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The Leo 2A6Ms are being upgraded through Turret Repair and Overhaul in New Brunswick. The tank in the picture is the reference tank in Germany. I am not an engineer, but I think that reference tanks are used as a guide/blueprint for the rest. The Leo 2A6Ms will receive upgraded electronic...

The security problem in our North is not our own population. I see some real fear-mongering in this thread that only distracts from the real security challenges. The CAF is actually quite busy in the north. We had a battalion at JPMRC Alaska this past winter integrated into an US Army IBCT...

So the Russians are coming over the Arctic Ocean to invade on snow machines and helicopters?

Fuel caches are a thing up north.

It was recently announced that those FOLs would be enhanced, and Goose Bay is now also considered a FOL. Those FOLs are generally 1,000 miles north of the RCAF fighter bases, so they are absolutely useful in pushing fighter range (and other assets) to the north. They have infrastructure and...

I am sure that an AFV that was sighted in the open in WW2 could be destroyed quite quickly, but I am not sure how much operational research went into Whitaker's report of an eight-second life expectancy. Regarding Jock Columns, I think some things need to be established without taking away from...

Well, there you go!

I know I will be bombarded by a string of Google links without context and I am not against long-range missiles, but why are you trying to target Spitzbergen from Alert? Alert is at the end of a very long logistical chain. If your Russian grey-zone attack materializes at Spitzbergen then there...

Simpson's article is a good one. The recent shift to "Cavalry" or "Armour" is an attempt to streamline training, making it easier to move between different squadrons that have different equipment. There is also talk of "mind-set" in the cavalry work. The choice of the term "cavarly" was a...

Lebanon is complicated. Lebanon was carved out of Syria by France as the Ottoman Empire was itself carved up following the First World War. Lebanon is quite diverse with Christians (Maronite and Eastern Orthodox), Sunni, Shia and Druze populations. Politically, Lebanon has a confessional system...

McG's advice is absolutely correct. Ask your course staff. Pretty much all leave in the Canadian Armed Force is subject to operational requirements, meaning that the needs of the service will dictate when you can take leave. Sometimes we are really generous with leave, and other times we can...

We aren't talking about Canada's tanks anymore, but hey. For the Canadian Armed Forces, doctrine is the set of underlying principles that guide our actions. Doctrine is rather broad at higher levels, and tends to get tighter as it gets to lower levels. If we are discussing the Canadian Army's...

If your reason for having two Divisions is to have the capability to deal with foreign PMCs, bikers and our indigenous population in Canada then I don't think we'll ever align our views. The Canadian Armed Forces do not "go looking for wars overseas." The employment of Canadian military force...

I won't engage in line-by-line, but I will try to address the Divisional question. Regarding the Division level, what do you mean by "coordinate a Division within our own resources?" Do you mean the command and control of a fighting division on operations, or the coordination of day-to-day...

What? Canada as another Afghanistan? What are you talking about? Severing Europe from Asia? Putting aside that there are many other better ways to get between Europe and Asia than going through the Canadian arctic, who do you think asked us to be in Latvia? The Transatlantic Bond is one of the...

Are you saying that the USMC and USN are viewed as competitors? The authors certainly do not refer to those services as competitors. They say that the nature of the operating environment make cooperation with the USAF, USN and USMC very important. Yes, Jointness is critical to operate in the...

I realize I didn't really address the questions about how frequently an infantry officer (or any junior officer in the Army really) goes to the field and goes on deployment. I will offer a representative view of a unit's tempo and how a new officer might fit in. Your mileage will vary... Army...

There are two related concepts here: rank and appointment. We have our ranks and those are fairly straight-forward. Then we have appointments - those are also very important but sometimes a little more fuzzy. Generally, rank transcends organizations while appointment is more important within an...

OK. I am not an Infantry Officer, but until a serving Infantry Officer comes along I will offer my perspective as an Armour Officer that has served as a sub-unit commander in an Infantry Battalion for two years. Day-to-day responsibilities is a remarkably hard question to answer. In theory...

It is difficult to discuss in good faith when you use oblique comments, but I will try. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and its constituent elements execute missions in accordance with the direction from the government. This is unremarkable in a democracy but also absolutely fundamental to...