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For emergency services all over the country there is a near critical shortage of suitable applicants... Given the TPS and other services have been lowering standards and offering new incentives, I would suggest that your experience is no longer relevant in matters of recruitment and retention...

As the article states, it's potentially down to the fight in the Indo-Pacific not being suitable for the aircraft. If you're doing lots of fighting in Africa against people in flip-flops, the Skyraider II makes sense. Against the Chinese, across vast expanses of ocean, not so much. UAS are...

It's the next logical step in process of looking for less expensive and bespoke military options. The ISV makes a lot of sense as the new Jeep/Iltis/G-Wagon, and the ISV-H looks like it makes sense as the new LSVW/5/4 Ton. I believe that GM Defence has been pushing other Colorado based ISV...

In fairness, I don't think anyone is intentionally trying to stifle discussion, but it has that effect at times. Fair point, and as I said, when it wanders into the realm of suggesting that a crime has been committed, it is very useful to have people around here who have the knowledge and...

I agree, which is why I made the same distinction in my post. The tendency to jump immediately to legal definitions, when the person using the language isn't explicitly calling for legal actions, stifles discussion and results in pointless derailing of topics. This current derailing is a...

I'm with @Halifax Tar on this one. If the bar for discussing behaviour is criminality, let's just shut down this part of the forum. Attempts to limit discourse with legalizing everything is just gatekeeping dressed up in pedantry. There is a difference between saying "that's bribery", and...

It was in an email from the RCN dress committee I think. It made the rounds in C Navy, but my not have been pushed by other CoCs. It's pretty pedantic, but I suspect it has to do with references to Naval Combat Dress in orders or regulations. Sending an email saying "Call NECU NCDs from now...

That direction came out in 2024 I believe, when the entire navy had switched to the new pattern.

How do you know you don't have a "Space force abomination" until you release it to the public? By going with the international standard, in a pretty standard colour, the CA avoids embarrassment and gets a uniform that looks sharp.

Never forget that there are segments of the US public that are brainwashed into believing the UK is Satan. They buy into the national myths so hard that anything that is against the UK is automatically good. Trump appeals to those voters...

Fair, but my counterpoint stands. CAF members are expected to sacrifice freedom and stability. It's not unreasonable for people who are asked to give more, to expect more.

I wasn't aware that the Toronto to Quebec route was beside one of the most active seismic faults in the world, and also at the same time in one of the most expensive locations in the world.

There is no force on earth that can maintain absolute control, even if only sporadically contested, along a 1800km coast. Of course the US is trying to portray absolute control, while at the same time Iran is trying to portray the illusion that they can move freely. It might be highlighting it...

That's just ridiculous... How can one have an informed conversation if one doesn't look at historical data in comparison to future plans? Placing the expected costs in the context of other major projects is entirely reasonable, and when looking at historical data, percentage of GDP is as...

In an age where getting the first viral clip outweighs being the most reliable, this is bound to happen. Most media outlets would rather be the first-mover with the most shared clip, rather than have the most balanced and accurate story.

Or, like in all other wars, dominance doesn't mean the enemy can't do anything, it just means they have to be very careful of what they do... It would be impossible to stop all small craft from exiting Iranian harbours and doing things sporadically in small groups. The Germans could send boats...

I understand where you're coming from, and if it was my land I'd be a bit upset, but I also the the other side of it. When the government takes land they tend to pay over market value for the land, so its of not getting fair value. We wouldn't have a lot of our current CAF training areas if the...

That works until everyone wants $10 billion for their half acre. It would mean that no national project could ever be built again. This is why unrestrained libertarianism doesn't stand up to the real world.

My point about tradition wasn't specific to the new CA uniforms... Nearly every army wears some version of the same basic pattern, because that was the dress back at the turn of the 19th century, and after that the fancy dress and battle dress diverged. So fancy dress has stayed static while...

I'd add that they are also about tradition, which is the the new CA DEU makes so much sense. It's not a 100% return to pre-unification, but it's close enough to be clearly inspired by the older uniforms.