Canada moves to 2% GDP end of FY25/26 - PMMC

[Czech_pivo]

Break down from CMP, over all good but now the training bottle neck will get really ugly.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2046303447301947418

Are there any plans to move the 71,50 back in to the low-mid 80's?

 

[dapaterson]

Are there any plans to move the 71,50 back in to the low-mid 80's?

That's a GoC decision, not a CAF decision.

 

[brihard]

That's a GoC decision, not a CAF decision.

 

[WestIsle]

Are reserve units still shooting for that 30 day enrollment window?

Sometimes possible from my brief experience but medicals are a huge bottleneck due to Health Services Group critically undermining/undermaning their side of the fence. 45-60 days for most reserve recruiting detachments seems more reasonable given often slow responses for info and missing documents. That doesnt obviously apply to people who dont respond to their application, miss appointments, or have security or medical issues.

CFRC though is a mess as stated before. Its a dumping ground for the CAF often. Like training centres, wing security forces, and RSS staff the CAF loves to operate on "for want of a nail"

 

[Czech_pivo]

That's a GoC decision, not a CAF decision.

Understood. Are you aware of any plans or discussions to move beyond 71,500? Not sure how 71,500 will cover all aspects of what's planned or in the works.

 

[dapaterson]

Understood. Are you aware of any plans or discussions to move beyond 71,500? Not sure how 71,500 will cover all aspects of what's planned or in the works.

The CAF often has discussions internally, which can translate to advice to government.

Advice to government is protected by Cabinet Confidence, and probably would be inappropriate for this site .

That kind of security violation is more of a Reddit thing.

 

[Eaglelord17]

The tents are used for basic training, and for courses of that sort of duration a big room with rows of beds works.

The green sector in St-Jean is essentially a big room with bathrooms and laundry in the middle, and beds around the edges.

For anything past basic it is an issue of retention for courses that are longer in duration, and/or require more academic work/study.

Until the 70's people were accustomed to living with siblings in a shared space. That hasn't been the norm for 50+ years now, as families have shrunk and house sizes have grown.

Old school accomidations are excellent for training. I enjoyed my time in Nelles block and appreciated it more than the modern set up in Borden. The large communal bathrooms have the advantage of not requiring you to clean them (janitors do it) which is awesome for inspection. The more modern rooms just mean more work for you to upkeep well still only doing the same thing as the old school accommodations (i.e. place to sleep, shower, and hangout).

 

[MilEME09]

Are there any plans to move the 71,50 back in to the low-mid 80's?

mid 80s? try mid 120s, they are going full steam ahead with the plan for a 100k+ Reg 100k+ reserve. However the CDS stated they will not seek the GoC increasing our authorized strength until they closed the current gap. which will take a few years still, this gives time to create the needed instructors to assist expanding the CAF to over 200k reg and reserve by 2040