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Patently false. Including the untrained strength for both sides yields a result that is still much closer to 20%. Set down the axe you're grinding and run your numbers again.

According to DHRIM, trained officers make up 20% of the paid strength of the Reg F. That includes large overhead organizations that are composed almost exclusively of officers, so in the operational chains of command you can bet it's significantly less.

You're making a lot of assumptions on the basis of a single, brief, poorly-written article in a small-market newspaper. Right now the only thing keeping this story in "the media" is a specific poster to a widely-read online forum who won't let it drop.

I've heard some talk to the effect that the RCN would like to see more folks from outside the institution wearing it - like flight crew and medics and augmentees who may just deploy for a single six-month mission at sea once in their career. Seems the entry-level threshold for most gongs is six...

Basically they're talking about phase 2 of PRECS - figuring out what the optimal class "B"/"C" strength is going forward. The first round of PRECS was really just about budgetary fire-fighting; this one is about determining what "should" be, based on the fact that they want the...

Reservists sure can - my brother converted his reserve time to PS (though he was only a Part I.1 contributor; that may make the difference). You're right that the conversion is only for 180+ days unbroken service, but like I said the very real alternative is not to convert the pension from CAF...

Saw that one. It's not even a "pension problem" really - people transferring to the PS are under no obligation to transfer their CAF pension over the PS plan. Doing so just allows them to draw benefits under the PS plan earlier, but in principle they can just choose to draw both pensions in...

I would guess that there may be a base/squadron/etc standing order to the effect that everyone needs to stay on top of correspondence sent to their official address. If there isn't such an order (and that's a long if), then the member may have defence at a summary trial; however if they're just...

A shift of what? If it's a work shift and you've been ordered to check your email before or after, then these are the relevant QR&Os: http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-policies-standards-queens-regulations-orders-vol-01/ch-03.page#cha-003-41 and...

I've known and worked with a few geopolitical analysts (I think that may be what you're thinking of - not sure that we have a great many civilian intelligence analysts). These tend to be Master's/PhD types who've done specific research in defence and politics, usually with an internship or prior...

Please note that your "freedom to express [your] opinions" is limited when that opinion is libellous. You might want to take a look at this thread if you want to know why experienced users of this board avoid attributing accusations against public individuals by name...

I've met the man; you've heard incorrectly. It's never too soon to learn the lesson that the more knowledgeably someone speaks on a topic in the mess, the less he is likely to actually know about it.

No - a true leader is the one who makes necessary decisions in the face of criticism and who doesn't look to win popularity contests. With all due respect to your right to have an opinion, you don't have the context needed to criticize this one. Go to sea first.

And the Red River Rebellion of 1869/70 came about three years prior to the formation of the NWMP. As it's off the topic of this thread, I'm going to invite you not to try to convince me the two were completely unrelated. I concede that the NWMP subsequently did lots of customs enforcement, but...

The NWMP were formed and equipped to put down another Red River Rebellion-style armed insurrection. Using your line of logic we might as well have mounted Harpoons and a CIWS on QUEST. Weapons' fit isn't static; whatever geopolitical situation may be developing in the arctic is developing...

Yep - it's primarily an ISR platform, not a combattant.

In fact the results of the promotion selection board were released just prior to the incident.

True: everyone knows the frontline is located at Petawawa, Valcartier, Edmonton, Shilo, Gagetown and Kingston.

Gee, I dunno, Andy. You spent four years as CLS trying to buy them: why don't you just tell us yourself?

HufPo is a essentially a blog service; they screen the people they let host blogs there to a degree, but there is no editing of content to speak of. You're right that the writer is no fool and that he has both the experience and tools needed to write a factual article. In this case he chose not...