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This quote from a BBC article stood out to me. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgp70ynx1po

16 people participated total. https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/feds-say-16-people-participated-in-firearms-buyback-pilot-that-collected-25-guns

https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal-government-confirms-25-guns-collected-in-buyback-pilot-as-quebec-pledges-support

Yes, in the CA it’s a Comd 2 up who conducts the validation of an elements collective training BTS. Section - OC Coy Pl - CO Unit Coy - Comd Bde Bn/BG - Comd Div Bde - Comd CDTC Sections often do multiple iterations dry and live for BTS. Pls often do multiple dry iterations and might do...

For me the total number of 148,600 and the average of 81 rnds per person ( I agree that this is not real, many fired 0 some fired hundreds) is a useful baseline of average availability of resources to achieve marksmanship across the formation. In relation to the CMAR upgrades or PWT changes...

Found this interesting today. 41 CBG fired 148,600 5.56 during 2025 across 1815 personnel. A total of 81 rounds per soldier in the Brigade. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1G2M3t8pF8/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Here’s an article about the Battle Lab mentioned in the Canadian Army Today article with some detail on the GDMS-C DigitalSpine...

Yes… however I think there is a gap between what that US Combatant Comd is discussing and what the C5ISRT projects were. As per this article on C5ISRT in the “Canadian Army Today” it was only in the last 2 years due to the CA modernization war games that it became obvious to the CA that a...

Interesting interview. I think there is an underlying tension in the structural and equipment modernization efforts between getting the CA ready to fight in the next five years at the tactical and operational levels and the strategic desire to build out Canadian military industrial...

Everything I see, even in that article has the FA-50 block 70 operating AIM-120s. It seems specifically the 12 FA-50GF variant that Poland operates, that’s the upgrade issue. If so it’s not clear why the reluctance to integrate the Aim 120 from the US side. Perhaps integration with the radar...

It’s an interesting observation that has some truth I think. This is one of the key challenges as leaders progress from unit level to formation for the cbt arms types but too be honest all trades. No longer are you operating in your trade and you’re not the SME anymore, nor have you done all...

Couple thoughts on this; First, we are a product to a degree of our British heritage; ie aristocratic officer corps focused on leadership not technical training. Second, we prioritize combat units and formations. Those are the Comd billets that get you promoted and they overwhelming go to cbt...

The LiBs will be under the full command of the new formation HQ, however they will be force employed as either independent Bns or attached to another formation HQ either Cdn or allied. The formation HQ in Canada will handle all force generation and will likely develop a growing role in force...

I don’t believe that’s part of the initial plan but it may become so over the course of time.

In relation to the “capability” discussion. Recent shooting in South Africa with 12 criminals armed with pistols and an AK47 resulted in fewer dead than in Australia. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79xyxdpzrxo