Author Topic: Zero Pilots Being Hired in 2009? (Read 26407 times)

aviatorman · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2009, 15:08:25 »

Thanks !

snyper21 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2009, 19:18:34 »

Can anyone have a reasonable prediction if they'll be hiring pilots (DEO) at the new fiscal year in 2010?

Moody · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2009, 19:46:22 »

Right now, you might have more success with a magic eight ball asking these questions.

Wait until the new fiscal begins and the strategic intake plan numbers are out. At that point, talk to your MCC.

pilote30 · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2009, 23:49:49 »

You guys might be right.... No body has been chosen for CEOTP pilot in 2009. Well I hope you guys are right because I got a message today saying that I wasn't accepted. I had a good score with the BPSO and I have my commercial pilot licence on top of it.

So, I hope you guys are right then I will apply again next year. If not, I don t know what it takes to be accepted ..... A degree almost done maybe...

SupersonicMax · « **Reply #29 on:** April 01, 2009, 00:17:48 »

Quote from: Moody on March 31, 2009, 19:46:22

Right now, you might have more success with a magic eight ball asking these questions.

Wait until the new fiscal begins and the strategic intake plan numbers are out. At that point, talk to your MCC.

Well, East of Winnipeg is in the new fiscal year as I'm typing this, so I don't think it's unrealistic to expect that someone knows what numbers are!

Moody · « **Reply #30 on:** April 01, 2009, 08:56:01 »

Quote from: SupersonicMax on April 01, 2009, 00:17:48

Well, East of Winnipeg is in the new fiscal year as I'm typing this, so I don't think it's unrealistic to expect that someone knows what numbers are!

Well, there you go.

Good luck people. If you don't get in this year, keep working on your application. I bet it is more competitive then ever.

px90 · « **Reply #31 on:** April 01, 2009, 13:11:58 »

I had my pilots interview yesterday, 0 Deo Pilots, 0 ROTP Pilots , and 0 CEOTP Pilots being hired for the 2009-2010 Fiscal year. To large of a backlog waiting to go was his answer. We went ahead with the interview anyways and said there was no harm in getting me on my way to being Merit Listed.
He also mentioned there are only 19 Air Nav positions available this year if anyone was interested in that.

Faustus · « **Reply #32 on:** April 01, 2009, 13:21:33 »

Thanks for the info. Recruitment for pilots in the CF is a ******* nightmare.

KingKikapu · « **Reply #33 on:** April 01, 2009, 13:52:19 »

I just heard the same from recruitment sources.

Corey · « **Reply #34 on:** April 01, 2009, 14:54:44 »

Yikes

So how does this affect the ROTP candidates who applied last year for selection this year? Are we still under the 2008/2009 fiscal year, even though we still haven't received our MOC's yet, and likely wont until July?

If I recall, they were taking 51 ROTP pilots for 2008/2009. Is this still in effect?

Beech Boy · « **Reply #35 on:** April 01, 2009, 15:40:19 »

Well I confirmed the 0 DEO positions with my file manager... As a merit listed DEO candidate that began the application process in October 2007 this is very disappointing... But this is my dream and I will keep waiting no matter how long it takes...

Talk to you all in a year.

Folgers · « **Reply #36 on:** April 01, 2009, 21:16:49 »

Very disheartening news for sure. I'm scheduled for Aircrew Selection for May 11-15. Will I still be going, or will they be halting testing until they are ready to take on new hires again (whenever that is - I'm DEO)? If I do still go, and am successful, would I then be merit listed and then wait indefinitely for the new wave of hiring?
I'm going to call the CFRC tomorrow to get the official answer, but just wondering if anyone on here knows the answer. This is my first time hearing this news, so I'm pretty disappointed.

Thanks

ScottS · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2009, 10:17:15 »

Was at the recruiting centre this morning for an interview, and the recruiter confirmed the 0 pilot slots available this year. However he did say that sometimes these numbers change i.e. in a month or two some slots may be made available. Certainly not a guarantee, but hopefully you won't all be waiting for a whole year.

And for those of us who are ROTP already (Corey) I didn't ask directly but I got the impression that it has no effect on us.

pilote30 · « **Reply #38 on:** April 02, 2009, 10:54:20 »

Is anyone knows if I will need to apply again in september for 2010-2011 for CEOTP.
Or maybe my application from this year is good for a couple years ??

Zoomie · « **Reply #39 on:** April 03, 2009, 09:57:29 »

Quote from: pilote30 on April 02, 2009, 10:54:20

Is anyone knows if I will need to apply again in september for 2010-2011 for CEOTP.
Or maybe my application from this year is good for a couple years ??

Your details in your file should still be valid - it is just a matter of making your intent known.

