Policy Brief Recommendations for improving recruitment and retention in the

Policy Brief September 2022 Volume 8, Issue 3 As the the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) deals with a sexual misconduct crisis the Chief of Defence Staff called “existential,” Recommendations major shortages of personnel in terms of trained, effective strength exacerbate the challenge.1 The Reserve Force is not only important for improving to augment the capacity of the Regular Force, as was made appa. [...] CAMS and the new Soldier Readiness Plan – Reserves is also designed to benefit the Army Reserves training capacity and overall quality of the training, but the timeline for units to truly feel the positive effects of those changes is uncertain. [...] 2 September 2022 Reserves Recruitment & Retention Volume 8, Issue 3 The situation of the overburdened Class B Reservist stands in sharp contrast to the abundance of untrained privates and corporals whose career progression is stalled due to the lack of course slots. [...] The clearer the expectations, the more the CAF can have certainty in recruiting the right person and finding the best fit. [...] He researches sexual misconduct in the CAF and sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) in UN Peacekeeping operations at the CIDP, in addition to the focus of his studies which is great power rivalry and Canada-US relations.