Canadian Forces Employer Reviews

Great Job, good co-workers, inconsistent management. I had a great time in the army, but it wears thin after awhile.

Proudly served Canada for 20+ years
The people working with you become part of your daily life

Days are very busy and unpredictable.I learned how to deal/talk to people and make quiock decisive decisions. Managing people and time is very important inwork production. Co-workers are important and should be respected listened to. The hardest part of the job is filling all the tasks required each day to a satisfactory and professional level. The – more... most enjoyable part of the job is when my staff personnel come to me thank me for mentoring them and getting involved in all aspects of their lives. – less

Not a bad place to work. A lot of clowning around and good lifelong friend.

Safety is number one and you get to see some interesting things

12 hours work day on ships.
Great team work with work hard play hard mindset.
Make numerous friends for life.
Hard part is going away for long time.
Most enjoyable is travelling.

I wasn't able to give salary/benefits a rating, it's a 5 star.

Everyday was very regulated and precise. We would get up at 0500hrs do a 5k run along with strength traning and or group activites such as football, soccer. Continued with drill and discipline.
Managment was up and down it really depended on who was in charge that particular day.
My co-workers – more... were the links in the chain, if they were'nt there the job would have been a mess.
The hardest part of the job would have been the physical fitness on 0 hrs sleep in a span of 3 days.
The most enjoyable part was the comradery between the soldiers, the ability to work in cohesion with them. – less

love hate relationship. love it then hate it, good and bad but i think good over does it

I have enjoyed my time in the Canadian Forces and have learned more here about my life then I could have imagined. Its not a job for everyone, and I had to come to the realization that my time in the Military had come to and end. Its time for me to start my new career.

A Typical day at work for me would have been showing up for work at 0730-0800, doing – more... physical exercises until 0900 then starting work at 10:00. Working on vehicles, or doing tank maintenance until noon. Random tasks throughout the day from sweeping floors to helping fellow co-workers with paper work.

The hardest part of the job was being away from my family for weeks at a time with nothing to show for it. Leaving my home on a moments notice can be stressful.

I loved the job the most when I got to show civilians my job, and my day to day work. Driving a tank, taking people for a drive on a tank, working with large groups of people to accomplish large tasks. Working with the public, and people saying "thank you" for doing our jobs as Military members. – less

I loved working with people, and the job I enjoyed for the most part. I didn't like the in-consistent pay. I also don't push people, I found the salesman game not to be for me.

Typical day at work would be arriving early, conducting physical training, get ready for the work day. During the day there could multiple tasks from section attacks, rigging loads, providing security or weapons cleaning, depending if we are in the field or not.

I have learned how to lead others and how to work efficiently independently.

The most – more... enjoyable part of the day is when you and your team have accomplished all of the tasks that you have set out to do. – less

Typical day consisted of routine maintenance, responding to emergency and non-emergency calls.

Learned alot about the Canadian Forces and Emergency Management Systems.

Worked in team environment part of a crew. Also held position of crew chief.

Most enjoyable part of job was helping people in need.

No day is the same in the Canadian Forces as you lead teams to resolve complex problems with significant national and international implications. A great career.

Highly recomend the forces for anyone who needs to find center or be brought back to center.

I had a great run being a part of the Canadian Forces. I learned alot of of personality traits, such as being organized, being part of a team, working with a team, discipline, leadership and being on time with deadlies. These traits are used in everyday life ofcourse but working with the Canadian Forces enchanced my traits that I already had and made – more... me a better man that I am today. – less

A typical day in the Canadian Forces includes physical training in the morning for about an hour and then a brief description of the work to be accomplished that day by the supervisor for each section.

We would then complete whatever work needed to be done and report to our supervisor. If there were more tasks they would be given out and if not we – more... would have to time to do any personal administration we needed to do.

Most of my co workers are ambitious and know the system so therefore the work was always done quickly and efficiently. Some of the things I learned were how to manage different tasks and how to delegate work to coworkers, while being fair and respectful.

The hardest part of the job would be leaving for a couple months at a time on taskings and excercises with no cell reception so therefore unable to keep in contact with family members and having to plan for pre paying bills.

The most enjoyable part of the job was the people I worked with. They knew when to joke around and when to take things seriously. There's nothing more enjoyable than working with good people who finish the task they were given quickly and efficiently. It takes away from the stress of the job. – less

Learned valuable management skills in a Mess (club) environment, retail management and techniques in conducting instructional technique. Learned management skills to be pro-active, prepared, organized while advising committee members and management of employees and other resources to meet demands of setting up dinners, functions, meetings, etc.
Worked – more... in every environment, all different regions of Canada and abroad. Learned to adapt very well to many different environments and variations of workplaces. – less

Very challenging but rewarding job.
Meet lots of good people.
Get to help lots of people.

I have been employed in the CF for 26 years as a logistician and it has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life. Opportunities are abundant as well as challenges.

Team environment, several training opportunities, extensive travel, excellent salary and benefits.

A typical day at work is getting up at 05:00 going to the gym for an hour go back shower chang go eat breakfast. After breakfast go learn about your trade.drill.gym more classes then lunch for 30 minutes go back to class then weapons class then more classes then train more about feald combate then a end of day meating then back to Barracks work on uniform – more... and cleaning and studying then bed at 23:00 – less