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The real question is what is the CFAT (and other ‘aptitude’ tests) actually based off of? Seems to me like someone just decided arbitrarily where the line in the sand should be drawn even though I have met people who can do those jobs without said ‘aptitude’. Clearly it isn’t a be all to end...

My issue with CFAT is I have met someone who did a trade for a decade successfully (pre CFAT), but got out and when they went to go back in couldn’t get in the same trade because their CFAT score was too low. It could be leading to good potential troops being kept out of the military. Same...

You are all missing the best benefit of train travel, you can have a bar car on your commute. If you have a effective train network you don’t exactly need a personal vehicle, just rent one as needed. Just the savings in that alone are huge. Most people have car payments which are in the 500$+...

You can win the battles but still lose the war. Afghanistan, Vietnam, etc. Both wars which they kicked the enemies ass but still lost the war. Right now the fiscal and diplomatic consequences are likely going to be greater for the US than the desire to carry on this war.

I went through this the other day at work where even your most practically considering hunter who only views them as tools for hunting needs about 3 firearms minimum to be able to effectively hunt all types of game. A .22 for partridge, rabbits, etc. A 12 gauge for birds/maybe larger game if...

100% agree, C9 drill all the way!

Because the RCN refused to listen to the RN who tried this exact experiment a decade earlier than them and it turned out horribly (they reversed it). Canada being Canada ignored them and did it to similar results, except they are too stubborn to admit it failed (so far). Main reason I suspect...

Your missing the most important part. Britain is forced to end it due to America threatening to offload their debt and destroy the British economy. Look at America and everyones stance with their bonds, not that far off debt wise, main difference being it is more spread out than Britain making...

A nuclear deterrent is a more effective deterrent (but not a guarantee). That being said conventional forces can be a effective deterrent as well. Look at Switzerland hasn’t been invaded in centuries despite being surrounded by countries that at various points in time wanted to. Sometimes it...

Not just that girls school, but those bombs dropped on their universities too. Again the US and Israel are making the propaganda for them.

That 85 million will be shrinking as some are drawn to support the regime as a Iran vs US/Israel war, not as the people vs the regime. The US has done a horrible job on the propaganda side of this war. Bombing schools and declaring a holy war isn’t exactly what you say to get the local...

Not fully. They still provide intel and allow the Europeans to buy American equipment to give to Ukraine. If America is short munitions they won’t sell any and if they lose a bunch of important aircraft they are less likely to use them over Ukraine and more likely to use them over Iran.

More than that, the worse the situation in Iran becomes for the US the more likely they are to abandon Ukraine.

The RCMP is new to unions, this is just the start of the fun that can arise. So far with my time dealing with them I have seen clear discriminatory advantage given to certain people (saw one particular union president write more pay into a collective agreement for him and him alone, if the...

Depends on the year. At one point the US had boots on the ground in Russia.

Trudeau, Harper, Martin, Chretien doesn’t matter. At the end of the day they all underfunded national defence for decades resulting in the poorly equipped under prepared military we have today. Actions speak louder than words and the actions taken by the government of Canada over the last 38...

Trudeau actually spent more on the military than Harper did (Trudeau averaging around 1.27% a year whereas Harper averaged about 1.16% a year). Harper has the lowest expenditure on record in 2014 (.99%) out of any year for defence spending. Harper liked to talk a lot about everything they were...

Whose going to make up the difference? Should we just kill OAS in general and instead offer ‘free’ senior housing for those with assets below ‘x’ amount? The reality is if there is no money in the service they won’t provide it and it will be worse for lower income seniors as they will just be...

I think it honestly just comes down to Carney being a actual serious politician who understands that sovereignty isn’t free and if you can’t defend yourself you exist solely based on the good will of others.

Reservist timelines will be different than Reg Force timelines. Reg force you have a job your doing and sending you on course takes away from that. Reserves you don’t have a active job ongoing so there can be more opportunities for career courses, taskings, etc. plus each unit will have...