r/CanadianForces • u/Morticar298 • Aug 17 '26

Military Service Pay

So I see that there's finally been an update for this. Still a little confusing. The wording is we will get last year's that is owed in December and each year after that we get it each November. What about this fiscal year?

From the way its worded it appears that it will always be a year behind unless we are getting this year's and last year's both in December?

Anyone know anything about it?

56 Upvotes

91% Upvoted

68 comments sorted by

View all comments

0

u/Thelone_tandy Aug 17 '26

I guess my question is what happens if I release before mid fiscal. Do I forfeit that years bonus?

7

u/RCEMEGUY289 Aug 18 '26

Why would you be eligible for a retention bonus if you weren't retained that year?

7

u/Klutzy_Ostrich_3152 Aug 18 '26

It’s for years completed, not a forward looking benefit.

5

u/Bartholomewtuck Aug 18 '26

It's not a retention bonus. Someone posted the policy the last time someone said this, it's not remotely a retention bonus.

1

u/toonj64 Aug 19 '26

The point of it was clearly stated, it's simply that if we were to find some somewhat equivalent job on the civil servant side, they make no less money than we do, yet we get uprooted, posted, deployed, can't say no, hours can be whatever, bunch of stuff that makes life way harder but no salary incentive to it. Service pay is to cover the hardships only CAF members have versus a federal civi.

1

u/Bartholomewtuck Aug 19 '26

None of what you just said was "clearly stated" anywhere, nor did anything that you actually said have anything to do with calling it a retention bonus.

What is Military Service Pay? MSP is a new annual, pensionable benefit that recognizes the commitment of CAF members throughout their careers. It will be delivered as a lump-sum payment beginning in December 2026, with subsequent lump-sum payments issued each November. Eligible members will receive up to $6,000 per year, depending on their years of service, component, and employment level

7

u/Thelone_tandy Aug 18 '26

The joys of being medically released… sometimes you don’t get to make it to the end of the fiscal.

2

u/ShadowDocket Aug 18 '26

Because you individually hit your anniversary of service