Retention in the Canadian Forces

Abstract

Approximately half the personnel in the Canadian Forces (CF) will have 20 years or more of service and be eligible to retire within the next three to five years. Force expansion, high operational and personnel tempo, family instability and high risk deployments make retention of experienced personnel challenging but critical. Examination of Canadian, Australian and British retention issues and current policies determined that the concerns of CF personnel are family/work balance, instability from postings and the perception that the wrong people are being promoted. Australia and Great Britain are experiencing similar issues for similar reasons. CF human resource policies and initiatives aimed at retention are on par or superior in comparison although Australia and Great Britain are offering financial retention incentives and Canada is not. The Canadian Government needs to provide tangible incentives for members who serve beyond 20 years. To minimize tasks the CF needs to contract services that can be performed by civilians or retired military personnel including some instructor billets in training schools and support staff on major exercises.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 14, 2007
Accession Number
ADA475574

Entities

People

  • John D. Vass

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Administrative Personnel
  • Attrition
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • International Relations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Students
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

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  • Economics
  • Naval Personnel Management