Read this article in the Globe and Mail. It talks about a probe by the Canadian Forces Ombudsman into complaints of discrimination in the recruitment of the CF.
I have some experience in the recruitment of Reserve soldiers into the CF, and I have never noticed a classic case of discrimination (based on gender, race, religion, etc).
However, it is no secret that the reserve recruiting process is incredibly slow. It would boggle your mind to know how slow. Just imagine you were an 18 yr old high school student and you wanted to join the Army Reserve for the summer to earn some extra money. It would take you, on the average of at least 3 months, likely more.
When the government claims they want to increase the size of the Reserves, I just laugh. How can you increase the size when it takes so long to get in that any sane person would quit from the frustration of waiting?
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