At our unit, and other Mtl based Infantry reserve regiments, there's currently a lack of Class B contracts for the summer. 30 soldiers wanted work, only 22 of them are getting it. Apart from Ceremonial Guard, there's nothing for people who aren't qualified to teach or drive (except for 1-2 GD/Driver posns). This seems like a pretty big oversight from the top-down. With aims to recruit 5000+ reservists, if they're signing up for the promised 8k+/summer and ending up with nothing after their 3 basic courses, they won't be motivated to stay in for very long, and all that recruiting just goes down the latrine.
In 34e Brigade, we recruited hundreds of new soldiers in the last few years, and now the ones who aren't ready for their chiefs course and aren't "lucky" enough to get on CG are stuck trying to find a last minute job in the civilian world, for less than half the pay. I understand there are budgetary constrains, and trng money can't just be passed on to reservists so they can have work during the summer without a good reason, but what can the Army due to solve this problem, and what is going to be done?
In 34e Brigade, we recruited hundreds of new soldiers in the last few years, and now the ones who aren't ready for their chiefs course and aren't "lucky" enough to get on CG are stuck trying to find a last minute job in the civilian world, for less than half the pay. I understand there are budgetary constrains, and trng money can't just be passed on to reservists so they can have work during the summer without a good reason, but what can the Army due to solve this problem, and what is going to be done?