Official Recruiting info re JTF2:
Looking for a challenge? Joint Task Force Two now recruiting
Are you highly motivated, physically fit, team orientated and looking for a challenge? The Canadian Forces counter-terrorist unit, Joint Task Force Two (JTF2), is looking for service members with these qualities to join their team.
Once again this year JTF 2 recruiters will be visiting bases across the country as part of their annual recruiting campaign.
JTF 2 is the Canadian Forces unit responsible for federal counter-terrorist and hostage rescue operations, and any other task in response to a potential national security threat. The unit’s role demands continuous, intensive training, a high level of operational readiness and the ability to deploy anywhere in the world on short notice to accomplish missions and tasks.
JTF 2 offers a wide variety of employment opportunities for military personnel. The unit is made of two categories; A and B. Category A, special operations assaulters, are directly employable in the tactical aspects of a unit mission. Category B is comprised of Special Operations Coxswains, specialists and support personnel who provide combat support to operations and perform support service functions. Following the Government’s decision in 2001 to expand the capability of JTF 2, there is a demand to recruit new personnel for each category.
As a member of JTF 2 you will be part of a world-class Special Operations Force. Training is realistic and demanding. Members of JTF 2 learn and hone their skills relative to specialized tactics, weapons, explosives and equipment. Missions and tasks are relevant to the current geo-political situation.
JTF 2 needs mature, responsible, dedicated, physically and mentally fit professional people of high integrity who are ready to push themselves to the limit.
Members from the Regular Force with two years of service and members of the Reserve Force with three years of service and are fully MOC-qualified can apply through their chain of command by submitting a memo and completing an application form for JTF 2 service. Applicants for JTF 2 must successfully complete the physical fitness test for their category of employment at the unit.
The application, submitted through the chain of command during phase one of the selection process, is designed to highlight any obvious professional or personal shortcomings that an individual has shown that would indicate they are unsuitable for service with JTF 2. All other selection attributes are measured during phases two and three. Every member of the CF has a right to apply for service with JTF 2 provided they meet the minimum eligibility criteria.
Applicants for category A positions are screened, interviewed and tested for cognitive ability at their base personnel selection office. Suitable candidates for this category are invited to attend a seven-day selection process (10 for officers) at the unit. A pre-selection training program is available at any base PSP office. Applicants are strongly encouraged to prepare for the process using this package.
Special Operation Coxswains applicants are also invited to undergo a selection process. Specialists and support personnel applicants who apply are selected based on their trade skills, job performance, qualification and personal profile and on their CO and career manager recommendations. Suitable candidates are invited to the unit for an employment interview as well as a psychological evaluation.
A CANFORGEN will be promulgated early in 2003 with more information on this year’s annual JTF 2 recruiting campaign.
