# 2024-341 Careers, Enrollment Offers, Enrollment Transfer Posting instruction, Re-Enrollment, Time Credit for Promotion

Case summary

F&R Date: 2026-01-20

The grievor served as a Regular Force member for just over three years, achieving the rank of Private (Trained) (Pte(T)) before releasing. Ten years later, they re-enrolled in the Regular Force at the rank of Private (Basic) (Pte(B)) in a new occupation. They were granted Basic Military Qualification (BMQ) bypass and 70 days of Time Credit for Promotion (TCP) on enrolment. The grievor contested the recognition of their prior service, noting the financial difficulties of supporting a family as Pte(B) and seeking to have their rank and TCP adjusted to reflect their prior service.

The Commander Canadian Forces Recruiting Group, acting as the Initial Authority, determined that the grievor had submitted the grievance beyond the prescribed limits in the Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces 7.06 and that it would not be in the interests of justice to consider it.

The Committee noted that there was no difference in pay entitlement between Pte(B) and Pte(T) and that Compensation and Benefits Instructions for the Canadian Forces (CBI) 204.015(4)(a) disqualifies considering previous service that was interrupted by a continuous period of more than five years when determining Pay Increments (PI). The Committee noted that the grievor was granted a higher PI as a result of being recruited into a priority occupation in accordance with Chief of the Defence Staff Order 032/22. The Committee concluded that the grievor's PI had been determined correctly. 

The Committee noted that no career policy set strict entitlement guidelines on whether to consider all previous service towards rank and TCP upon re-enrolment and instead gave enrolment authorities discretion on what they deem appropriate. The Committee recognized that while CBI 204.105(4)(a) applied strictly to the determination of PI, it was informative that extended breaks in service should reasonably disqualify consideration of prior service upon re-enrolment. Given the grievor's relatively limited prior service, extended break, and limited applicability of their prior experience in their new occupation, the Committee found that it was reasonable to have granted the grievor BMQ bypass and 70 days TCP in recognition of their previous period of service. The Committee found that the grievor had not been aggrieved.

The Committee recommended that the Final Authority not afford the grievor redress.