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Too true. They've had since 2014 to work out the preferred force structure. This feels slapped together and I say that knowing that there are some good folks working on it. The problem is that Advancing with Purpose was a 20 year scheme to get us to a place which was useless for the future. We...

Once you have an army over 10,000 people you need to think divisions. Once you have two divisions you need to think corps. Its simple organizational hierarchies and creating the staff structure to manage large forces. Canada's army has been mired in the battlegroup for three decades. It needs to...

Watching 4th and 7th Div taking shape, my guess is that the Strykers will be around for a while. And a new longer range gun would fit the bill. :unsure:

I could see an expanded role for the NAVRes but I also see these types of security operations as ones that have a role on land/shorelines/infrastructure etc. Here, basic light infantry and air defence matters. I think both the Swedes and Norwegians understand this type of role better than we do...

It was an interesting thing to watch the MCDVs evolving. I had a colleague who was a NavRes officer and a civilian lawyer in Edmonton who got his ticket and ran an MCDV for a year. On top of that I sat in as legal advisor on a number of projects to try to reform the PRes terms of service. These...

Well, I'll start the discussion with the idea that protecting our coastlines, especially vital infrastructure such as harbours and ports is important. We might disagree on how vulnerable they are and how threatened they are but threats change - whether drugs or sabotage - but sometimes we should...

Interesting that it can be reloaded with a K10. Makes you think that a K10MH might be on the way. 🍻

My guess is that its not the government but the navy that has little interest in this - or for that matter the army. 🍻

Yup. It doesn't have to be a CB90/ It must be CB90ish - speed, maneuverability, crew capacity, armament, ability to land against rough shores etc. A Canadian built CB90 clone is fine and preferable to me. 🍻

My nod goes to the CB90 with the capability of taking a half platoon as dismounts. IMHO, these make excellent patrol, craft of coastal infrastructure on both coasts and quite possibly could be positioned to operate out of small coastal harbours by NavRes pers with small ARes platoons. Simple and...

I've been working with those numbers for a while and my most realistic model has an army of 7 divisions (3 homeland, 3 expeditionary and 1 general support) for a total of 30,00 RegF and 55,000 PRes (of whom only 50,000 are ARes). I've left of both the static base support system and CADTC...

Here's a new one Who else is wondering what threat he'll pump out against Canada once we retaliate against his next round of bullying tariffs. :ROFLMAO:

One needs to separate some of the fundamental aspects of war in general with the doctrine, tactics and TTPs of modern war. Since conscription is generally a tool of last resort in Canada one needs to look to volunteerism of a degree where the modern populace is prepared to put their own lives at...

Fair points. And @Kirkhill and I disagree on oh so many things but I tend to agree with him on some sociological issues. IMHO, its one thing to recruit for full-time peacetime jobs with a hefty starting salary, and quite another to create a culture which will let you fill a large military in a...

I'm guessing that you've never been a reservist. There are a multitude of people who don't have money for snowmobiles or kayaks or tenting gear or guns and unlimited ammo but who enjoy doing that once in a while and getting paid for it to boot. You just need to find your target audience...

I would expect that the vast majority of the soldiers who entered the Militia and went to war in 1914 got their start with the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association (and the ammunition that the government provided to it) and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. You can get a great jump on things, not...

Tell me how a named company incorporated in - let's say Ontario - is any different from a numbered company when it comes to concealing beneficial ownership? Registration of company officers is part of the accessible corporate record, but you won't see the shareholding ownership until you have...

Whatever it is, it will need a new subcomponent of the ResF. SuppRes is to specific and is useful as a separate category for previously trained RegF or PRes. Canadian Rangers might do - I figure the training and equipping and terms of service as similar but all-in-all a new subcomponent is easy...

I really don't like the use of the term "mobilization force." Mobilization is an action that can apply to a variety of forces. My preference for the various classes of reserve service are the three existing ones - primary, supplementary and Canadian Rangers (I don't see CIC as a real reserve...

There's really nothing wrong with numbered companies. Basically any time a business is registered it is assigned a number by the relevant corporations branch. A "numbered" company is merely one where the owners didn't change the number to a pretty corporate name and it just continues to use the...