NCM w/ Uni Degree - benefits?

[BigRed65]

Hey all,

I am a 17-year-old who is looking to join the armed forces in the future and I am friends with some US vets (a Marine rifleman and an Army signalman) and they said that in the American armed forces if you enlist with a university degree you are promoted to an advanced starting position (like e-2 or e-3, aka Pv2 or PFC), and I was wondering if Canada offers something similar like an expedited path to corporal.

 

[SomeCodingNobody]

If you enlist with a university degree, you're eligible to try out for an officer position, I believe. Not sure how it works in the NCM side.

 

[Eatmytwins]

You may be able to bypass some of your training if your degree or diploma is directly related to your career, however you cannot "jump ranks" by having a degree. You start as a Pvt. no hook like everyone else.