Informing the Army’s Future Structure

[Fabius]

Personally Im really interested in these CARBs and how they work. The idea of reserve BGs being deployed is wicked. Sign me up for a reserve subunit deployment.

I am not sure the CARBs are going to work out.
Having 3-4 CARBs manned by Reservists on Class C contracts with one deployed overseas at all times might sound good.
I am sure the Reg F will be happy, as the reserves will be providing immediate effects.
However those effects will likely come at the expense of the ARes units those personnel are being pulled from and it will hurt the Defence of Canada Division’s ability to effectively mobilize the remaining Class A reserves.

It’s a prioritization of tactical and operational reserves over strategic reserves and outlines a continuing mindset of small persistent 6 month tasks vs a major combat operations mindset.

 

[dapaterson]

Defence of Canada division currently has 40%+ of its Capt, Maj, MWO, WO, Sgt and MCpl on full time service, mostly backfilling the Reg F which appears to be incapable of managing itself and generating the personnel they need.

CAF leadership appear incapable of generating and sustaining personnel, materiel and equipment necessary for the defence of the nation; it may be time for a foundational rethink of the methods for development and selection of those leaders, and for the number the CAF tries to sustain on an ongoing basis.

 

[FJAG]

On the light inf line where it talks about fires does that mean air droppable guns like pack howitzers?

The M777 is air droppable - and ground landable.

 

[FJAG]

I am not sure the CARBs are going to work out.
Having 3-4 CARBs manned by Reservists on Class C contracts with one deployed overseas at all times might sound good.

If you have 3 or 4 CARBs on Class C with one permanently deployed overseas then they are really just RegF.

I too wonder what a CARB is supposed to be - that would be my last guess because it flies in the face of the legislation . . . so that may just be what they'll do.

 

[Brad Sallows]

Do we know of anything chucked out a plane that didn't land?

Some of the stuff pitched out of space shuttle, but is glider a subset of plane?

 

[GR66]

If you have 3 or 4 CARBs on Class C with one permanently deployed overseas then they are really just RegF.

I too wonder what a CARB is supposed to be - that would be my last guess because it flies in the face of the legislation . . . so that may just be what they'll do.

Why when I see CARB Brigade do I think of this?

 

[Kirkhill]

Why when I see CARB Brigade do I think of this?
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I guess the NTM might eventually tell us something.

 

[Remius]

If you have 3 or 4 CARBs on Class C with one permanently deployed overseas then they are really just RegF.

Reservists that deploy are put on class C now. If the personel are rotated in and out of CARBs on a time based system ( 6 months? A year?). I don’t see how they are reg force as opposed to deployed reservists in their own formations.

I too wonder what a CARB is supposed to be - that would be my last guess because it flies in the face of the legislation . . . so that may just be what they'll do.

What legislation would be violated by being on Class C for deployments?

 

[Brad Sallows]

Reservists that deploy are put on class C now. If the personel are rotated in and out of CARBs on a time based system ( 6 months? A year?). I don’t see how they are reg force as opposed to deployed reservists in their own formations.

Qualitative recognition of reality, depending on what is required pre-employment.

If 6 months' worth of IT and work-ups are required to be full-time employable ("deployed"), that's not significantly different from recruiting for purpose off the street. Where there are "savings" is the time to process an applicant.

What's the math? 4 battalions? How many Res F people, and from what size (Res F of the requisite trades) pools will they draw? That determines how often people will have to either volunteer or be compelled to report for a full-time stint. If the time between those disruptions has to be too short, it's likely an unsustainable concept. It obviously depends on a stream of Res F Pte/Cpl soldiers, and there can't be any sudden crimps in the pipeline due to politicking or budgeting or it fails.