Initiatives launched to retain and increase RCAF personnel experience levels

[SupersonicMax]

That’s pretty cool. How many individual types did you get to fly on that?

That year, about 25. I am up to approx 35 by now.

 

[Good2Golf]

When I was doing Test Pilot training, an A380 on its production test flight.

Very cool! I just got to bounce one of NTPS’ Merlin IIIs around in my OT&E course…what a shit plane it is…has a divergent pitch moment on rotation…no clue how it got certified by FAA.

The 380 would be a fantastic experience, Max!

 

[markppcli]

https://www.reddit.com/r/caf/comments/1gsnaw9/canforgen_16624_c_air_force_01424_151650z_nov_24

Lets see how many people switch over to a simpler trade. With the pay rate differences not that much between base - spec 1, this would be a great option for far less responsibility with similar pay and same benefits.

It seems odd to try and grab from under strength trades for this. I wonder if we’ll see the RCAF / Recruiting following the American X contract model where you get assigned after washing out.

 

[dimsum]

It seems odd to try and grab from under strength trades for this. I wonder if we’ll see the RCAF / Recruiting following the American X contract model where you get assigned after washing out.

I had to read it a few times but the para about the other Tech trades (AVN, etc) refers to another type of transfer plan.

So this CANFORGEN is for the folks other than those 5 Tech trades.

 

[markppcli]

I had to read it a few times but the para about the other Tech trades (AVN, etc) refers to another type of transfer plan.

So this CANFORGEN is for the folks other than those 5 Tech trades.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh pardon my mistake

 

[Quirky]

Will be interesting to see how many positions get assigned to each fleet or unit. I’m sure all my answers are in the DWAN SharePoint..

 

[Furniture]

It seems odd to try and grab from under strength trades for this. I wonder if we’ll see the RCAF / Recruiting following the American X contract model where you get assigned after washing out.

There was a message offering a COT for those five trades if they were already qualified, allowing people to switch over at their current rank/pay.

As to @Quirky's point about easier job for more money. Remember that you transfer at your current pay, so you won't see a pay raise until your new rank surpasses your current pay. Might be fun to be a MCpl making more than your Sgt, until you're a Sgt that hasn't had a pay raise to go with the new responsibilities.

 

[Quirky]

As to @Quirky's point about easier job for more money.

I didn’t refer that, I said the pay differences between base and spec 1 aren’t significant enough to justify the extra AVN/AVS/ACS airworthiness responsibilities.

 

[Furniture]

I didn’t refer that, I said the pay differences between base and spec 1 aren’t significant enough to justify the extra AVN/AVS/ACS airworthiness responsibilities.

Lots of non-spec jobs have responsibilities that tie into airworthiness as well. Spec pay was only ever supposed to be a bit extra, not a massive difference, hence the different raises to bring it back in line with what it was intended to be.

Lets see how many people switch over to a simpler trade. With the pay rate differences not that much between base - spec 1, this would be a great option for far less responsibility with similar pay and same benefits.

Hmm...

As to @Quirky's point about easier job for more money. Remember that you transfer at your current pay, so you won't see a pay raise until your new rank surpasses your current pay. Might be fun to be a MCpl making more than your Sgt, until you're a Sgt that hasn't had a pay raise to go with the new responsibilities.

I addressed the point, just from a different perspective.