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I pity the fool.Clearly you need the A-Team van, or BA Barracus to mod the fleets.
I pity the fool.Clearly you need the A-Team van, or BA Barracus to mod the fleets.
There are slightly over 3,500 M1 Abrams tanks slated to destruction down here.
Some are A1’s, maybe the Armoured Reserves could actually be Armour…
The Army doesn’t accept used gear.Pull a Bison, grab 500 for the Army Reserve, then reallocate them to the Reg F
Pull a Bison, grab 500 for the Army Reserve, then reallocate them to the Reg F
The M1 is a lot lighter than the M1A2 so you save almost 20 tonnes.Just what we need 500 x 70 tonnes running around on Canadian streets - buggering up the infrastructure.
The Leo 2 enters the chatThe Army doesn’t accept used gear.
Unless it’s cooler than their gear, then just watch the fuck out…
I’m pretty sure the RCAC would have taken running Centurions at that point…The Leo 2 enters the chat
I had an interview a few years ago simultaneously with two res Regiment COs, one ResF and one a RegF CO, discussing ResF arty transformation with them and we hit the topic of training courses. I'm a bit of the DP2-courses-at-Meaford type of guy and they both argued vociferously that the Tues/Thurs night courses are vital as the centralized training was simply undependable. Courses would be cancelled at the drop of a hat (too few students or instructors or money). In essence the position was that if courses aren't done at the local armoury using both weekends and week nights, the units would rapidly die.They are wasted by most Reserve leadership. They can be effectively employed assuming the CoC plans ahead.
Falling in on equipment, shooting, going home and leaving maintenance and cleanup to others is the antithesis of a professional military.
A cycle of one administrative training night (mandatory training); refresher training on tactics and equipment the next night; stores and equipment preparation and validation the following; weekend field exercise; then equipment cleaning and maintenance on a training night is easy to plan and implement, trains the importance of stables / mission prep; and drives regular engagement.
That too many units fail to plan training speaks to the poor leadership of units always rushing to create the next LCol and next CWO - and who'd rather plan monthly dining ins for former COs than prepare soldiers.
Budgets are exactly why you should go to weekends. 4 x 3 hr hour parade nights is 12 hours for 4 half days pay. A weekend is minimum 16 hours for the same. It also makes it feasible for longer travel times and thus better catchment areas.I would keep the one evening a week training night and adhere to a one weekend a month plan. I know in past as budgets got cut so did the weekend training and eventually the one evening a week. Training nights could be pretty decent if and when you have the proper equipment.
We could do equipment checks, maintenance etc stores check prior to weekend exercises on a Tuesday before. Get any kit deficiencies filled prior.
Also we could go over any type of dry training we needed to. Ie open actions, recording drills etc. Also brush up on some off road driving skills.
The problem we had was budget, equipment, support staff, ammo allotments and consistency. When part way through the year your budget gets cut and ammo allotment reduced it makes it hard to entice people to show up for militia round training.
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Most people overlanding struggle to keep those conversions running... I would love to see what the serviceability rates for a ResF unit would beI mean sure, if you want to fight out of that I’m all for it
A blended program I think is most effective. You can get alot of training and admin done in a 3-4 hr period.Budgets are exactly why you should go to weekends. 4 x 3 hr hour parade nights is 12 hours for 4 half days pay. A weekend is minimum 16 hours for the same. It also makes it feasible for longer travel times and thus better catchment areas.
Lots of people fighting out of Toyota pickups.I mean sure, if you want to fight out of that I’m all for it
Most military equipment struggles to stay working.Most people overlanding struggle to keep those conversions running... I would love to see what the serviceability rates for a ResF unit would be
A blended program I think is most effective. You can get alot of training and admin done in a 3-4 hr period.
Lots of people fighting out of Toyota pickups.
At least in a van you could be dry.
In my experience the 3 hour training night usually amounted to two 15 minutes parades, some fucking around, a bit of admin, maybe 40 minutes or actual training. Even if you did have a plan by the time weapons are drawn and everyone is organized you’ve probably eaten up 40 odd minutes. Once you’re worrying about tens of minutes you really had to question how valuable the whole time is.
No, not really... The parts that fail tend to be specialized, or rare. I watch a lot of overlanding stuff on YouTube, none of the van conversions has impressed me at all. I'd take a stock AWD van over a conversion.Most military equipment struggles to stay working.
At least you could go get parts at the local dealership
Yeah possibly, I had good and bad parade nights. I think I probably had rosier views of my earlier times and less rosy the longer I saw it. Typical of most things I’d imagine. That said I’m not totally sure on when and how long your involvement was so I can’t fully comment. I will say that, in general, administrative requirements have increased.I appreciate that things change over time.
My recollection of my initial training was that I was heavily engaged during my hours at Mewata. Wednesday night were sign in at 18:00 followed by 2x 40min classroom sessions, a 15 minute break, 2 more class room sessions of 40 minutes, dismissal at 21:00 and off to the mess. That was every Wednesday night. Saturdays were equally well filled.
Class room sessions were everything from Battalion structure, role of the BOR, to First Aid, to LOAC, to how to brush your teeth, to IAs and stoppages on pistols and getting to know the FNC1A1 shoulder fired gas operated semi automatic rifle.
There was a bunch of stuff that could be relayed while butts sat in seats.
Yeah possibly, I had good and bad parade nights. I think I probably had rosier views of my earlier times and less rosy the longer I saw it. Typical of most things I’d imagine. That said I’m not totally sure on when and how long your involvement was so I can’t fully comment. I will say that, in general, administrative requirements have increased.