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Basic training provides the knowledge that is common to all military occupations and fields of the Canadian Forces, and "develops a military state of mind and behaviour, the mental and physical endurance and the combat skills necessary for the profession of arms."
Since an application to ROTP is also an application to the Canadian Military College System, all candidates are assessed against an aptitude test, a medical examination, and an interview. Military potential is an assessment of aptitudes, personality traits, and the choice of occupation. Academic performance is rated based on a student's transcript.
Officer and Naval Cadets at RMC Saint-Jean are eligible for the Regular Officer Training Program. This program is designed for officer candidates to obtain a bachelor degree (which is required to be an officer in the Canadian Armed Forces) while attending either the Royal Military College in Saint-Jean or the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
The International Experience Canada (IEC) program provides young nationals from select countries, with the opportunity to travel and work in Canada for a maximum of 24 months. Interested candidates are randomly selected depending on the spots available for their country of origin and for the category in which they are eligible.
When applying to join the Canadian Armed Forces, applicants complete the Canadian Forces Aptitude Test (CFAT) and select up to three preferred positions. [10] Members of the Reserves Force can apply to initiate a Component Transfer (CT) online through the Defense Wide Area Network (DWAN) to transition to the Regular Force.
The Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC; French: Cadre des instructeurs de cadets) consists of approximately 7,500 Canadian Forces (CF) training officers. The branch is the largest single group within the Canadian Forces reserve force subcomponent Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (COATS) [1] and is the largest officer branch in the Canadian Forces. [2]
The Combat Training Centre (French: Centre d'instruction au combat) is responsible for the individual training of Canadian Army soldiers and officers in military occupational classifications that are controlled by the Canadian Army.
The Canadian Officers' Training Corps (COTC) was, from 1912 to 1968, Canada's university officer training programme, fashioned after the University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC) in the United Kingdom. [1] In World War Two the Canadian Army was able to produce quality officers due to the high standards of the COTC.