There are many bases and wings across Canada, and factors like trade, career progression, and environment will affect where the person ends up.
Regular Force personnel are employed full-time,[2] and have usually signed long-term contracts ranging anywhere from three to nine years, not including subsidized training or education.
Whether during times of conflict or peace, the RCN promotes global stability, enforces international law and helps protect both the Canadian and world economies.
The Canadian Army produces soldiers who are well-trained, well-equipped, well-led and ready for operations at home and abroad.
[6][7] The Regular Force component of the Canadian Army consists of three field-ready brigades, with elements of a fourth at CFB Gagetown: Each brigade contains one regiment each of artillery, armour, and combat engineers and three battalions of infantry (all scaled in the British fashion), as well as a headquarters/signals squadron, and several minor organizations.
[citation needed] During the inter-war years between the two world wars, Canada scraped by with a small standing army of 3,000 to 4,000 men.
This "active-duty army" is no longer just a trainer for the militia, but can be deployed to respond to international events that Canada may have to deal with.
While the militia will remain the larger force in numbers, its training will no longer be a priority for the regular army.
[citation needed] Members of the Regular Force can join through job applications, recruitment, or paid education programs.
[11] Paid education programs will pay for the complete cost of school fees, including tuition, books, and academic equipment, as well as an annual salary of $27,600 per year with health and dental benefits.