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Keep in mind that this is the same branch not so long ago that was advocating for a MPF light tank battalion at the division level alongside a spattering of new versions of the Multi-Mission Effects Vehicle in a division that would have included MBTs in each brigade. It seemed at least at the...

Puma is apparently too small on the inside and incredibly expensive.

Wonder if they are going to have to acquire the land in around Little River Rd there as the base security seems pretty soft and close to the road there.

Federal to Municipal seems to be less an issue then Municipal to Federal as the content and quality of regional training varies across the country. That is to make no mention of local hiring practices and their ability to conduct screenings of their workers.

Every province and territory is division of which V Division (Nunavut) has about 150 members posted to it. The number of police required for the CAF and its facilities would well exceed this number. The problem with relying on an outside police force that isnt dedicated to your jurisdiction is...

I dont think it would look like that. More likely they would create a new Division within the RCMP for DND policing. This would include things like major investigative services (CFNIS), etc. Detachments would interact with provincial ones for things like regional training like they do out West...

Dominion Police were extremely small force that only resided in Ottawa. The RCMP had no issues during both world wars and the Boer War the later of which had many members in the LSR.

Postings to a base detachment would be a pretty chill gig and is the kinda small town policing a lot of members strive for. The force is also used to running detachments in all sizes so it fits like a glove in that case. It would be more expensive from the wage side but the CAF wouldnt have to...

Police in the UK are weird and not well paid. We already have the RCMP and it would easily fit within their mandate and training.

Trained by the Spanish apparently

I believe Esquimalt moved the on base yacht club to make way for potential pens on the north end. Wonder if they will do a landswap for the local FN for all that coast in exchange for WP.

Wonder if it will be the same ones the Aussies are buying

Probably but the entire move was political from the get go. Not to mention the governments plans for the CAF at the time.

That 10 day course is not really a thing from what I have heard. They tried pushing it out with the new rifles but it didnt take. Accountability and material issues are the current issues Im told.

Is it possible that maybe these kind of statements are why they were selected as CDS?

Discussions around the Rangers are interesting to follow. Questions abound about the cost and purpose of this line at the L1 and L2 levels.

If I remember correctly it was all forced but he ironically pushed for an early heavy emphasis on pers going to the air force and navy. The irony was that those who did serve overseas with those two services suffered higher casualties ratios then other ground troops and that later they didnt...

I imagine that the probationary period during BMQ will be the judge of that

The problem is that the CA has remits and downsizing wont be a good look. Last push from NATO was 4 brigades(1 armored, 3 mech), division+ assets, and light infantry QRF. You are probably looking at 5 brigades there plus the division stuff. How we get there and what it looks like will be...

Ironically this might not be us. Japan has had lots of issues trying to court military sales due to a lack of experience doing so. Australia also had them in the running for the Collins replacement but it didn't work out even as they were favored to win.