Career Compass AUSTIN ST GERMAIN My Career Compass
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Career Compass AUSTIN ST. GERMAIN
My Career Compass to Becoming… A Member of the Canadian Military
My short term goals are…. • Graduate high school • To move up the ranks in Cadets by volunteering and showing leadership • Gaining discipline and practice marching in Cadets • Learning survival skills in Cadets • Working on physical fitness
My long term goals are…. • Get accepted into military college • Graduate military college • Join the Canadian army • Learn about guns
Skills, Attributes and Characteristics • Fit • Teamwork • Leadership • Patriotism • Communication • Quick thinking • Problem solver • Responsibility • Flexibility • Empathy
Years of Education / Salary • 14 weeks for basic training and 26 additional weeks to move up the ranks • $3, 011 – $7, 000 per month • Salary varies depending on rank and education • Higher salaries exist for higher education and ranks •
Job Description in detail explain why this job is well suited to you Infantry Soldiers are the Army's primary combat fighters • Responsible for closing with and engaging the enemy. • Core members of the Combat Arms team, which includes Artillery and Armoured Soldiers. • Operate with support elements such as fighter aircraft, tactical and artillery. • There is no average day for being an infantry soldier, everyday is different, some times are very busy sometimes are very slow. • Examples of duties: roll-call, maintenance, administration, training and sports.
Post-Secondary Education Requirements • Have completed at least grade 10 (certain entry programs and occupations require higher levels education • The Forces will consider applicants who have passed a General Education Development (GED) test. • Adults who have not completed high school can submit an Attestation of Secondary School Equivalency, but it is not considered equivalent to a high school diploma.
Program Information Join the CFLRS (Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School) • Course provided: Basic Military Officer Qualification (BMOQ) (14 weeks). • Admission requirements: • Pass force fitness profile • Pass aptitude test (verbal skills, spatial skills, problem solving) • Pass medical test • Interview • Reliability screening • 17 years of age • Non-offensive visible tattoos • Required courses: graduation from high school or equivalent • No tuition fees but rations and quarters cost $648. 41 per month
Potential Hurdles • Identify potential hurdles to your educational and career goals, and strategies to overcome these obstacles ie: Financial restraint (hurdle). Researching and applying for student loans, bursaries or scholarships (strategies to overcome those hurdles) • Passing high school • • Strategy: complete homework on time, study for test, pay attention in class and ask questions Physical fitness: • Eat 3 balanced meals with more protein to build more mucles, start training exercises with lower weights to build up tolerance
Timeline BONUS: Create a timeline illustrating important dates and deadlines present to meet your educational and career goals; provide a framework that will show your goals coming to fruition • November 2017 - start lifting and dragging 5 kg weights and practice sprinting. • January 2018 - start lifting and dragging 10 kg weights and practice sprinting. I will be eating three healthy meals a day by this point • June 2018 - I will be efficient with homework and studying • January 2019 - start lifting and dragging 20 kg weights and practice sprinting. • June 2019 - graduate • June 2019 - June 2020 - work at footlocker • June 2020 - enlist in the army