In all honesty - you should probably head to the recruiting office first and ask them these questions. The level of difficulty to get into the military is different for EVERYONE - if you spend time reading the recruiting posts you will see some people having rolled through the process within a year and others taking several (yes I'm talking in years.). Gone are the days of walking up to the counter and *sign up* and go home to Mama or the wife and announce you are in the Army now- its competitive, more so than any other job I have applied for. They actually WANT to know about what you've done in all aspects of your life besides your last job and why you left... College helps your application but many of the NCM trades don't *require* it. As for your question about getting into specialized NCM trades - well - its only as competitive as there are openings vs applicants - unfortunately - no-one here can or would be willing to offer numbers. From what I have gleaned - by the time *numbers* make it to this board they are likely obsolete. Your best bet isn't to try and determine what job gives you the best *chance* of enrollment - but rather are there any jobs accepting applications that are things you REALLY want to do? If so - apply for those, if you have your heart set on something closed you can apply (online) but your file won't be processed until the trade *opens*. The Forces.ca website will give you a good idea of what's available and what they are accepting applications for - but - the final word will be your recruiting office. (as an example of how quickly things change, I went in for my interview last fall and was informed when I arrived that two of my trade choices had JUST closed that morning...)
