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Military looking to hire a coffee commando


This is my personal favorite news of the week and perhaps a fascinating opportunity for a patriot coffee aficionado: to get paid up to $68,784 to do what you love to do while serving your country?!  - Wondwossen
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By David Pugliese
The Ottawa Citizen

July 18, 2012

Wanted: One coffee corporal.

The Canadian military, which has a number of challenging jobs for those in uniform, has just posted details for applicants who want to fill the role of a caffeine commando.

The job posting is actually for a clerk at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School at the Saint-Jean Garrison in Quebec.

But the main duties will be to make coffee. According to the job posting, the successful applicant will “plan and prepare coffee orders, efficiently control the inventory and services of the coffee machines, gather all the money collected from the coffee machines and accordingly make the deposits to the bank.”

The applicant will also oversee setting up the commanding officer’s coffee every Friday morning and will also need to “maintain high accuracy during special functions set up under tight deadlines.” In addition, the clerk will be an assistant treasurer for the money taken in for activities such as the sale of coffee.

Only corporals or those of higher rank can apply. However, the job notice points out that a master corporal who is looking to apply must be willing to relinquish their rank and drop down to a corporal’s level. But the posting also warns that such individuals would only be considered if no qualified corporal was available.

The position is open to a reservist who will be taken on full-time under contract or regular forces personnel. A corporal in the Canadian Forces makes between $53,712 to $68,784, according to the Canadian military.

The applicant is replacing a regular Canadian Forces member who usually does the coffee job but is on parental leave.

The coffee corporal must be physically fit and have a driver’s licence. Bilingualism is an asset that will be considered.

Applicants have until August 16 to apply.

The Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School notes that is the gateway to the profession of arms in Canada and is the center of excellence where recruits and officer-cadets acquire the common knowledge necessary for all trades in the Canadian Forces.

The school’s motto is “Learn to Serve.”

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