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I don't know if we should be using conscripts as comparing apples to apples here  :P. I will concede for the moment, thanks EITS and others for laying out your positions. I have definitely taken it on board and you've changed my outlet on certain subjects.

The Romans ran into this problem where the politicians simply bickered to bicker without any just cause. We know how well that turned out... Historically, countries (or societies of people in general) have an interesting cycle where they are more democratic for a bit, then more authoritarian...

But then the optics would be all off for those that "matter"....

Thanks for those well thought out posts Brihard! Old Sweat, I know someone going to that ceremony as well. I also trust that the security services are working hard.

While we may use the term "mental illness" at times to justify why a person committed an act that the vast majority of people would never dream of committing, I do not believe that we are doing ourselves any favours. I think that we have used "mental illness" way too broadly over the past few...

We all aren't as talented.  ;) What I am getting at is it depends what is involved in the attack. Is the attack your standard walk along until you find that specific hill with the depression or forest on the flank and then simply do your flanking attack. Or does it involve part of the force...

A category is much like what I know a "competency" to be. Like a qual it says you can do something, however it has an expiry time. Now this is just trying to extrapolate the category concept a bit further. The variety of PWT's that must be shot in order to stay "current" or the number of jumps...

Whenever the government inserts themselves into family life in such a way it rarely works out over the long haul... There is an ever increasing amount of parents who believe that the school system is meant to teach their kids everything they need to know about life and that when the kid messes...

And here comes the berating about how females aren't objects and what you just said completely sexualizes them. Oh wait, did I just assume a gender? In all seriousness, we need to stop pandering to fear. If immigrants are scared then we need to stop sheltering them, instead it should be...

In case it isn't clear I have never operated the sensor suite you are talking about, when reading my next bit of rambling factor that in  :P. In my mind I equate the complexity of operating that sensor suite to conducting an insert with assault boats, infilling on foot, then conducting a raid...

Without straying too far out of my lane here (I really do not know a whole lot about the Navy nor Airforce) I think we are speaking to almost the same point. I definitely agree that there are certain trades within the Airforce and Navy that are a hell of a lot more technical than the majority...

Some people just like to hear themselves... Or in this case know that others are reading their posts.

I would wager that not all Sea and Air components are as technical as some Land components. Once you have hammered in a skill you usually just require periodic refreshers to keep yourself proficient. However this requires you to have learned the skill properly. Personal gripe - We need to stop...

*Offtopic alert* This is most definitely not the most important thing out of above releases. I just find it interesting that Indigenous leaders were specifically consulted. It would be nice to know what exactly they bring to the table in regards to Defence Policy, besides possibly helping to...

That is where my bit about the police and military needing to communicate better with each other. There was an incident in my area where a similar type of thing occurred. An exercise was being conducted at a local park, a concerned resident called the police. The police show up with a police dog...

Here is an absolute winner, be sure to watch the video for the full effect: http://www.citynews.ca/2017/03/21/toronto-police-apologize-flippant-tweet-military-exercises/ I really wish the police and military would support each other more. I believe this speaks to the need to get into the...

While I agree with most of what you are saying I do not believe that you will ever see a cent from most illegals. In general I think that most have already spent their savings on arriving to Canada, as such a program that seeks to collect compensation would simply be a waste of taxpayer money.  :P

The interesting thing about law is that it can be changed. The law must balance between protecting the minority's rights while following the constitution (although I believe the constitution as a whole only covers Canadian citizens, with non-citizens being granted the rights laid out in the...

I found an open source report: http://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/parl_oag_201611_05_e_41834.html#p109 5.109 Actual attrition. In the 2014–15 and the 2015–16 fiscal years, the Regular Force lost 5,487 and 4,804 members respectively, which represented about 8 percent and 7 percent of the...

It is all about creating little empires (job security) for some people. Those who are so far removed from where the frontline work gets done in the CAF have ample time to worry about these issues which really shouldn't require much thought to get right. These are the types who devote their time...