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I think there is more than semantics distinguishing between an uncommitted force that exists in some state of readiness before a crisis and a force that is created from nothing once the crisis has commenced. You think we have enough reserves to create a corps of just reserve units? Support is...

There are some who would like to change the legislation; to have part-time regular force and continuing full-time reserve force. I don't see any institutional value in this, but it will appease some who want full time employment and the identity of being a reservist. We don't need continuing...

Don’t be surprised. He has already argued that any wrong a Republican might do is already justified by something a Democrat has done. He will justify anything if it is done by the right side of the political compass and be outraged by nothing if it happens on the left of the political compass.

The Canada Pension Plan is a barrier to separatist ambitions, so closet separatists will act to remove it.

Actually, the first bracket was 15 to 44. The word “younger” was not used in any bracket description, and I don’t know that a group that includes 40+ year olds is accurately described as “younger “.

44 is “younger”?

Well, we have already committed the Primary Reserve extensively to continuing fulltime employment (making very difficult to mobilize what has been left behind), and there is no intention to ever mobilize Rangers nor CIC for international operations.

Trump needs that Venezuela thing to turn kinetic fast. Don’t look below, its shiny over here. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/epstein-mentioned-trump-multiple-times-in-private-emails-new-release-shows/...

This is a problem, but a different one. Solution is to cancel all long term Class B that are not part of a reserve force unit establishment when the FY ends, but any incumbent who shows up on 01 April will be accepted into a new Reg F position established to do the same job. Only remaining...

Nobody was talking about Class B. If you mobilize 33 CBG, you will rip a lot of PS out of DND, including key members of major project staffs.

It’s not just impact on other government that will be a concern. The new DG Mobilization is already asking both how one mobilizes 31 CBG without shutting down GDLS and how one mobilizes 33 CBG without shutting down ADM(Mat).

If there is a catalogue of approved designs, the actual construction of new single & duplex PMQs is within local RPOps' new spending authorities ... but there are a few bases that have new PMQs where everyone wants the old houses because of the cheaper rents.

I mean, “this” is a strike by a labour unit in negotiation with its employer. That is how unions get their leverage.

The Big Honkin’ Ships idea was after 2006. Not a 1990’s thing.

Association with criminals can be a hurdle during security clearance. Best way over that hurdle is being honest about it,