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The subs are definitely priority. But clearly the government wants to leverage some kind of deeper partnership out of the deal. And not just the government. See VADM Topshee's comments on Canadianization of the whole program. As in Korean or German subs having Canadian tech after the first...

Stick to talking about army kit. You clearly don't know about aircraft. An unpressurized aircraft is a massive operational compromise for SAR. Especially the way we operate. There were issues with the 295. Still better than the Buff.

As I've said elsewhere, the government is using defence spending for industrial and technological investment. This is more obvious to those working on a project or at the staff level. This also means the folks dreaming about minutiae on how brigades will be designed are going to be...

What's still delusional is that people think Trump cares about defence spending in Canada and will tie economic negotiations to that. People have weird ideas they project. Trump doesn't give a sh*t how much we spend. There's no difference in how he treats countries that spend more or less...

Let's also be real here. He could have done nothing like so many PMs before him. And wouldn't have faced any political consequences for shafting defence. Especially since defence spending is delivering practically zero returns on the trade relationship with the US or Europe. Here's a simple...

The CAF is downstream of a society. We have to deal with a lot of issues we used to not have. We have an aging population. We have a population that is more computer literate, but also less technically literate. Etc. We also buy much more sophisticated kit that requires a lot more skilled...

Given the country's aging population, all I can say is good luck to anybody who thinks the CAF can continue catering to the delusion you are putting forward here. Indeed, a huge part of why we are in this mess is because we've been pretending it's the 60s till probably about the 2010. When was...

Nah. Cabinet gets those classified briefings. They know the threat. And they also know what the consequences are, from the US for leaving a large and symbolic program like the F-35. Here's a prediction. The message will be simple. "It's not practical to restart. We're continuing the...

"If he doesn't give in to every single one of my preferred policy positions, he's useless." I will never understand people who are so dogmatically partisan. I think it's remarkable that he's dragging the Liberal Party around on the largest increase in defence spending in generations. Harper...

RUMINT says November will have the backpay.

Which is being addressed with a new Security Forces trade being stood up. I agree with you. Now would be a good time to discuss separating policing from security. Start with something like the American CAC. I hate having an ID card that sits in my wallet and a PKI that I have to remember to...

I haven't seen it mentioned elsewhere. But it's a concept that is really dominating and driving everything at the air staff. In no small part driven by the acquisition of the F-35 and P-8s. It's more than just platforms. New trades. The Security Force and Mission Planner will be stood up...

More importantly IDEAS is an R&D forum where companies get to pitch mid TRL ideas to the government. It gives bureaucrats and industry exposure to each other. It's networking. The real work comes after.

Ignorant comment. Some of you have been out so long you seem to have lost reading comprehension. It's a science fair in the middle of a city. You expect them to randomly allow vendors to test out kill mechanisms there? Do you even know what IDEaS is about?

Every DEO signs the same contract. Some might sign a separate contract for obligatory service (like pilots). But to my knowledge NWOs don't. The "contract" is not a contract in the conventional sense. It's a terms of service for a given period of time. You can still quit any time. But the...

There's politics. But they actually do substantial siting studies for these. Interference and issues with population proximity really matter on these things.

Because OTH radars don't actually need to be in the Arctic. And basic logistics like accessibility for maintenance, being able to train technicians and operators on it, etc. also matter. North Bay is not just any CAF base in this context. It's the home of the RCAF's Aerospace Surveillance...

The only folks getting 13% or less are: 1) Those above Sailor/Private/Aviator with less than 5 years in. 2) COLs and GOFOs. Both of these groups combined is a small percentage of the CAF. Everybody else is getting more. Heck, I'm one of those staff Os at the puzzle palace working a comfy...

Generally agree with this. But going back to the original question, the person was basically asking what can be accomplished within 9 years in uniform. And I think the premise is wrong. It's what can be accomplished in 9 years of commissioned service because that is an apples to apples...

@Navy_Pete Sincerely appreciate the insight. As to the original question, I don't think civvies understand that promotion to Senior Officer ranks are competitive. And that's where the idea that DEOs could get there faster comes from. In general, I would give the edge to ROTP and...