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then everyone would be doing
it.
Lastly, it’s because of my
career with the CAF that I have
learned transferable skills such
as: loyalty, commitment, having
a good work ethic and leadership
skills. These transferable skills
are not always easy to come
by in the civilian world. You can
definitely inherit these skills
which will aid to your job skill
sets when you decide you want
to retire from the military.
RC: What do you see
yourself doing in the next 10
years?
JLL: In the next 10 years,
I hope to have commissioned
from the ranks (CFR) and
become an Officer by utilizing
my Bachelor’s Degree in
Business Administration in
Human Resources Management
with a minor in Psychology.
How I will use my degree is to
become a Personnel Selections
Officer in the Army. Personnel
Selection
Officers
apply
behavioural science knowledge
and procedures to evaluate
the factors that affect working
relationships. They provide
professional advice to military
commanders, particularly in the
areas of recruiting, selection,
leadership,
performance
appraisal and other human
resource issues. I also hope to
be married by then and having a
family of my own. ;)
RC: If you weren’t in the
military now, what would you be
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doing?
JLL: If I wasn’t in the
military, I would probably be
wondering to myself about my
life what life’s purposes would
be. I’d wonder what I could
do in my life for it to have
significant meaning. I would
think to myself that, “if I were to
die so suddenly, I want to die for
something honourable”. Having
travelled to Egypt and visiting
some of the poverty-stricken
areas of the country, allowed
me to really appreciate what
we have as Canadians. So, if
I wasn’t in the military, I would
want to somehow figure out a
way to contribute to the greater
good by giving aid to developing
countries.
Jennifer hopes to inspire
more women to join the military,
to serve their country and to be
the best at what they do, and
doing that with eyebrows on
fleek. ;-)
CAF Recruits through POLO
The Philippine Overseas
Labour Office or POLO regularly
conducts information sessions
that assists temporary foreign
workers, permanent residents
and Canadian citizens to help
them find work in their areas of
interest.
The POLO, together with
the Consulate General Office
under Deputy Consul Bong
Villanueva, a PMA alumnus,
invited the Canadian Armed
Forces (CAF) to do a recruitment
workshop for the Philippine
Military
Academy
Alumni
Association of Western Canada
former officers and alumni,
and those who are interested
in a career in the military. The
PMAAAWC was represented
by retired Col. Romeo Ranay,
and also present were the
staff and volunteers of POLO
Liza Dela Rosa, Bullet Bullet
Buenaventura, Agnes Tecson
and
Cynthia
Tamondong.
Consul General Neil Ferrer
opened the activity with an
acknowledgement to the CAF
and the POLO for the work that
they do in the recruitment of
Filipino-Canadians.
Sgt. Jeff Hynes, Sgt. Bernie
Khor, and Master Corporal
Jennifer Ladrillono- Labrador
presented the opportunities that
the CAF offers to young people
who are thinking of joining the
armed forces, especially going
into university.
LadrillonoLabrador, a Filipino-Canadian,
shared her experiences in the
military, especially the training
that she received from the
forces. She said she wants to
promote military service to
young women who are rarely
interested in the military.
The CAF team explained
the numerous opportunities
and areas of education, as
well as the various professions
that are possible employment
needs
of
the
military. LadrillonoLabrador,
for
instance,
is
a
combat engineer
and is a soldier
specialist
who
performs a variety
of construction and
demolition
tasks
under
combat
conditions. She and Kohr are
front-liners and are trained
for situations that involve
combat, while Hynes is an army
machinist. There are about 107
occupations in the military, and
most of them are not combat
occupations, but all those
who serve in the military have
basic training. The team also
explained how recruitment for
the forces is from ages 18 to
56, as the maximum age to
serve is 60.
The workshop was
attended by former officers
and their families who were
very much interested in the
opportunities that the military
offered. The CAF hopes to
encourage and recruit more
young people, especially those
coming from military families,
to join the forces and to have a
career in the armed forces.
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