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You are quite correct with regards to the improvements.  We are a long way from the denim field jacket with corduroy collar.  The trials process is very important, and we should all help out with that.  I have been in the field force for 15 years, and I have never seen a request to participate...

As I have said above, I am not married to any specific COA, or as you say, the specific answer I allegedly want.  I would be happy with any COA (be that supply issued, boot allowance or personal purchase) provided it resulted in soldiers receiving half-way decent footwear in a reasonable time...

Fair enough, but my original point still stands.  Let's call it an undue and very cost prohibitive risk.  Either way, CAF leaders still have an obligation to do something about it. As you have said, that is highly unlikely, and even if it were to happen I am not sure that the system that will...

Those are all items the system is able to supply to the people that need them.  Am I happy with every aspect of what is delivered with regards to those systems? No. Are there always enough of the vehicles we need or want? No.  However, the army still figured out a way to get you to the...

So, what is the variable I am missing? If the elected officials aren't going to stop us (because I'm sure they don't care one way or the other about the boots we physically wear), and the TB is out of the picture (because we aren't spending the queen's shilling), what is there to stop us?

Touche...I said it would be a good indicator that change is needed, not that it would actually drive change  :) .  You are quite correct.  From a spending standpoint, the boots are "small potatoes", and not likely to drive government procurement policy.  I don't buy this.  If the MND actually...

While the knock on effects are disconcerting, it really isn't the CAF's problem.  While we are beholden to DND and TB policies with regards to acquisitions, they do not (at least not yet...) have any say on the lawful orders issued within the CAF.  Our responsibility as leaders in the CAF is to...

Greater chances of error, more sizes to stock (or not stock).  I have received three separate issues of mondopoint sized boots (once when the CWWB was introduced, and twice for arids), and I have never received the size measured. Instead, I got what was available.  I could get by using extra...

Don't forget about the personnel costs of injuries associated with ill-fitting or inadequate footwear...for the last decade. That's my sunny thought for the day.  :facepalm:

Cool!  Hopefully this is part of a broader program to re-introduce a robust anti-armor capability to the Infantry Corps generally.  Is there any new doctrine in process (re-introduction of Anti-Armor Platoons, etc.)?  If it is not appropriate for public consumption, DWAN links would also be...

My understanding (which is mostly second hand, town halls with senior leaders, etc.  Perhaps someone closer to the mechanics of the issue could weigh in) was that there was considerable interest within the CAF senior leadership to pursue a boot allowance COA after the QA/QC issues with the last...

I fully agree Medicine Man, but it is more than that.  The procurement process is not fully under the control of the CAF, or DND for that matter, and while we should do our best to improve it, we should also look to find solutions that are within CAF control such as the one I have proposed...

I think the real question becomes, how many times are we going to through this process, only to see it fail again?  I remember seeing the first trial temperate boots in CADPAT (which, apart from being as ugly as sin, were not a terrible design) in field use back in 2005.  That is a longer time...

I'm glad to hear that there is at least talk of a replacement in the Arty community (which is not to say a replacement will materialize...).  I would also be curious to know how any acquisition would tie in with the equipment allocations for the RegF Arty Regiments. As far as I know (and correct...

None of this is shocking.  It doesn't mean we should ignore it.  At least the Grizzlies and Cougars we sold/gifted in Africa supported a policy objective at the time (supporting the AU Force), but any undesired subsequent use should serve as a cautionary example. I would be curious to know how...

So, we should sell to anyone willing to buy?  In a similar example, I think the French showed some moral courage in turning off the Mistral deal with the Russians.  While they ultimately found another buyer, I'm sure they still took a bath on the deal in terms of penalties.  I realize that our...

When we sell armaments to another country, we have to give some thought to how they will be used.  We have an arms export control process in place, but it is unfortunately very politicized., as we have seen in this case.  This story simply provides further confirmation of the reality on the...

It is definitely moving slower than I would like, and I am of course standing by for the plan to fall on its face. This isn't my first day.  :) I would think of the Service Level Agreement as the responsible parties (the Army and CFRG) conducting coordination as part of lower level battle...

I would be cautious about the use of an external agency to solve our intake problems for us.  Such a contractor would have a mandate to execute a process, and if we hand them a bad process, I have no expectation they would do better.  Unfortunately, several key aspects of the process (most...

Wow.  I think some perspective is required here. I agree that the "taking care of the troops" imperative of leaders has slipped in recent years, but that is more about leader's diverted time and attention than money.  The benefit package delivered by the CAF is better today than it has ever...