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- I'm Corporal Claire Welton
from Halifax, Nova Scotia,
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a Signals Intelligence Specialist
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currently posted to CFS Leitrim
in Ottawa, Ontario.
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- If you like to stay in the know
about world events
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and emerging communications technologies,
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and have a knack for foreign languages,
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then becoming a Signals Intelligence Specialist
might be the right choice for you!
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- I can't tell you too much about my job,
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because it's top secret,
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but a lot of it is analyzing, processing,
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and disseminating indications and warnings
to the command team
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so we can enable operations
overseas and at home.
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- Signals Intelligence Specialists use
some of the world's most sophisticated equipment
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to intercept and analyze foreign
electronic transmissions and computer data.
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They are cleared to the highest levels
of national security,
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and to Canadian Armed Forces commanders,
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they are like an additional layer of protection.
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(Welton): We're the ones that give
the information out to these commanders
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so they're able to make their moves overseas.
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They're able to see the battlefield
from an electronic perspective.
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One day I could be working on
time-sensitive reports
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that I'll have to give to the commander.
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Or I could be briefing generals
on upcoming missions and battles.
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- Electronic Warfare operators
within the Sig Int
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trade also operate cutting-edge
communications technologies.
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But their office is in the back
of an armoured vehicle
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or out on the ground with a light
electronic warfare kit
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that they carry in a rucksack.
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They're able to intercept
any type of communication in the battlespace,
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hone in on the direction they're coming from,
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and provide that intelligence to commanders
about the potential threats to their safety.
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In addition to supporting the Army,
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Sig Int specialists may also have the opportunity
to deploy with the Royal Canadian Navy
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and with the Royal Canadian Air Force,
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providing signals intelligence support
on exercises and operations abroad.
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The introduction of a new
Remotely Piloted Aircraft System to the Forces
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will have Sig Int Specialists
directly controlling sensors aboard the aircraft
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to provide Indications and Warnings
to Commanders and decision-makers
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to protect Canadians on the ground.
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Foreign language skills are a huge asset
to a Signals Intelligence Specialist.
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If you speak, read or write a language
other than French or English,
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or if you have a gift for languages
and you're eager to learn a new one,
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then this would be a particularly
good trade for you.
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- I would say the coolest part of my job
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is the different teams I get to work with.
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It's not just one piece of Signals Intelligence
that makes the picture.
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You have many different departments
working together,
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and when we all come and we solve
the mystery together, it's like a big win.
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While overseas in Romania,
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it's amazing to think that I had a job
that would allow me to go out
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and get to experience the culture.
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I got to swim in the Black Sea, which is amazing.
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I couldn't believe I was in the Black Sea.
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- On completion of their basic military
and occupation training,
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new Signals Intelligence Specialists are posted
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to either Canadian Forces Station Leitrim
in Ottawa,
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or to 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment
in Kingston, Ontario.
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At Leitrim, Sig Int specialists
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work with extremely sensitive
classified information
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in a high-security restricted access facility.
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- Zero, this is five-one Charlie...
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- Specialists posted to Kingston
provide tactical electronic warfare support
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to Canadian Armed Forces units
deployed on international operations.
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Wherever they start out,
as their career progresses,
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the opportunities for postings
and developments increase,
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including the possibility of outside-Canada
positions in a number of U.S. locations,
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as well as postings
in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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- This trade is intriguing
because we have a variety of specialties,
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whether it's electronics intelligence,
signals analysis or even linguistics.
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You can find a niche for yourself.
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There is no formal education
that could prepare you for this trade.
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You can't go to a high school career fair.
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You can't study this in university.
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It's the kind of trade where you've just
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got to go for it and join,
and just see what's out there.
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It's gone great for me.
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I've learned things I never thought I could learn.
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I work in a diverse team environment,
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and I've had the opportunity to deploy
overseas to Romania
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and get to see Signals Intelligence Specialists
on the ground in what we do.