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CANADIAN FORCES – FORCES CANADIENNES
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WOMEN IN THE
CANADIAN FORCES
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1885 TO WWI
1885 Women are first recognized as military personnel by serving as Nursing Sisters1885 North-West Rebellion1889 Boer War (South Africa)1914 to 1918 WWI
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WWII
43,000 Women serve in:
Royal Canadian Air Force Women`s Division
Canadian Women`s Army Corps
Women`s Royal Canadian Naval Service
Clerks, Parachute Riggers, Photographers, Air Frame Mechanics
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1950s TO 1960s
Over 3,000 Women serve in Korean War:
Army Navy Reserves Royal Canadian Air
Force1954 to 1955, small numbers of Women were recruited and retained in the ranks of all three Regular Force elements
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1960s TO 1970s
1970 the Royal Commission on the Status of Women makes significant recommendations leading towards equal opportunity for womenStandardized enrolment criteriaEqual pension and benefitsAttendance at military collegesRemoval of restriction on the enrolment of married women1978 Women represented:
6% of the CF Employed is 82 of the 127
military occupations
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1980s
1989 the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal directed the full integration of Women into the CF to be completed by 1999Women served in all elements in both combat and combat-support military occupations1989 Maj Dee Brasseur becomes one of only two Women in the world to fly the fly the CF 18 Hornet,
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1990s TO PRESENT
2001 Women represented 18% of CF personnel2003 Lieutenant Commander Marta Mulkins became the first Woman to command a Canadian Forces Navy warship, HMCS KINGSTON
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Current Statistics of women in the CF:
Regular Force Navy – 20.1% Army – 14.1% Air Force – 21.1%
Reserve Force Naval Reserve – 32.3% Army Reserve – 15.3% Air Force Reserve – 29.3%
Women currently serve in all military occupations
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CANADIAN FORCES BENEFITS
Competitive Salaries Officers start at: $42,000.00/year Non-Commissioned Members
(Skilled Trades, Administration, etc) start at: $30,000.00/year
20 days of paid leave each year (after the five years this extends to 25 days)Full medical and dental coverageFitness and recreational facilitiesExcellent personal development programs
Language training Continuing education Second career assistance network
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QUESTIONS
“Diversity is an operational imperative.”General Rick Hillier, Chief of the Defence Staff