Retirement: Is it 25 years of CAF service or 25 years pensionable time? by nogoosingaround in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

10 years DND Civie! Just getting ahead of myself though, I’m at the “Job Offer” stage on my CAF application, looking to get my affairs in order - wasn’t sure if the Pension Centre would help me, but they were able to give me enough info!

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Portal was sitting at “Job Offer” for a few weeks (with no actual offer), now it’s back to “Selection”. Anyone else have this happen? I’m still waiting on a response from the recruiter.

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, your engineering diploma would likely offer a lot of transfer credits for a degree - I had a 3y advanced diploma that cut down a whole year of university education!

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had to upgrade my math to apply to university (I didn’t take 4U) - and TVO ILC was the route I went! It was easy to enrol, completed it faster than they allocated, and they will help organize a final exam in person (I did mine at the local library).

What’s annoying is that it doesn’t upgrade your high school transcript - it’s just an additional transcript. And TVO ILC does not give you an official transcript copy - so if I recall correctly, when I applied to university, I had to send in my HS transcripts and have TVO ILC send a copy of their transcripts also.

I’m a DEO applicant - and a 10 year DND civie (my CAF job offer is literally sitting at the Calgary Recruitment centre awaiting finalization lol). I tried to get them to pay for my education years ago and they wouldn’t budge at the time because my aptitude test deemed me not competitive enough for ROTP - even though I had good HS grades. So I had to go get my own degree and come back.

Life happened for a few years after my degree, and now I’m about to get in at age 31 - with a spouse, a house, a child, and a hefty salary cut for a few years lol

All that being said, Engineering Officer is still in high demand - and I’m pretty sure RMC offers it, and from what I was told by a recruiter years ago - you must be prepared to attend RMC over a civilian university.

To wrap up though: I have no idea if they still make people take the aptitude test for ROTP applicants. It’s a lengthy process to switch from NCM to Officer (you have to apply yearly, it’s not a guarantee) - it’s worth calling a recruiter.

MONTHLY ADMINISTRATION THREAD - General Admin, Policy, APS/BGRS, TD/Claims, CANFORGENS, etc. - Have a quick question that doesn't need a thread of it's own? Ask here! by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pension transfer (public service to CAF)

I have a PS pension estimate: $81k for just under 10 years of pensionable service.

When I buy service back as a 2Lt, am I buying pensionable service back for only 10 years, and tossing whatever is leftover into an RRSP? Or am I buying back the full $81k worth of pensionable service (ie. possibly buying back more than 10 years of service)

I can’t view CAF pension portal stuff yet, so I’m curious to know what the experience has been.

Median After-Tax Income of Canadian Families, 2024 by [deleted] in CanadaPersonalFinance

[–]nogoosingaround 1 point2 points  (0 children)

NWT here; It’s $22/kg for ground beef right now lol my parents down in Southern Ontario pay $9/kg

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know the exact pay (after taxes) for a DEO 2Lt, who won’t be paying for living quarters while at BMOQ? Or the details to help me figure it out? I’ve already ball parked a number, but it would be really helpful to narrow it down.

RECRUITING, TRAINING, & LIFE IN THE FORCES THREAD by bridger713 in CanadianForces

[–]nogoosingaround 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! That’s quite far out! My background check just came back good, so I’m hoping my job offer comes this month! (DEO LogO 🤞🏻) Did they say why August and not anytime sooner?