Army Reserve Restructuring

[Remius]

What's my motivation ?

Your previous posts on generational responsibilities and blame.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Your previous posts on generational responsibilities and blame.

Yup. Time to pay up.

 

[Remius]

Yup. Time to pay up.

I share similar feelings writ large about that sort of thing.

It’s a nice sentiment but isn’t rooted in pragmatism or effectiveness.

 

[Halifax Tar]

I share similar feelings writ large about that sort of thing.

It’s a nice sentiment but isn’t rooted in pragmatism or effectiveness.

I am fully cognizant this is never going to happen.

I just think its a shame generations of leeches could get away with this.

 

[Remius]

I am full cognizant this is never going to happen.

I just think its a shame generations of leeches could get away with this.

No, I get where you were going.

Realistically though, I would prefer a reduced amount for OAS clawback. Say 100k per household.

Other things would be tackling NIMBYism. Pour funds into housing in various neighbourhoods, current homeowners be damned if it reduces their house values.

Start investing in small business development as opposed to real estate.

I’d also create a flat tax rate and remove all the loopholes that the very top percentile enjoys simply by having more money.

Roll back credentialism and get youth more productive earlier in life.

Also mandatory retirement ages in all public sector jobs.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Realistically though, I would prefer a reduced amount for OAS clawback. Say 100k per household.

Other things would be tackling NIMBYism. Pour funds into housing in various neighbourhoods, current homeowners be damned if it reduces their house values.

Recent Hali example:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-removes-covenants-residents-fight-development-9.6965299

Start investing in small business development as opposed to real estate.

I’d also create a flat tax rate and remove all the loopholes that the very top percentile enjoys simply by having more money.

Roll back credentialism and get youth more productive earlier in life.

Also mandatory retirement ages in all public sector jobs.

 

[childs56]

I doubt a provincial militia would fare better.

I would think you might be surprised.

Apples and oranges. So does Hockey Canada.

Lol if that's your view. What does Cadets and Scouts have that Hockey Canada doesn't...... a direct connection to the military... Both provide direct skills that should be built upon to encourage enrollment either fulltime and or part time military service when they reach of age.

I guess you could stretch the Regiments Hockey obsession Maybe as a direct connection.

Maybe. But you would also not be paying anywhere near what they pay a reservist. You would likely not have the same medical and security requirements either. Training time would be less and that force would be useless for expeditionary purposes

Lol because a Reservist gets paid so well and have great benefits. I know many companies with higher physical and medical requirements then the CAF. A few of them have equivalent and or higher security requirements then a a normal member in the Miltary.
Why would training time be less? Different maybe but less that would be up for debate.
The expeditionary aspect could also be up for debate. They could be a better trained disaster response team. With actual resources and specific training.

Agreed. Maybe fix that.

 

[Kilted]

I'd feel sorry for anyone who had to be staff on a BMQ full of conscripts.

 

[Remius]

I would think you might be surprised.

I would be.

Lol if that's your view. What does Cadets and Scouts have that Hockey Canada doesn't...... a direct connection to the military... Both provide direct skills that should be built upon to encourage enrollment either fulltime and or part time military service when they reach of age.

Irrelevant. These are youth groups (and free ones at that) and motivations are not the same at all and have significant parental involvement. Are there similarities sure, but not a good comparison when talking about numbers.

I guess you could stretch the Regiments Hockey obsession Maybe as a direct connection.

The point is pointing to an organisation with higher numbers for differing reasons.

Lol because a Reservist gets paid so well and have great benefits.

It does. class B is a testament to that as is Class A supplementing your other job.

I know many companies with higher physical and medical requirements than the CAF. A few of them have equivalent and or higher security requirements then a a normal member in the Miltary.

Sure. Do you really think a provincial disaster relief force would even need the same or higher? No.

Why would training time be less? Different maybe but less that would be up for debate.

How long is volunteer fire fighter training or auxiliary police training? Both are less that most reservist training.

The expeditionary aspect could also be up for debate. They could be a better trained disaster response team. With actual resources and specific training.

The point is that they can’t go to war or sent into harms way the way you can with a properly resourced reserve force.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I'd feel sorry for anyone who had to be staff on a BMQ full of conscripts.

I saw that movie!

 

[Kilted]

I saw that movie!

And one of our instructors would spend the rest of their lives in jail.....

 

[Kirkhill]

My point is: how many will sign up for possible conscription?

If you are volunteering you are not being conscripted!

JHC.

The purpose of the exercise is to create a body of the willing so that conscription is not necessary.

 

[kratz]

childs56 said: I know many companies with higher physical and medical requirements than the CAF. A few of them have equivalent and or higher security requirements then a a normal member in the Miltary.

Remius said: Sure. Do you really think a provincial disaster relief force would even need the same or higher? No.

As others have mentioned, at the provincial level, there already exists volunteer disaster organizations:
-The Nova Scotia provincial guard,

• The Ontario provincial guard, and
• British Columbia has the Emergency Support Services (ESS).

At the municipal level, a growing number of municipalities are adopting the volunteer C.E.R.T. (Community Emergency Response Team) program:

• The HRM in Nova Scotia, and
• Various communities in western Canada.

In addition to this, the federal government’s Humanitarian Workforce (HWF) has over 8200 volunteers I the five major NGOs across Canada. Sadly, with the upcoming budget, this program will expire next March.

When reading the application and public announcement materials, there is no mention of a medical or security standard higher than criminal records background check and VSS check for these volunteers.

childs56 said: Why would training time be less? Different maybe but less that would be up for debate.

Remius said: How long is volunteer fire fighter training or auxiliary police training? Both are less that most reservist training.

Training for the existing volunteer groups above is similar to other volunteer groups, about 2.5 hours a week. Over 90% of fire fighting in Canada are filled by volunteer firefighters.

childs56 said: The expeditionary aspect could also be up for debate. They could be a better trained disaster response team. With actual resources and specific training.

Remius said: The point is that they can’t go to war or sent into harms way the way you can with a properly resourced reserve force.

There are common complaints found between “professional” responders and volunteers when working alongside.

I presented at a conference this fall. If all stakeholders (F/P/T governments, municipalities, private industry and citizens) enacted measures to resolve these issues and encourage more people to volunteer, the civilian groups above could reasonably enlarge to as many as 266,000 volunteers.

Based on decisions over the past few decades, governments want the cheapest option available. If not volunteers, then the CAF. If not regular forces, then reserves. Repeat.

 

[GR66]

As others have mentioned, at the provincial level, there already exists volunteer disaster organizations:
-The Nova Scotia provincial guard,

• The Ontario provincial guard, and
• British Columbia has the Emergency Support Services (ESS).

What is the Ontario Provincial Guard? I couldn't find any reference to any such organization.

 

[Remius]

What is the Ontario Provincial Guard? I couldn't find any reference to any such organization.

Ontario Corps

 

[kratz]

What is the Ontario Provincial Guard? I couldn't find any reference to any such organization.

The Ontario Corps rebranded in 2024.