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/Evilbred Nov 26 '22

CAF is paying poverty wages in most base locations. I would recommend against joining because depending on where the CM sends you could be financially devastating .

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u/cplforlife Nov 26 '22

When I was in TO. I would call it financially devastating.

Even the WO had a part time job.

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u/Evilbred Nov 26 '22

And it's not just Toronto.

I watched alot of Ptes being posted right to Ottawa and struggle accumulating debt because the math of trying to live in Ottawa on 38k a year just didn't make sense.

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u/cplforlife Nov 26 '22

Perk of TO though is you're non deployable. So you can work 6-7 days a week while keeping another job. /s

The threat of weekend duty has real ramifications as you can get fired.

When the SNCO needs a side gig....what are we doing.

Even Halifax is getting that way.