Army Reserve Restructuring

[BrianWL]

70 year old reservist hauling tanks.

Grandfather of 15 returns to reserve duty to haul tanks for IDF: ‘For me, it’s like earning a million dollars’

Despite completing his reserve service decades ago, Hertzel Rahamim, 70, a heavy-equipment driver from Petah Tikva, has volunteered since October 7 to transport tanks and armored vehicles to the front lines out of love for his country

www.ynetnews.com

Pretty sure if the CAF wanted help from veterans who are now past service age - they would find it.

 

[Kirkhill]

Pretty sure if the CAF wanted help from veterans who are now past service age - they would find it.

Might contribute to that 300,000 the CDS says she is looking for.

 

[MilEME09]

Might contribute to that 300,000 the CDS says she is looking for.

I think it will be more like Calian being used and expanded to have more vets to do things for the CAF, they just tried to scout me to be a civilian instructor at the weapons school.

 

[daftandbarmy]

I think it will be more like Calian being used and expanded to have more vets to do things for the CAF, they just tried to scout me to be a civilian instructor at the weapons school.

 

[MilEME09]

Oh I refused that offer pretty hard, unless I can afford those 1.5 million dollar homes outside base, I aint biting

 

[Rifleman62]

Might contribute to that 300,000 the CDS says she is looking for.

And if you a VAC recipient, you will be cut off in a nanosecond. Then try to reapply later.

 

[Kirkhill]

The people gathered at the conference, hosted by the London-based think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), were not warmongers; they were people in the know. Current and former members of the armed forces, government and NATO officials, researchers and defense industry professionals whose thinking is based on the widely accepted intelligence assessment that Russia is preparing for the possibility of a direct conflict with Europe.

The only way to prevent that from happening, they say, is to make sure that if a war were to break out, Europe would win.

More investment into chronically underfunded European defense is key, but security experts are increasingly warning that a big shift in mindset is needed across the board too. It is time, they say, for European governments to get their citizens on board and make it clear that the time when Europe was able to ignore the threat of war is over.

“I think that there is an indication that societies are willing to have this conversation, but I think that we are also seeing governments that are still not quite confident enough to have that conversation with their publics,” said Sam Greene, a professor of Russian politics at King’s College London and an expert in democratic resilience.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/europe/mark-rutte-nato-chief-russia-europe-intl
NATO chief warns European allies they could be Russia’s next target
There is a growing consensus among experts that Russia is already waging a hybrid war on the West by conducting sabotage operations and injecting chaos and disinformation into domestic political discussions. They point to the overwhelming evidence, including repeated incursions into NATO airspace by Russian planes and drones and GPS jamming in the Baltics, to disinformation campaigns, and sabotage attacks against critical infrastructure in multiple countries that have been traced back to Russian secret services. Russia has consistently denied involvement.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/25/europe/russia-europe-analysis-intl-cmd

 

[Brad Sallows]

It is time, they say, for European governments to get their citizens on board and make it clear that the time when Europe was able to ignore the threat of war is over.

Sure. Wait and see how many of the family members of the people in "European governments" line up to make sacrifices.

I encourage the yobs and chavs to sit this one out for a while and let the blue-hairs and recent immigrants and sons and daughters of the elevated classes prove their worth first. The people who are ascendant in contemporary culture should be most prepared to fight for it. If they don't show up, no-one else should feel obligated.

 

[Kirkhill]

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Prince Albert Training Area reopened

Christmas Came Early

The Prince Albert Training Area has officially been re-opened for use. It has been a long process involving all levels of command to get the permissions and assessments completed.

Without the diligent work and expertise from the staff at 3 Division and the Range Training Area Management (RTAM) Office and the final authorities completed by the17 Wing Commander 38 CBG Commanders. This was very much a team effort in getting this re-opened.

This area is 10 minutes from Prince Albert Armoury, making it an ideal location for small unit tactics, completing IBTS requirements and as a place for courses. The training area allows a location to bivouac units launching north on possible future LENTUS Operations in Northern Saskatchewan.

The CO and RSM did a symbolic ribbon cutting at the South Gate on December 21. The training area already has exercises planned in the next month, Winter Indoctrination, snowmobile and survival training with the Northern Rangers.

 

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Prince Albert Training Area reopened

Christmas Came Early

The Prince Albert Training Area has officially been re-opened for use. It has been a long process involving all levels of command to get the permissions and assessments completed.

Without the diligent work and expertise from the staff at 3 Division and the Range Training Area Management (RTAM) Office and the final authorities completed by the17 Wing Commander 38 CBG Commanders. This was very much a team effort in getting this re-opened.

This area is 10 minutes from Prince Albert Armoury, making it an ideal location for small unit tactics, completing IBTS requirements and as a place for courses. The training area allows a location to bivouac units launching north on possible future LENTUS Operations in Northern Saskatchewan.

The CO and RSM did a symbolic ribbon cutting at the South Gate on December 21. The training area already has exercises planned in the next month, Winter Indoctrination, snowmobile and survival training with the Northern Rangers.

Greatly needed for smaller reserve units to reduce travel time for training