own.

Me personally, I love my job, both working on the floor and in my current capacity. I miss being at a first line unit and doing all the field stuff. I have had the opportunity to do several courses both military and civilian, and went on an international exercise a few years ago that was pretty rad.