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

[Kirkhill]

Every head in Canada is counted every 10 years in the census.
Every elector is registered on the voters rolls on an ongoing basis and is assigned one of 15 to 20,000 polling stations across the country.
Use the same system and register every individual for a militia roll and assign them to a district captain.
Not everybody has to carry a rifle but you will, by reinstituting an ancient organization, affirm that every individual has a roll.
With that then every employer will also be on the same rolls and under the same obligations.

The old systems allowed for exemptions on assorted grounds, called for volunteers for permanent corps and volunteers for part time service.
But everybody was registered.

 

[ytz]

Enjoy.

Canada looking to expedite purchase of armoured fighting vehicle and a new tank | Shephard

Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.

www.shephardmedia.com

 

[FJAG]

Enjoy.

Canada looking to expedite purchase of armoured fighting vehicle and a new tank | Shephard

Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.

www.shephardmedia.com

Damn paywall.

But see here.

Minor MEDCAV and HDFM Updates from Defence IQ’s International Armoured Vehicles

Noah Note

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[suffolkowner]

also from Noah​

Rumors & Speculation​

• There has apparently been or will be a top up for Enhanced Recovery Capability with the fleet being increased to 133 vehicles. Expect a lot more fleets on order to get top-ups to try and get money out the door.

 

[ytz]

Like I said. If you do your staff work, the DIA fairy and Santa Carney will deliver. Nobody has any idea how long the party will continue but every community that has any sense is trying to get something signed off and an RFP out the door before some change of government sees a souring on defence spending.

 

[IKnowNothing]

@FJAG

Further to my last

Reserve course offering schedule
July- Aug: BMQ
Sep- Nov/Dec: -DP1 (DP1 Stream 1)
May- Aug: DP1 with 1-2 week lead in / refresher (DP1 Stream 2)
May - Aug: DP 2 modules etc. (Con Ed Stream 1)
Jan - December - DP2 modules via 10x Weekend + 2 Weeks in summer (Con Ed stream 2)

• All contracts choose a DP1 stream
• All contracts come with 3 years of service type M/41.5 day service with a Unit upon completion of DP1
• All contracts come with up to 3 "Training Elections" to defer (not replace) Type M service for a year and attend a course via the Con Ed stream of their choosing (Stream 2 preference given to those with proof of Full time employment)
• Training elections may be taken consecutively prior to starting Type M service, or prior to 2nd year of Type M. Any election after 2nd year of Type M requires an additional year of Type M service
• Training elections to be filed annually by Sept 30th, Course and Unit Selection/Assignment Between Oct 1 and Nov 30.

I'm sure there's tonnes of issues (one major one to me is that the dates lead to a Jan- Dec "Type M" year, which puts 4 months of weeks after the two week exercise and off the governmental fiscal), but it's the bones of very streamlined, repeatable system that builds the mass of the reserves by meeting the youth where they are with a decision set that integrates almost seamlessly into that state of their lives.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

Enjoy.

Canada looking to expedite purchase of armoured fighting vehicle and a new tank | Shephard

Canada is improving its Leopard main battle tank fleet but before this is fully completed, it is expected to begin looking for new vehicles.

www.shephardmedia.com

For the love of god please get tracked IFV's

 

[PrairieFella]

For the love of god please get tracked IFV's

If theyre smart they get IFVs and and Med Cav at the same time. There needs to be some sort of firepower distinction though, like CV90120 or in a pinch CV90105. Whats the point of a cavalry vehicle that brings nothing that the IFV can't?

 

[FJAG]

Just to clarify:

July- Aug: BMQ

No questions. Just as an aside, my way of restructuring training would include July being the basics of a BMQ block (rifle, drill, first aid and map using, etc). The second month would be a block of basic infantry field craft, weapons, range qualifications, section and platoon tactics. (basically the older SQ-type of training) The following winter would be cleaning up anything important from BMQ not covered in July and then heavy into trade specific two month-long DP 1 blocks the following summer. People with four months off could voluntarily take blocks of DP 2 training once DP 1 is complete.

Sep- Nov/Dec: -DP1 (DP1 Stream 1)

So that's about ten days of training (or twenty if going two weekends per month) - what gets covered in that?

May- Aug: DP1 with 1-2 week lead in / refresher (DP1 Stream 2)

That presupposes four months off but wouldn't be available to anyone who is in or just leaving high school. Or do I have it wrong?

May - Aug: DP 2 modules etc. (Con Ed Stream 1)

I presume "con ed" is some form of online continuing education. Do I have that right? and how does it get done concurrently with the previous items.

• All contracts come with up to 3 "Training Elections" to defer (not replace) Type M service for a year and attend a course via the Con Ed stream of their choosing (Stream 2 preference given to those with proof of Full time employment)

That's an interesting idea. It serves the individual well, but reduces the ability of the unit to conduct collective training throughout the year and at the summer concentration. One would essentially need to provide an overstrength establishment to the unit so that it could have, so to speak, "Left out of battle" folks who are on deferment. There's also the issue of skill fade in a system that is already pretty light on individual skill reinforcement training.

