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I might have a bit better understanding in a week's time as my information is about a year old before it was funded and people started looking at the issue as a supporting a division rather than just a single subunit. As far as I understand they'll both be in Shilo. The RegF artillery would be...

As always, that depends on the purpose of that particular element of the reserves. If that element is only part of a training organization whose purpose is to train tankers and can sequence the training of 5 crews with just 2 tanks then fine. If that element is part of an armoured regiment...

In my visit to Sweden this spring I had the opportunity to spend a day at the Swedish Air Force Museum in Linköping. It was an amazing tour, especially the older aircraft going back to the dawn of flight. One very noteworthy display was a DC3 surveillance plane that was one of two Swedish...

Isn't there a joint US/Canada patrol system involving the coast guard, RCMP and various US agencies . . . ofh wait, that was in the good old days. 🍻

You don't have to go across the pond for such examples. 🍻

This and the rest of the quote make some excellent points. Each province has its own emergency management legislation and organization. Over and above the federal Emergency Management Act there is the federal Emergencies Act (RSC 1985 c 22 (4th Supp)) which includes "Public Welfare Emergencies...

If the increase to 100,000 PRes is for real then they will be real brigades in size at least (and quite possibly bigger). This line from "Inflection Point" continues to be my primary concern that things will not go well. 🍻

That's good to hear. I've always felt that when there is a shortage in the middle ranks, its a great opportunity for the junior ones to show their stuff. A little bit of methods of instruction training can go a long way to turn a young bombardier into an instructor on a recruit course as long...

Nothing relating the "injuries" to Ajax. As the last line of the article states (after rehashing years-old issues): But it was a slow day and the writer had to write about something.

Not bad - and not just because it follows much of my own line of thinking. :giggle: Two small thoughts. Each of the two armoured divisions needs a strong divisional cavalry regiment in addition to the two brigades. The artillery battalion in Latvia should have three batteries rather than...

When last I saw OldSweat he was working on selling off his massive collection of military history books. I'm not big into that but there was one that caught my eye; James Wood's "Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921." That was a particulalry critical time in the...

You know, If I had thinner skin I could almost get offended by being considered a "Colonel Blimp" type. Here's a link to who Colonel Blimp was for all you younger whippersnappers. For starters my family didn't have any glory in WW2 - you might recall that they were on the other side. As to the...

It's interesting that you mention Korea. A study of the creation of the special force and the problems associated with that is useful. See Strange Battleground. The planning figures for the brigade group was based on 5,000 with a reinforcement group of 2,105. The planning assumptions were that...

I like going out for walks - even on trails I've been on before - many times :giggle:

There're a number of reasons why I take the position that we need to form 30/70 hybrid, urban battalions throughout the CAF. Each has around a 50% or more bn HQ, one full RegF line company, 2 - 3 ARes line companies and a 3070 combat support company (CSS is provided from elsewhere) The two...

It's the continuing, full-time thing where the problem lies. I could easily see flyover exercises for 2 or 3 reserve CARBs per year for 2 to 3 weeks each as being perfectly within our legislative and regulatory structure. It not only provides a visible presence but exercises a number of units...

I obviously disagree. CANSOFCOM is a QRF, not the QRF. They are stomaching Latvia as a deterrent force which by its very nature implies a sustained combat role. I've said it many times before; if you want to have an economic role to play in Europe (or other desirable places) then you have to...

I see nothing wrong whatsoever employing a reservist on Class C for a period of a year or even two, if that is the extent of it. But reservists are : By legislation, reservists are not to be used in the ordinary course of things at continuing, full-time service. That's the job for the RegF...

I'd debate the numbers (more to 25% RegF-75% ARes) and some of the RegF responsibilities (a light quick reaction force) but agree with the concept. 🍻