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Not an insurmountable engineering challenge and it doesn't require a runway length to handle a heavy, just a regional jet with reasonable pax/cargo capacity.

Oh that's cute. Never underestimate the city-dwelling liberals to fight change to save NIMBYism at all costs. Look at the Kingston airport: Air Canada said they'd leave if they lengthen the runway. Backyard neighbours called the bluff, but it wasn't a bluff. CMA of 172K and a major military base...

You didn't ask any of your Phase 2 staff what was next?

The Army has leaders in place now to do real estimates on what defense of Canada is and needs. I'm sure there will be plenty of PRes input into that plan to transform how we do business domestically and how we defend our country. CAMO is an opportunity to make the PRes more than a farm team for...

The "victim of big bad RegF" culture is ruining the PRes. Your post completely misses the point of Defense of Canada.

We're way off topic from LUVWs but typically all VHAs only have power for their own UAS. Any radio payload has to power itself. Someone would make big money if they could figure out how to put the antenna on the UAS with a spooling RF cable so the radio can be left on the ground.

Smarter people than us did COA comparisons which are SharePoint searchable. I will trust their judgement.

You have to think of the community being capable of handling a large influx of RegF soldiers, and the want of those soldiers to actually be posted to those bases. Shilo is not high on the list.

You can't start an application to a trade that's closed. Do not apply to a trade just to get in the door and then think you can move to another trade. It's a waste of everyone's time, including yours. You're not owed a VOT and whatever trade you accept an offer in is the one you should expect...

Did you also rage at 2 Svc Bn and 2 CER vs 2nd Signal Regt, 2nd Bn the RCR, etc? I found that hilarious.

I dont want to derail this further but if by growing pains you mean its successfully entered heavily defend airspace in Iran for months without a combat loss, then yes, growing pains.

When we have to run a ramp ceremony for a pilot killed in combat because we didnt give them a fighter thats generationally leaps and bounds ahead of a Rafale or Gripen, do you think the family is going to be OK that we bought subpar gear due to public sentiment? 99% of those "elbows up" folks...

Its all been previously announced in various briefing decks. A few more Svc Bns, a potential light engineer squadron and at least 4 more signal sqn/regts. Nothing earth shattering.

CA SharePoint and search CFOO. Big spreadsheet of every unit in CA with a linked MOO, their new UICs plus all the anticipated and planned units to go with CAMO.

Theres been dozens of competitions. F35 wins everytime. If we want a 2nd best RCAF, pick something else. Literally cutting our nose off to spite our face. Globaleye was literally the only competitor for an aircraft we don't actually operate other than on OUTCANs. Easy decision to not buy...