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    Sexual Assault & Sexual Misconduct in the CF

    Plus the CAF is limited on their ability to get info from the civilian system. To say nothing of the cost of a criminal defense for an accused individual; for a court martial, a military lawyer is provided; charged civvy side, and the lawyer bills in 12 minutes increments.
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    No. Because the 1980s purchase included attritional aircraft by design.
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Production line shut down a quarter century ago.
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    Trump administration 2024-2028

    Don't worry, all the Pentagon journalists have agreed not to take leaks otherwise they lost their Pentagon press passes.
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    buying into an ongoing production program like the JSF means that, as attrition occurs, you buy in to the line for replacements.
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Short answer: Yes. Longer answer: there are equivalencies tracked both directions, with formal policies in the 5031 DAOD series.
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    Canada Post Woes (merged)

    USPS is also running huge deficits annually z and will require radical review of their model or large influx of tax money. TANSTAAFL
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    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    Sustainment builds readiness. The enterprise needs to be structured to train people, and acquire and maintain equipment and materiel. Right now, it's configured to do the bare minimum and keep forces in being ready without considering the sustainment (and regeneration) of forces.
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    Informing the Army’s Future Structure

    The Army, Reg and Res, refuses to invest properly in the sustainment enterprise.
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    Canada Post Woes (merged)

    As someone whose home delivery will now be redirected to a community mailbox: About time.
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    LGBTQ Stuff (split from other political threads)

    Comparable to retired CAF - there are those who acknowledge their prior military service as a part of who they are, and also those for who it is their sole identity.
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    Or are artificial timelines antithetical to proper management? Perhaps other issues mean decisions and declarations need to arrive at other times?
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Provincial responsibilities, not federal, though.
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    A Deeply Fractured US

    Totally normal administration of justice https://gizmodo.com/trump-pardoned-him-now-he-wont-have-to-pay-back-660-million-2000661542?utm_source=gizmodo_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2025-09-19-pm
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    Change of RSM parade

    It will definitely follow regimental quiffs. And command team quiffs. In the same unit I have seen RSM to RSM, RSM to CO to RSM, RSM to CO to Honorary Colonel who then delivers a meandering 25 minute speech to RSM...
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    Liberal Minority Government 2025 - ???

    Diseased poultry are culled routinely. (insert head in the sand joke)
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    If your crewing model requires every killick to spend three years ashore before they can step on board then your crewing model is fundamentally flawed. If you cut to the point where you have one person on board who can perform a task then your crewing model is fundamentally flawed. A military...
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    Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

    Little understood fact: if you receive a Res F pension you are eligible for the same medical and dental plans as the Reg F in retirement (you do have to pay for them).
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    The RCAF's Next Generation Fighter (CF-188 Replacement)

    We have committed to pay for them - the cheques haven't all cleared yet. And committed to an ongoing relationship with the JSF office including ongoing payments.
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