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Recruitment for western militaries is down generally for a variety of factors. A big factor is that they have given up on advocating for their unique military cultures and 'gone with the flow'. Organisations that have not done so as much - the USMC is a grand example, as it retains much of its...

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The same argument that indicates that it needs continue evolving can be used in the reverse, because it is entirely subjective. I am honest that I am subjective. I will add one more thing - modern society has completely lost any sense of aesthetics. Older forms of head dress are more aesthetic...

Everything is subjective. The beret is a 'business casual' type of head dress, which can be worn down into work dress (as it was originally intended) and up to 3B. The baseball cap is a sub-casual form of dress. You do not attend a professional work environment wearing it - unless your...

The Army should be sprinting in the opposite direction of this informal rubbish. Undress headress (service / forage caps) for DEU, and re-inforcing of beret as normal working headdress in garrison. I am, however, also a realist, and I know that the trend is for our military to look ever more...

A significant amount of Canadian soldiers, sailors and airmen live in locations with over-inflated markets. These markets have, furthermore, become more and more the natural baseline for our country. I am deeply sceptical that any of these markets are going to deflate in any serious manner, but...

The only reason I was able to buy a house was because I went on repeated, back to back tours over a very short period of time. If you think a little bit of elbow grease and cutting back some luxuries (such as occasional eating out as a family) will grant enough money to buy a house in the 2020s...

I can’t be the only one here who thinks that this look is absolutely dreadful for a ceremonial uniform at an important national monument.

The Army service dress should go at least some way in making soldiers look smart and, well, military… providing that it is well delivered.

He has been subsumed and taken up by his alien friends, and now watches us from above like a malevolent patron spirit of unification. We must invoke our old saints to battle this malignant creature.

Another factor not listed here is that the rifle green monstrosity is made of a weird, niche fabric blend that is becoming difficult to source from industry . This is the time to make changes - moneys had to be spent regardless. As for the comment that ‘who cares what they look like’, I find...

Was this for garrison wear as well, replacing beret?

Here's to hoping that we're actually roped into Op Barkhane (the French TF in Africa). About a snowball's chance, I know.

Wouldn't that be a sweet notion? Then we only need to grab a regiment's worth of SPGs, acquire more tanks and beef up our logistical capabilities. Easy peasy.

Are these the same as the Outside The Wire shirts that were issued towards the tail end of Afghan? Op Attention?

I'm normally not one to comment on the sleeve "bling" in CADPAT, as I think it can be done quite tastefully (see - UK). However, did anyone else notice that for these pictures, all the troops are wearing the massive Canadian flag on their right arm with another, small one on their left? Is...

Obviously not, but at least they are making the effort that is ostensibly a requisite behaviour for members of the Alliance. There are a great many issues that would be resolved by having the cash necessary to conduct training, recruit the right amount of people, procure the right equipment and...

It will certainly highlight the Army's lack of integral and important assets in its OOB. Whether or not the government of the day recognises this and decides to fix it is an entirely different problem. I am not sanguine, judging by historical precedent.

Throw some ATGM to the battalions and brigades and I'm in for this.

Oh, most certainly not, besides the fact that if you issued someone a pair of Lowas or Hanwags they'd be good for 7-10 years at least. I should clarify; I was musing whether or not I should buy myself a pair of Lowas, or just wait until the next trial of new boots.