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http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2006/11/21/2432791-cp.html
Part-time soldiers ready for duty: commander
FREDERICTON (CP) - The man who will command Canada's next battle group in Afghanistan says he has no qualms about using reservists in combat roles.
Lt.-Col. Robert Walker says the reservists are essential to meet Canada's commitment and he's confident they have received the necessary training. Walker's comments come as soldiers return to Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick after a month of intensive training in Wainwright, Alta.
When more than 2,200 Canadian troops head to Afghanistan in February, 250 reservists will put their regular lives on hold to become full-time soldiers for the six-month deployment.
Sgt. Jeff Walsh, 34, of Miramichi, N.B., has put a computer degree at the University of New Brunswick on hold to serve in Afghanistan.
Walsh - a reservist for the last 17 years - says the training over the last few months has prepared him to the same level as members of the regular army.
Most of the reservists being deployed in February are from Atlantic Canada.
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/War_Terror/2006/11/21/2432791-cp.html
Part-time soldiers ready for duty: commander
FREDERICTON (CP) - The man who will command Canada's next battle group in Afghanistan says he has no qualms about using reservists in combat roles.
Lt.-Col. Robert Walker says the reservists are essential to meet Canada's commitment and he's confident they have received the necessary training. Walker's comments come as soldiers return to Canadian Forces Base Gagetown in New Brunswick after a month of intensive training in Wainwright, Alta.
When more than 2,200 Canadian troops head to Afghanistan in February, 250 reservists will put their regular lives on hold to become full-time soldiers for the six-month deployment.
Sgt. Jeff Walsh, 34, of Miramichi, N.B., has put a computer degree at the University of New Brunswick on hold to serve in Afghanistan.
Walsh - a reservist for the last 17 years - says the training over the last few months has prepared him to the same level as members of the regular army.
Most of the reservists being deployed in February are from Atlantic Canada.