Recent content by Furniture

Sure... we can fight human nature and delve deep into what is essentially "bullshit" by a fancy name. The Army CWO gave a BS answer to a serious question. Dressing it up in fancy debate terminology might make the RMC set swoon, but for the rest of us, it's just a transparent company line tossed...

Doesn't help that automation is also crazy expensive compared to a Pvt driver, who can do basic maintenence and defend the kit with his rifle.

Classic "institutional leadership" right there... "What's in it for me" has, and always will be, a major component of why people join and then continue to stay in. Pretending it isn't that way is just obvious and laughable Kool-aid drinking.

That's a lot of words to say "I don't understand the differences between weapon systems and their effects." What you posted is essentially the same as comparing .22LR to .50BMG. At the surface level, .22LR is the ultimate military round because you can buy hundreds for the cost of a .50BMG...

I suspect the big American defence contractors are making it a big deal in Washington. Canada is poised to spend billions on new kit, and by joining the EU programme, Canada is essentially saying we have little interest in spending those billions in America. We are already committed to the SPY...

That's an awfully broad brush you're painting with. Most military unmanned systems are not intended to be used that way.

I understand that the problem is complex, my point is simply that even $1.3m is completely outside the realm of possibility for most young people looking to get into the market. Prices have gone crazy compared to wages, and things are now essentially just current landowners buying other...

They will want people to buy their home to fund their retirement though... If prices don't come down, there won't be anyone who can buy.

Minimum wage is the legal minimum an employer can pay, not necessarily the minimum wage an employee will accept. Importing labour from developing countries means they are more likely to accept the minimum, not know their rights, as well as be older and more responsible. All of that artificially...

Youth unemployment isn't about mowing lawns for cash under the table, and clerks can still work in grocery stores. If you look closely some aisles are marked for alcohol sales, and some aren't. The government importing lots of cheap labor from developing countries has more impact than Dougie...

Combined with the promise of lots of VAC supports, and an indexed, unreduced pension...

The CAF exists to defend Canada, but that doesn't mean everywhere, all at once, on the slight chance something bad might happen. We need to make our bases and critical CAF infrastructure secure, so we can launch from those places to defend the rest of Canada.

That's a bridge we'll have to cross when we get there. Trying to solve all possible problems, before we solve the very real CAF problems first will lead to not making progress on anything, or as Frederick The Great said "He who defends everything defends nothing"

You nailed it. They failed to manage messaging, created an expectation, and are now trying to walk it back and save face. With the end result being that members are now going to be disappointed with whatever comes out, unless it is actually better than a 20% raise. Even after the minister made...

My point wasn't to stifle discussion, just to add some weight to the reality on the ground. The environment has become more difficult, and less predictable. Which means we need to be more cautious about shipping in the arctic.