Non-commissioned · Army
Armour Soldier
Training information checked 2026-09-16: Official training source. Basic training, waiting periods and individual entry conditions may add time.
Civilian pathways are a guide, not a licence guarantee. Entry route, province and regulator affect recognition; confirm required education, registration and exams with the relevant authority.
What the listing leaves outThis is a crew trade, and crews maintain what they operate. Between exercises the work is in the vehicle park — track, road wheels, servicing, stores — and members qualify into crew functions such as driver, gunner or crew commander rather than into one job for life. Canadian armour is not only tanks: LAV 6.0 and TAPV fleets carry much of the corps.Source · checked 2026-09-06
What the job involves
Armour Soldiers experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with work in the field and on deployment to other countries. If you chose a career in the Regular Force, upon completion of all required training, you will be…
Getting in
No previous work experience or career related skills are required. CAF recruiters can help you decide if your personal interests and attributes match the criteria for this occupation. The minimum required education to…
Training
Armour Soldiers attend the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Training takes 12 weeks and teaches the following basic skills: - Army physical fitness - Mounted and dismounted…
Civilian equivalent
Heavy equipment operator Computer operator Firefighter Guard
Equipment this trade works with
Where you serve
What it pays
You enrol at Private (Basic) and move up on qualification. Increments inside a rank are annual, so the top of a range is what someone earns after several years at that rank rather than on reaching it.
| NATO | Rank | Monthly pay |
|---|---|---|
| OR-2 | Private (Basic) Pte(B) · where you start | $4,337 |
| OR-3 | Private (Trained) Pte(T) | $4,987 – $5,994 |
| OR-4 | Corporal Cpl | $6,858 – $7,337 |
| OR-4 | Master Corporal MCpl | $7,118 – $7,841 |
| OR-6 | Sergeant Sgt | $7,959 – $8,340 |
| OR-7 | Warrant Officer WO | $8,694 – $8,997 |
| OR-8 | Master Warrant Officer MWO | $9,668 – $10,057 |
| OR-9 | Chief Warrant Officer CWO | $10,562 – $13,410 |
Regular Force monthly salary, effective 2025-04-01. Not official — confirm current rates with canada.ca.
If you serve part-timeReserve Class A and B use separate daily pay tables. Class C uses the Regular Force monthly tables and can include operational or non-operational service. Do not estimate daily pay from a fixed percentage of monthly salary.Reserve Force pay by rank · checked 2026-09-06
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