Recent content by Colin Parkinson

Since the 1940's

The ability to deal with the IRGC small craft and coastal sense and strike capabilities are all within NATO's capabilities. But to do so, the Gulf States will need to host and support them and KSA and likley Qatar are not reliable partners, which is going to complicate things.

Thankfully, much of the yard capitalization and personal skillsets have been built up during those initial contracts. The CDC program will benefit from an experienced design group and experienced sub-contractors, even if built partly in outside yards.

The West has had a good 4 years to start realizing how drones will affect warfare and decades and decades of how Iran would use small vessels, mines and Anti-ship missiles to help control the waterways near it and we made sure to reduce the capabilities to deal with that. The Gulf States were...

I suspect that VSHORAD in the Reserves will be the aforementioned shotguns......

He already said they won and had a ceasefire and talks. Now they can start the war afresh.

Bah, these kids today get all the cool rounds. Also back in my day they were heavier and we had to carry them uphill both ways in a snowstorm...

Malaysia has a big issue with piracy in the Straits of Malacca, so likley tuned to that threat.

Through the Cadet Training Review (CTR), CJCR Gp took a close look at how training is delivered and how effectively it supports cadets as they develop. The findings confirmed that participants continue to value how cadet training builds strong foundations in leadership, teamwork, responsibility...

That is because there is a level of leadership that appears to be determined to separate Cadets from all things CAF, except the money and support. That needs a top down correction. At the Cadet level I would have a program within the existing program that would see Cadets at 15/16 who have...

Still better than the general population In fiscal year 2025/26, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) enrolled 7,310 new Regular Force members, a 10-year high. While the CAF is growing, the percentage of the overall population (roughly 41 million) that joins annually is very small, representing less...

This an official document they emailed out. I saw something about deloittle on the bottom

Just got this in my mailbox

Build up the docks and fuel storage of existing communities instead.

I know several people who went into law enforcement , who also did security guard work. Most said it was very useful, as it gave them hands on experience , dealing with all sorts of people, something the schools can't teach. Be interesting to see how many LEO's had prior security guard...