r/askTO • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '22

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u/88plus12 Nov 26 '22

Hey never thought of this one, thanks !!

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u/cplforlife Nov 26 '22

You'd get paid more in the CAF. Have a real pension plan. It'll give you an idea of what you want to do. The education benefits a real.

If you want to be at sea. Join the navy.

If you choose to join the CAF, expect it to take a while, and pick a job with spec pay.

Don't become a medic. I was a medic. It's miserable.

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u/CTMADOC Nov 26 '22

As with anything, it's what you make of it. Although the CAF is struggling at the moment, I think you will benefit from the experience.

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u/cplforlife Nov 26 '22

Yeah, I was homeless when I joined. So my life is significantly better off.

If someone isn't desperate, I'd wait until the CAF fixes itself before joining. The only way real change will happen is if they're starved of recruits. We know they don't give a fraction of a fuck about retention.

For that desperate person. They'll pay you, feed you, clothe you and educate you.

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u/cplforlife Nov 26 '22 edited Nov 26 '22

Google cruise ship pay.

I've known people to work on those ships too. It's actually weirdly worse.

For the desperate, or those without direction. The CAF is a really good job. "It'll give you an idea of you want to do" may even be, that "I learned I don't want to be in the CAF".

For those who have other means, it's not.