RocketScientist
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Hello,
I am 26 years old and in my last semester of the Master's in Aerospace Engineering program at the University of Toronto. I also currently work full-time as an Engineer at an Aerospace systems company in Toronto.
I have, from a very young age, been interested in becoming a Pilot, and have recently gained a tremendous amount of interest in joining the Primary Air Reserves in the Canadian Forces as a Pilot. However, from what I have read online, I gather that only those with previous flying experience are considered for this Reserves role. My first question, therefore, is: Is this true?
Secondly, the Canadian Forces website asks us to contact our local reserve unit for information on specific careers. The closest unit to my location that offers a reserve Pilot program is the 1 Wing Kingston HQ located in Kingston, ON. However, the Canadian Forces website does not provide contact information with whom I can speak (http://www.forces.ca/en/centres/findarecruitmentcentre-110?jobId=32). When I called the 1 Wing general number (found using Google), I was asked to contact the Kingston Recruitment center. I did as instructed and left a message, and am currently waiting for a reply. My second question is: Who may I speak with to know whether the Kingston location is currently looking for reserve pilots?
Thirdly, in case there are no vacancies for reserve pilots near Toronto, is there a way I can go through with the recruitment process and be put on standby for this position? In the mean time, I am sure I am qualified enough to fulfill several other Aerospace-related roles with the Reserves.
Thank you very much for your time. I apologize if any of these questions are redundant. I made sure to search through the forum before I posted to make sure the questions were not repeated.
I am 26 years old and in my last semester of the Master's in Aerospace Engineering program at the University of Toronto. I also currently work full-time as an Engineer at an Aerospace systems company in Toronto.
I have, from a very young age, been interested in becoming a Pilot, and have recently gained a tremendous amount of interest in joining the Primary Air Reserves in the Canadian Forces as a Pilot. However, from what I have read online, I gather that only those with previous flying experience are considered for this Reserves role. My first question, therefore, is: Is this true?
Secondly, the Canadian Forces website asks us to contact our local reserve unit for information on specific careers. The closest unit to my location that offers a reserve Pilot program is the 1 Wing Kingston HQ located in Kingston, ON. However, the Canadian Forces website does not provide contact information with whom I can speak (http://www.forces.ca/en/centres/findarecruitmentcentre-110?jobId=32). When I called the 1 Wing general number (found using Google), I was asked to contact the Kingston Recruitment center. I did as instructed and left a message, and am currently waiting for a reply. My second question is: Who may I speak with to know whether the Kingston location is currently looking for reserve pilots?
Thirdly, in case there are no vacancies for reserve pilots near Toronto, is there a way I can go through with the recruitment process and be put on standby for this position? In the mean time, I am sure I am qualified enough to fulfill several other Aerospace-related roles with the Reserves.
Thank you very much for your time. I apologize if any of these questions are redundant. I made sure to search through the forum before I posted to make sure the questions were not repeated.