I'm sure there's tonnes of issues (one major one to me is that the dates lead to a Jan- Dec "Type M" year, which puts 4 months of weeks after the two week exercise and off the governmental fiscal), but it's the bones of very streamlined, repeatable system that builds the mass of the reserves by meeting the youth where they are with a decision set that integrates almost seamlessly into that state of their lives.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. In my napkin-world, the "training year" has nothing to do with fiscal years. I have training cycles run from 1 Sep to 31 Aug. I do that because the summer is for individual training, RegF APS and leave, and ResF collective concentrations for unit training. Effectively hybrid units starts fresh with newly trained folks on 1 Sep with the job of preparing their folks for the next Aug concentration. RegF personnel parallel that. For me, contracts aren't for years but months starting with the start of the individuals initial training and ending on Aug 31 after a unit concentration. So a high school student starting BMQ on 1 Jul would have a 38-month contract ending on Aug 31 three years later.

1 Sep - after all the summer turbulence (both Reg and Res) is done - is a natural date to start a training cycle.

 

[FJAG]

If theyre smart they get IFVs and and Med Cav at the same time. There needs to be some sort of firepower distinction though, like CV90120 or in a pinch CV90105. Whats the point of a cavalry vehicle that brings nothing that the IFV can't?

That's my way of thinking. IMHO, a proper cavalry unit needs both the AFV as well as some infantry carriers, C2 vehicles, probably some mortar carriers, definitely some anti-tank and AD carriers, some recce and surveillance carriers, FOO carriers and Engr carriers and a group of suitable armoured logistics carriers.

You shouldn't just buy some AFVs and then build a fleet to support that. You need to design the unit from the ground up and then buy all the components that ought to come on the same chassis.

The CV90 family suits the bill, in my mind, and I should point out that the CV90120 component is just a small part of the overall MCav regiment. There will be a whole hockey sock of the other variants.

 

[suffolkowner]

For the love of god please get tracked IFV's

If theyre smart they get IFVs and and Med Cav at the same time. There needs to be some sort of firepower distinction though, like CV90120 or in a pinch CV90105. Whats the point of a cavalry vehicle that brings nothing that the IFV can't?

Minor MEDCAV and HDFM Updates from Defence IQ’s International Armoured Vehicles

Noah Note

noahscornerofrandomstuff.substack.com

"As we also discussed a few weeks ago three seperate options have been initially identified as fulfilling the requirements set out by MEDCAV. Those are the BAE CV90, Hanwha Redback, and Rheinmetall Lynx, All of them, after thiz initial glance, would remain in hypothetical contention"

 

[IKnowNothing]

Just to clarify:

So that's about ten days of training (or twenty if going two weekends per month) - what gets covered in that?

That presupposes four months off but wouldn't be available to anyone who is in or just leaving high school. Or do I have it wrong?

Both DP 1 streams would be 12-14 consecutive weeks with the same "curriculum". Stream 1 starts in Sept immediately following BMQ, Stream 2 starts mid May after a refresher to a account for the 8 months since BMQ.

So the entire intake cohort does BMQ together in July-Aug and is then split based on their post secondary decision. If they're enrolled in school and need to be somewhere in September their DP1 gets pushed to the following May. If they're not enrolled they immediately transition to DP1, bang it out and unit ready by the end of the year the graduated highschool.

I presume "con ed" is some form of online continuing education. Do I have that right? and how does it get done concurrently with the previous items.

Not necessarily online- in my ignorance I just elected to call it something broader than DP2, wanting to cast a bigger net if there were other specialist type courses that could be offered. Con ED/DP 2 Stream 1 would be offered May- Aug concurrently with DP1 Stream 2 with different instructors. Con ED/DP 2 Stream 2 would be whatever mix of online/ in person is needed to allow someone who has a full-time job to get DP2 training without the taking off all of May-Aug. Maybe that's not practical, but, flying in the face of my 80/20 advice I tried to be inclusive.

That's an interesting idea. It serves the individual well, but reduces the ability of the unit to conduct collective training throughout the year and at the summer concentration. One would essentially need to provide an overstrength establishment to the unit so that it could have, so to speak, "Left out of battle" folks who are on deferment.

Bold is what I was thinking. After DP1 upskilling becomes a centrally managed process that happens outside of the units.

DP1 - Either July- Nov continuous or July+August followed by May- August continuous
Successful recruits not making a Con ED / DP2 Deferment begin service with a unit the January following completion

Type M - January to December training year assigned to a unit, 8 weekends prior to summer concentration, two weekends after for lessons learned/ corrective action

Con ED/ DP 2 - either May - Aug continuous or a full year Jan-Dec year of PT/Hybrid delivery, while completely deferingType M service for that calendar year



My initial concept actually had less choice. When someone finished DP1 stream 2 they could choose two paths- immediately start their type M unit service while completing their undergrad, or elect for 3 more 12-14 week summer training cycles outside of the Units and then owe their 3 years of type M unit having competed substantially more training than DP1. But not all post secondary programs are 4 years.