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speed400m said:A few questions, yesterday I had my interview and medical and aptitude testing. Everything went well I got highly recommended because of my education and for other achievements and athletic ability. I would be entering in as Communicator Research Operator (291). The interviewer told me that the pay is around 26,000 a year. I am fine with this but I feel I should be able get the maximum as a private while on basic training.
I would like to know how you work this out with the CF is it like any other job? Any info or experiences would be nice.
Pay is dependent on your time in and rank and if your trade qualifies as a specialist trade.
You will receive private pay while in basic at the first incentive level and nothing will change this unless you have some previous service.
After your first year you will move to the next pay incentive for the private rank and again at the completion of your third year.
You can expect a promotion to Corporal after four years of service to the CF.
Specialist pay is additional pay the CF gives to members in trades that have a high level of technical expertise and could allow to earn more money in the civilian world. You don't get spec pay until you have reached the rank of Corporal and have completed your QL5 course. Currently, the 291 trade is back-logged with Ptes and Cpls waiting for their QL5s so you might have to wait some time for this to happen. 291ers get Spec 1 and that's not negotiable.Some one in the waiting room told me that 291's get spec pay, what's this all about?? I know its more pay but how's does it work?
There are also many 291 day jobs but as a new private you can expect to be working shift. Typically it's a 7 on/5 off schedule that rotates between from days to evenings to midnights over the course of a 7 day period.Also, I understand that it is shift work. Anyone got an idea of what the shifts are like?? Like rotating and start and end times anything like that.
You can feel free to PM me with any other questions you have. I wish I knew more about this trade before I got in it.