Here's some highlights from the recruiting website (
http://www.forces.ca/html/pilotofficer_reg_en.a spx)
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
Why become a Military Pilot?
We will train you from scratch to be among the best pilots in the world, and pay you well the whole time.
You'll develop your leadership potential and get to use it to make a positive impact on other people's lives.
The Canadian Forces provides more than just a career; it offers you an added community in which you and your family can grow and learn.
While the CF team is always ‘on-duty', you will get a fair amount of free time for a personal life as well.
Civilian employers will value your CF training and real-life experience very highly when you choose to move on in your career.
Attitude, Aptitude, Altitude
Canadian Forces pilots are among the best in the world. To join this select group of military professionals, you will need to meet a few requirements:
Under the new standards,
Applicants who wear glasses or contact lenses to provide modest correction to their vision are now eligible for consideration Vision standards for re-enrolling CF Pilots will be different; contact your recruiter.
A recognized Degree or be working towards one
Since Canadian Forces Pilots are Officers as well, we seek primarily individuals who have demonstrated strong academic performance at school, a desire to get involved in extra-curricular activities and who have shown some leadership potential such as in student's council or on a sports team.
What's in it for me? (Pay and Benefits)
We'll provide everything you need to become not only a pilot but also a leader and a broadly experienced professional.
CF Pilots are paid very competitively, right from the start. The pay, combined with the training, the challenge and the other benefits the Canadian Forces offer (
including 4- to 5-weeks paid annual vacation, full medical and dental coverage, and more), helps make the career as a pilot
one of the most highly desired for entry in the Canadian Forces.
CF Piloting experience is highly valued by civilian employers including airlines, corporate and charter flight departments, flight training companies, aircraft manufacturers and aerospace industry suppliers. Because there is a lot more to our career, your leadership skills and experience with diverse environments and responsibilities will appeal to all employers since they know you can handle the challenge and get the job done.
Your salary will range from $66,800 to $99,350 once you become a Captain within a few short years. There's special bonus pay too – aircrew allowance, and for field operations.
And at the end of your military career, you'll be highly marketable as both a pilot and leader in team-management and operations.
