seeking informed advice on enrolment

[dagoninfinite]

hi everyone,

I've just joined the forum; I'm considering enrolling in the army as my last employment opportunity. Currently, I'm abroad. I have two B.A. degrees, one in Linguistics/Translation, the other in Economics. Since I'm pretty fit physically and have been exercising quite regularly for the past ten years, I think I'll pass the fitness test. My questions are as follows: how easy it is to get enrolled as of now? How much out of those basic 45k I'll be getting net in the first year (I got this figure from a recruitment officer online)?

What's the life like in the army? I was told that you get to sleep only 5-6 hours a day. Is this true and how do you people cope with that? What kind of comforts are provided at the training bases? What's the shortest contract term?

Any feedback is appreciated.

 

[Drag]

the search function is your friend.... But since I have time.  Because you have been living abroad it will take you longer to get enrolled.due to security clearance requirements.  take home depends on the province you are posted too...  In Ontario it would be about 33-35k.  In training and on exercises you will be getting up to 5-6 hours of sleep.  Shortest term for officers is 6 years, but that depends on your trade.

 

[dagoninfinite]

Thanks for replying.

So it's 5-6 hrs of sleep only during the first 3-4 weeks? Do you get more after?

I was told that based on my current qualification my most likely employment would be a "logistics officer". He said they don't have anything for linguists.

Is it easy to join now, besides the security check?

 

[dagoninfinite]

Actually, my primary question is what the life is like in the army, the routine, since I haven't got a clue about it. I tried to google it, just don't find anything specific. What is a regular day in the army like most of the time?

 

[Drag]

5-6 hours if for the duration of your Basic Officer Training Course (BOMQ), minus weekends, and any courses like CAP and any field exercises.  As for lifestyle, that was beaten to death on this site.  As I said, the search fiction is your friend.  To be a linguist you would have to join as a Communication Researcher, a NCM trade.  The recruiting procedure include: application process, medical, interview, before your file is sent to a merit board where it is compared to those of all the other applicants for the particular trade.  it is pretty straight forward, unless a medical issue or someting similar is discovered.