Keep in mind - CEOTP slots are only filled if there is a lack of qualified DEO applicants. The CF wants you to have your degree, use this break to finish yours.

pilote30 · « **Reply #40 on:** April 06, 2009, 13:16:19 »

Thank you for the info.
So I would have better chance with UTPNCM then CEOTP ?

biggs · « **Reply #41 on:** April 19, 2009, 11:51:30 »

Well this is quite a surprise, though not a good one. I've been lurking on these forums for a while and was hoping for good news when the new fiscal year came around. Them's the breaks, I guess.

I'm a DEO pilot applicant, getting my Electrical Engineering degree this spring. Currently, I'm waiting to hear on a date for CFASC from my CFRC.

biggs · « **Reply #42 on:** May 05, 2009, 00:23:17 »

Just to report back on this, my recruiting centre confirmed they'd had only 1 pilot position open up when the new fiscal year started, and they've filled it.

However, on the plus side, they're still sending me to the ASC. They've tentatively scheduled me for June 1-5, and they said as soon as that's confirmed they'll book my flight to Trenton. Guess I'll just be in for a significant wait after that's done (and if I pass, of course).

Randifur · « **Reply #43 on:** May 05, 2009, 13:32:39 »

Everybody wants to fly planes and sail boats, no one wants to do the dirty grunt work.
I luv dirty grunt work.

INFANRTY LEADS THE WAY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

benny88 · « **Reply #44 on:** May 05, 2009, 16:46:12 »

Quote from: Randifur on May 05, 2009, 13:32:39

Everybody wants to fly planes and sail boats, no one wants to do the dirty grunt work.
I luv dirty grunt work.

INFANRTY LEADS THE WAY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Cut that out. And if you must plug your trade, which you haven't even been enrolled in yet, at least spell it properly.

X-mo-1979 · « **Reply #45 on:** May 05, 2009, 21:35:31 »

I heard ground pilot was hiring.
Lav Pilot.
Sorta the same but the ground turbulence sucks more.

Best of luck to the future pilots.

snyper21 · « **Reply #46 on:** October 19, 2009, 12:30:15 »

Hey guys, I'm quite happy at the moment because I had just received a call back from the CFRC Ottawa. I'm a DEO pilot applicant, I applied Oct 9th. My references had just been called, and I'm scheduled for an interview/medical/physical/aptitude test Nov. 17th. That is great news (in my mind) because the wheels are suddenly being put in motion. However, he started off by saying I'll be waiting at least a year because there are people in the system that have been waiting quite a bit of time already, and he can't see more than 10 people getting a slot in April 2010 for DEO pilot. After he told me that, he reviewed my file, then decided to book appointments for me. I'm wondering if there are others being processed for testing now for DEO pilot, and if this is a normal situation.

Thanks alot.

Jammer · « **Reply #47 on:** October 19, 2009, 12:46:34 »

Zero pilots eh?
If they had any sense they would go for Hellcats or Mustangs instead.
Does the carrier qual come with that.

TCBF · « **Reply #48 on:** October 19, 2009, 13:06:10 »

Quote from: Jammer on October 19, 2009, 12:46:34

Zero pilots eh?
If they had any sense they would go for Hellcats or Mustangs instead.
Does the carrier qual come with that.

- Ever read the "The Seventh Carrier" series?

Seventh Carrier
1. The Seventh Carrier (1983)
2. The Second Voyage of the Seventh Carrier (1986)
3. Return of the Seventh Carrier (1987)
4. Quest of the Seventh Carrier (1989)
5. Attack of the Seventh Carrier (1989)
6. Trial of the Seventh Carrier (1990)
7. Revenge of the Seventh Carrier (1992)
8. Ordeal of the Seventh Carrier (1992)
9. Challenge of the Seventh Carrier (1993)
10. Super Carrier (1994)
11. Assault of the Super Carrier (1996)

biggs · « **Reply #49 on:** October 19, 2009, 20:53:14 »

Quote from: snyper21 on October 19, 2009, 12:30:15

Hey guys, I'm quite happy at the moment because I had just received a call back from the CFRC Ottawa. I'm a DEO pilot applicant, I applied Oct 9th. My references had just been called, and I'm scheduled for an interview/medical/physical/aptitude test Nov. 17th. That is great news (in my mind) because the wheels are suddenly being put in motion. However, he started off by saying I'll be waiting at least a year because there are people in the system that have been waiting quite a bit of time already, and he can't see more than 10 people getting a slot in April 2010 for DEO pilot. After he told me that, he reviewed my file, then decided to book appointments for me. I'm wondering if there are others being processed for testing now for DEO pilot, and if this is a normal situation.

Thanks alot.

Well, I was at that same point almost exactly a year ago. I started my application in October 2008, and was doing interview, CFAT, and medical by November. All the while knowing I probably wouldn't have a shot at the (very few) spots opening up in April.

If you're lucky, they might whisk you off to Trenton sooner rather than later and you may be in line for one of the April 2010 spots. But if my experience is any indication, the recruiter's prediction is more likely. That bit about how "he can't see more than 10 people getting a slot" seems to me like an educated guess at best, though.

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