The military’s doors opened to all permanent residents in October. But getting those prospective recruits into uniform could take up to two years.
The military says more than 2,400 people submitted applications in November, a number that the commander of the Canadian Forces Recruiting Group described on Wednesday as unexpected.
Yet the military’s excitement is also being tempered by what Roby acknowledged will be specific challenges related to security screenings, which involve checking each applicant’s background before allowing them to put on a uniform.Article content “It is the exact same process,” Roby said. “Having said that, we would expect … the process will take longer. Every file is reviewed on an individual basis.”To speed up the process, Roby said the military hopes to partner with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to share information collected by immigration officials when prospective recruits first applied for permanent residence.
Recruitment cratered during the first year of COVID-19 as the military shuttered recruiting and training centres. The result: only 2,000 people were enrolled in 2020-21 — less than half of what was needed.Nearly 4,800 recruits were enrolled the following fiscal year as lockdowns and restrictions were eased, but officials say they are getting about half the number of applicants needed per month to meet the goal of adding 5,900 members this year.
Defence analyst Stefanie von Hlatky, of Queen’s University, said while the move has the potential to boost recruiting efforts and diversity in the military, application processing will be a key challenge.
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