geo said:
should the Navy be telling the Gov't what they need or should it be the Gov't telling the navy what it needs?
The army (thanks to the CDS) was able to go out and get what was needed, right this second - with a fair bit of hoopla and a fair bit of contreversy .... but there are C17s on the production line, M777s are deployed (with more on the way), Chinooks and Hercs are coming up next.....
1. The Navy has to tell the Government what it can do with what it has.
Day 1 Familiarization Briefing
2. The Government has to tell the Navy what it would like done.
Day 1 Familiarization Briefing
3. The Navy then has to tell the Government how much it will cost to make up the difference.
Many hours of staff work and dollars of studies by contractors
4. The Government then gets to decide how much of what it wants done is really important.
Many hours of discussions with Navy, CF, Fisheries and Oceans, RCMP, Foreign Affairs, US, ABCA, NATO, UN various allies, domestic partners, Provinces, Treasury Board, Industry, Suppliers.
5. The Government then gets to decide on needs, wants and budget and inform Navy.
6. Navy then gets to tell Government that the budget is too small.
7. Government then gets to say, "Carry on regardless".
Beyond that it becomes a case of the Government making sure that the money is spent wisely.
But then there are elections....and economic crises and booms.