Policy
Chief of the Defence Staff Approves Recruitment Allowances
This summer, the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre, approved recruitment allowance for several understrength occupations.
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The following non-commissioned member occupations, according to CANFORGEN 096/23, are approved recruitment allowance:
- Cook: COOK 00164, effective April 1, 2017
- Dental Technician: DENTAL TECH 00335, effective April 1, 2018
- Marine Technician: MAR TECH 00379, effective April 1, 2018
- Naval Communicator: NAVY COMM 002299, effective April 1, 2018
- Naval Combat Information Operator: NCI OP 00114, effective April 1, 2018
- Sonar Operator: SONAR OP 00324, effective April 1, 2018
- Meteorological Technician: MET TECH 00100, effective April 1, 2020
- Signal Operator: SIG OP 00383, effective August 31, 2020
- Signal Technician: SIG TECH 00385, effective August 31, 2020
- Information System Technician: IS TECH 00394, effective August 31, 2020
- Vehicle Technician: VEH TECH 00126, effective April 1, 2021
- Electronic-Optronic Technician: EO TECH 00327, effective April 1, 2021
- Musician: MUSCN 00166, effective April 1, 2022
- Avionic Systems Technician: AVS TECH 00136, effective April 1, 2022
- Aviation Systems Technician: AVN TECH 00135, effective April 1, 2022
- Aerospace Telecommunications and Information Systems Technician: ATIS TECH 00109, effective April 1, 2022
- Weapons Engineering Technician: W ENG TECH 00366 effective April 1, 2023
- Airborne Electronic Sensor Operator: AES OP 00019, effective April 1, 2023
- Aircraft Structures Technician: ACS TECH 000138, effective April 1, 2023
- Air Weapons Systems Technician: AWS TECH 00261, effective April 1, 2023
- Refrigeration and Mechanical Systems Technician: RM TECH 00301, effective April 1, 2023
- Electrical Distribution Technician: ED TECH 00302, effective April 1, 2023
- Electrical Generating Systems Technician: EGS TECH 00303, effective April 1, 2023
- Plumbing and Heating Technician: PH TECH 00304, effective April 1, 2023
- Water, Fuel and Environmental Technician: WFE TECH 00305, effective April 1, 2023
- Construction Technician: CONST TECH 00306 effective April 1, 2023
- Construction Engineer Superintendent: CE SUPT 00307 effective April 1, 2023
- Aerospace Control Operator: AC OP 00337 effective April 1, 2023
- Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent: AM SUPT 00363, effective April 1, 2023
- Military Police: MP 00161, effective April 1, 2023
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The following occupations are only entitled under Table J of the CBI Recruitment Allowance:
- Clearance Diver: CL DVR 00342 effective April 1, 2023
- Weapons Technician: W TECH 00130 effective April 1, 2023
- Gunner: GNR 00368 effective April 1, 2023
- Line Technician: LINE TECH 00384, effective April 1, 2023
- Air Drop Systems Technician: Air Drop AYT TECH 00387, effective April 1, 2023
- Fire Fighter: FIRE FTR 00149 effective April 1, 2023
- Drafting and Survey Technician: DS TECH 00370, effective April 1, 2023
- Medical Laboratory Technologist: MLAB TECH 00152, effective April 1, 2023
- Medical Radiation Technologist: MRAD TECH 00153 effective April 1, 2023
- Biomedical Electronics Technologist: BE TECH 00155 effective April 1, 2023
- Medical Technician: MED TECH 00334, effective April 1, 2023
- Preventative Medicine Technician: PMED TECH 00371 effective April 1, 2023
- Operating Room Technician: OR TECH 00372 effective April 1, 2023
- Aviation Physiology Technician: AVS PHYS TECH 00373, effective April 1, 2023
- Intelligence Operator: INT OP 00099 effective April 1, 2023
- Signals Intelligence Specialist: SIGNIT 00120 effective April 1, 2023
- Materiel Management Technician: MAT MGT TECH 00168 effective April 1, 2023
- Ammunition Technician: AMMO 00169, effective April 1, 2023
- Traffic Technician: TFC TECH 00170, effective April 1, 2023
- Human Resources Administrator: HRA 00375 effective April 1, 2023
- Financial Services Administrator: FSA 00376, effective April 1, 2023
- Cyber Operator: CYBER OP 00378, effective April 1, 2023
- Flight Engineer: FLT ENGR 00021, effective April 1, 2023
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The following officer occupations are eligible for recruitment allowance as follows:
- Medical Officer: MED, effective September 30, 2020
- Internal Medicine Specialist: MED SPEC, effective September 30, 2020
- Aerospace Engineering Officer: AERE OFFICER, effective April 1, 2023
- Engineer Officer: ENGINEER, effective April 1, 2023
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer: EME, effective April 1, 2023
- Naval Combat Systems Engineering Officer: NCS ENGINEER 00344, effective April 1, 2023
- Marine Systems Engineering Officer: MS ENGINEER, effective April 1, 2023
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Any questions can be directed to the Chief Military Personnel Administrative Response Centre here.