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I think its extremely telling that the infantry battalions prioritize having sniper and recce platoons over mortar. Ironic to have recce platoons as we are creating brigades that are built to produce battlegroups each of which are to have a recce squadron.

Is there any interesting points here or was it largely a regurgitation of LPC talking points and gas lighting the state of the CAF?

BRP in 3 Div at least is a lot of what is wrong with the CAF all the while being a huge cost to run and creating a seemingly duplicate asset in battalion battlegroups

Cough Cough... 3VP

Look no further then all the latest "reports" and findings. The new MND is quick to throw the CAF under the bus at first light despite the latest report being a whole lot of nothing spanning 20 years of which there has been massive change. All the good will from callouts for domestic support for...

ACIMS. Its their as the NATO requirements for brigades. So ironically as much as there is talk about rationalizing brigades there is instead a huge need for growth and sustainment of a much larger army then we have now. This is say nothing about what forces if any we would want to missions...

We need a IFV however. As much as people on here like to dream up the latest death dealing brigade construct NATO has indicated what is needed for a Med or Heavy brigade. Heavy Brigades have 3 IFV battalions and Medium have 1 as well as 3 APC battalions. Canada has been told that we need a...

I mean they arent wrong and it people in Canada got to use to training and education benefit before the end of their career or spin it off as a downpayment for a house then I think we would have a lot more people applying. But hey what do I know

Which is ironic considering the CA Regular Forces inability to support deployments since WW2.

Does anyone have the actual I feel like much of this is not an honest argument that is made. There is a lack of ammo, support positions with no money to fill them, most of the gochi goes don't happen anymore, field pay hasn't changed much at all, and everyone is still getting the whole "stop...

No we must continue to buy European equipment that is expensive and hard to maintain. Just look at the aussies and all the cool European stuff they got/s

Sad that they think short and bland colored hair is the issue in the CAF that needs to change. I think we're done in for

To add to FJAG above this I dont really see much of the point of the medium weight brigade ala LAVs. It can take small arms fire but can take anything. Would probably be cheaper to move to IMV like the griffon and jaguar France has. The 105mm is going to be covered off by the new US light tank...

An interesting proposal for possible light forces, particularly expeditionary. https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/developing-experimental-joint-airborne-division-hybrid-warfare-and-great-power-competition

Seems like the RCN needs something like this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deployable_Operations_Group Checks off all the boxes including enforcement teams, port security, as well as shoreside security. The goal with the navy reserves seems to already cover off this partially. But maybe we...

I think the bigger point here is the amateur leadership of the Canadian Army and Forces in general over the decades has resulted in a full time element that cant and never has been able to support overseas operations alone, a complete lack of war stores, and a pittance reserve force that is not...

Yes we arent deploying many people. All we need to do is stop sending captains from battalion to Ottawa for a couple years. The training cycle to generate OCs and ICs is wearing on the army

My memory was that at the time the proposal was fully thought out and more them raising their hand in class kinda thing.

The manning of the units is hugely under strength and the infantry battalions lack proper CSS outside of recce. The armored recce battalions are really 1 tank regiment, 1 LAV regiment, and an armored car regiment. The 3rd battalions are actually just 2 companies and are not mechanized to the mec...

Seems like the US is moving somewhat away from brigades and back into divisions. Below are the different types we can expect. https://www.battleorder.org/post/waypoint-divisions Interesting how Canada is keeping to the understrength brigades which will include many assets that only need to...