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I think that you hit the nail on the head. Admin and routine tasks take up enough of most people's time at work that sifting through verbose documents is the last thing in their priorities. A wiki would certainly be a big step forward, but like you said there needs to be some level of review and...

Maybe for some informal discussion but there are people who are paid to do this for the army (not nearly enough of them), and what is the point of having a professional army if we aren't learning anything along the way? There are directives, orders, DAODs, etc that talk up the importance of the...

Well... I completely agree with you, but hey - at least having them be accessible would be a start. The other question is, how would these lessons be "learned?" I don't expect PAMs to change with every lesson a sub-sub-unit pulls from an op or ex, but it would be nice to be able to do what that...

I came across an old article, originally published in the Maple Leaf and republished in the CMJ titled "Op SAGE: Knowledge in Action" (attached). It's fictional, but meant to illustrate what knowledge management could be in the CAF. It's a bit ridiculous but I think the point is valid. Although...

I guess I should have been more explicit, I was trying to draw the comparison that the situation in the Baltics now is completely different from that of Ukraine in 2014 and that Russia would hardly consider seizing territory of a NATO member or territory defended by NATO troops "low hanging...

Do you think Russia would have still seized the Crimea/pushed into Donbass if: 1. Ukraine was a NATO member; and/or 2. NATO battlegroups with US/Can/UK troops were in the Crimea/Donbass? Or maybe you're discussing something different from the last few messages, but I think it's safe to say...

The RAND report doesn't paint a pretty picture, but I think it's worth considering the other side of the coin. The authors of the paper on the EFP BGs dont seem to totally agree in their introduction (page 6): "Finally, even though Russian forces positioned near the Baltic countries dwarf NATO...

The nuance was actually pretty central to why Jody-Wilson Raybould rejected the position because the minister of Indigenous Services is known as the "Indian Agent" or something like the hand that feeds, and is typically viewed as something demeaning to indigenous people while Crown-Indigenous...

What makes you say that? I don't see how its out of the realm of possiblity

For RMC offers I'm doubtful that BMOQ would be deferred to August, there wouldn't be enough time before classes started.

Well to be honest, I don't really know how much better it is. It very well could be the golden ticket, but the reality is that neither Military college will be closed in favor of that any time soon. Like I said earlier I'm not arguing for the RMC system, simply trying to share my understanding...

I think you guys are looking at this the wrong way. I agree that RMC does not necessarily produce officers that are a significant cut above their civvie-U counterparts, but they are a recruitment tool. Like I said earlier, the forces are lacking in recruitment recently, and the colleges are one...

Calling Kingston western Quebec is a pretty far stretch. I agree with you that there isn't a need for two degree granting institutions, but there is a real need to have CMR exist and the amount of money needed to upgrade it to a full degree granting university is likely little in the grand...

As far as I understand, the current plan is for RMCSJ to only offer social science programs; you will likely continue to Kingston. That could have changed.

  Well, maybe not as bad as you might think? While there is still a debate as to the value of the military colleges, in light of the current recruitment crisis I think that it's fair to say that the main benefit they provide to the forces is a guaranteed quota of new officers, with a strong...

  I think this is closest to the truth, not necessarily that the Canadians are the best fighting troops but that is the patriotic perception? As a Canadian I'd love to believe that we are the most formidable fighting force in the world but I don't think you could attribute our success in wars to...

Received an email a few days ago with an offer for ROTP then a position as an armour officer upon commission. I haven't gotten a phone call yet though? See you all this summer.