Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[Retired AF Guy]

Maaaybe Vernon. Very hot in the summer these days for reg force PT, and the shacks need work.

Back in the early '70s did a couple of summers there with the Army Cadets - lots of fun. Stayed in the same shacks my Uncle used during WW2.

 

[RangerRay]

Maaaybe Vernon. Very hot in the summer these days for reg force PT, and the shacks need work.

Hmm not much training area, dated infrastructure, hours from a real air port? Sounds like an ideal location for a training base.



I wish that was sarcasm

Sunny Dunny or Vernon?

 

[MilEME09]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-recruiting-training-defence-9.7170369?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

More details, according to a senior defense official, average wait time to join is now 134 days

 

[daftandbarmy]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-recruiting-training-defence-9.7170369?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

More details, according to a senior defense official, average wait time to join is now 134 days

Out. Rageous.

 

[MilEME09]

Out. Rageous.

Break down from CMP, over all good but now the training bottle neck will get really ugly.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046303447301947418

 

[WestIsle]

Maaaybe Vernon. Very hot in the summer these days for reg force PT, and the shacks need work.

39 CBG ran some stuff out of there during COVID. Some facilities weren't too bad but not much in the way of wpns racks, lockers, and laundry areas. But much better then running things out of anywhere else in BC I imagine.

 

[MilEME09]

39 CBG ran some stuff out of there during COVID. Some facilities weren't too bad but not much in the way of wpns racks, lockers, and laundry areas. But much better then running things out of anywhere else in BC I imagine.

41 used wainwright during covid but many of those buildings should be condemned. Most didnt have first aid kits or fire extinguishers and werent ready for occupation when we showed up. Last year and this year we are running a battle school out of the British side of auffield since its not used by them any more. Needs some upgrades but over all does well in summer.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Break down from CMP, over all good but now the training bottle neck will get really ugly.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046303447301947418

Of course that's never happened before has it...

 

[WestIsle]

41 used wainwright during covid but many of those buildings should be condemned. Most didnt have first aid kits or fire extinguishers and werent ready for occupation when we showed up. Last year and this year we are running a battle school out of the British side of auffield since its not used by them any more. Needs some upgrades but over all does well in summer.

I was working there at the time. Many buildings hadn't had much money thrown into them since 2015 but the place was overflowing with 41 there. Seems like half the base is condemned when it comes to quarters. Glad to hear Suffield is being used

 

[markppcli]

39 CBG ran some stuff out of there during COVID. Some facilities weren't too bad but not much in the way of wpns racks, lockers, and laundry areas. But much better then running things out of anywhere else in BC I imagine.

Back in the mid 2000s I did my BMQ in the RCMP PRTC in Chilliwack. Guys did SQ there as well.

 

[dapaterson]

Back in the mid 2000s I did my BMQ in the RCMP PRTC in Chilliwack. Guys did SQ there as well.

You mean... the old CFSME? Grand opening two days after the announcement of the base being closed?

 

[McG]

You mean... the old CFSME? Grand opening two days after the announcement of the base being closed?

I though PRTC was CFOCS.

 

[CBH99]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/military-recruiting-training-defence-9.7170369?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

More details, according to a senior defense official, average wait time to join is now 134 days

Are reserve units still shooting for that 30 day enrollment window?

 

[Brad Sallows]

and the shacks need work.

Intuitively it seems obvious that if people can go into tents, they could go into new shacks built to the specs of the old ones. But I'm sure someone has "reasons" it could not be done.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Back in the early '70s did a couple of summers there with the Army Cadets - lots of fun. Stayed in the same shacks my Uncle used during WW2.

I think I stayed in the same H-hut as my dad did in Shilo, WWII

 

[MilEME09]

Are reserve units still shooting for that 30 day enrollment window?

Yes and no, I thinks its stretched out to 45 now but still working hard to bring people in. Given CAMO will eventually see the CAF seek a large expansion the PRes which wpuld see most brigades increase in size 300% the goal really is getting the institution ready for that.

 

[RedFive]

I though PRTC was CFOCS.

It was, once upon a time.

Great facility for E Division though, even i fit needs a renovation.

 

[markppcli]

You mean... the old CFSME? Grand opening two days after the announcement of the base being closed?

Nope, that building is a highschool now

 

[Furniture]

Intuitively it seems obvious that if people can go into tents, they could go into new shacks built to the specs of the old ones. But I'm sure someone has "reasons" it could not be done.

The tents are used for basic training, and for courses of that sort of duration a big room with rows of beds works.

The green sector in St-Jean is essentially a big room with bathrooms and laundry in the middle, and beds around the edges.

For anything past basic it is an issue of retention for courses that are longer in duration, and/or require more academic work/study.

Until the 70's people were accustomed to living with siblings in a shared space. That hasn't been the norm for 50+ years now, as families have shrunk and house sizes have grown.

 

[Good2Golf]

Accurate assessment to verify compliance with appropriately established Standards is a key element of effective training.

A nuance to your statement. Standards by themselves are but one key element of effective training.