Nothing is ever as good as it seems ... particularly when dealing with the government (see above) and also when dealing with the CF which is about as underfunded as is possible while still keeping the paint on the trucks but no gas in the tanks. The peolple are really excellent as a rule but the overtask/underfund stuation is not changing at any great rate of knots. Don't jump into this but rather walk at a conservative pace.
In any case. I did it for many years and don't regret one of them. Good luck and dress warm.
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