Opportunity

Do you like knowing that your work is directly helping your team? As a Signal Operator, you’ll be responsible for connecting Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members through communication systems in a variety of locations and scenarios.

Overview

Signal Operators use cutting-edge voice and data systems to provide wired and wireless communications and information services to the CAF throughout Canada and around the world.

Signal Operators expertly install, remove, troubleshoot and operate technology such as :

• Wired and Wireless Communications and Information Systems
• Radio, Satellite and Microwave Broadband Systems
• Fibre Optic and Copper Wire Broadband Technology
• Voice and Data Systems

To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must :

For the paid education programs you may be 16 years old (with parental consent)

Work Environment

Signal Operators experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with working outdoors, in military vehicles and in temporary shelters (e.g., tents). Signal Operators work across the country on Army bases and around the world wherever the CAF has a footprint.

Basic Military Qualification

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec, or through various training establishments across Canada from Esquimalt, British Columbia, to Halifax, Nova Scotia. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. One main goal of this course is to ensure all recruits maintain the CAF physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding but achievable.

After Basic Training, Army recruits go to a military training centre for the Basic Military Qualification – Land Course for approximately one month, which covers the following topics :

Signal Operator Training

Signal Operators attend the Canadian Forces School of Communication and Electronics in Kingston, Ontario. Training takes approximately 19 weeks and includes :

Available Specialty Training

Signal Operators may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training in the following areas :

Available Advanced Training

As they progress in their career, Signal Operators who demonstrate the required ability and potential may be offered advanced training. Available courses include :

Required Education

The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondaire IV in Quebec, including : Grade 10 Applied Math (Mathématiques 416 or CST 4)

Foreign education may be accepted.

Direct Entry Officer Plan

No previous work experience or career-related skills are required. A recruiter can help you decide if your interests and attributes fit. If you already have a university or college diploma, the CAF will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may place you directly into the necessary on-the-job training program following Basic Training. Basic Training is required before being assigned.

Please note that, if successful in the application process, you will be entering service in either the Regular Force (full-time employment) or Primary Reserve Force (part-time employment) of the Canadian Armed Forces as a military member.

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Join the CAF

To learn more about becoming a Signal Operator, visit www.forces.ca , talk to a recruiter at a centre near you or call 1-800-856-8488.

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