That's not a nice way to describe the Battalion Senate. Accurate, but...
I actually think that reading 6 of the regular Battalions to become regular Battalions of militia regiments would do a lot for cohesion between the two, similar to how The Black Watch and Queen's Own Rifles formally had regular Battalions.
Royal or bust. It's what separates us from the savages to the southRename everyone in the Army to Canadian Guards, from A to Z
18 BN Canadian Guards Infantry
6 Reg’ts Canadian Guards Armour
Etc.
I solved two things there.
Well unless your a diehard monarchist
Heretic!Or the RCR, LdSH, or RCHA
I think the Québécois may disagree there.Royal or bust. It's what separates us from the savages to the south
Simple question and simple answer. What ever the amount is required for the Full time equivalent sized structure. If SAHL and KOCR each provide a Troop of Soldiers. Then they each get a Troop worth of equipment allocated to them. If each are established as a Sqn then you allocate that much equipment. If they can not maintain the established numbers then you rotate the equipment through the units that can and keep life cycle use down.
Each Brigade gets a Artillery Regiment. Make up of Full time and Part time Gunners (Support Brigade Equipped with specialty such as surveillance etc)
We already have a structure in place. Each Division has Brigades has Regiments.
As a privately funded regiment, they should use the "LLC" suffix instead of "Royal" prefix.Besides the most important of the 3 Regular Infantry Regiments doesn’t have Royal in it
| 3 Division | ||
| 39 Brigade | 41 Brigade | 38 Brigade |
| 39 Service Battalion | 41 Service Battalion | 38 Service Battalion |
| 39 Signals Regiment | 41 Signals Regiment | 38 Signals Regiment |
| 39 Engineer Regiment | 41Engineer Regiment | 38 Engineer Regiment |
| 39 Artillery Tactical Group | 41 Artillery Tactical Group | 38 Artillery Tactical Group |
| 155 Fd Bty (5 Fd) | 61 Fd Bty (20 Fd) | 18 Fd Bty (10 Fd) |
| 156 Fd Bty (5 Fd) | 78 Fd Bty (20 Fd) | 64 Fd Bty (10 Fd) |
| 31 Fd Bty (15 Fd) | 20 Fd Bty (Indpt) | 13 Fd Bty (26 Fd) |
| 68 Fd Bty (15 Fd) | 71 Fd Bty (26 Fd) | |
| 116 Fd Bty (Indpt) | ||
| 39 Combined Arms Group | 41 Combined Arms Group | 38 Combined Arms Group |
| A Sqn (BCD) | A Sqn (SALH) | A Sqn (SaskD) |
| B Sqn (BCR) | B Sqn (KOCR) | B Sqn (FGH) |
| C Coy (RMR) | C Coy (LER) | C Coy (RWR) |
| D Coy (CScots) | D Coy (CH) | D Coy (LSSR) |
| E Coy RWmR | E Coy (NSaskR) | |
| F Coy SHoC | F Coy (RRR) | |
| G Coy (QOCHoC) | ||
| 4 Division | ||
| 31 Brigade | 32 Brigade | 33 Brigade |
31 Service Battalion | 32 Service Battalion | 33 Service Battalion |
31 Signals Regiment | 32 Signals Regiment | 33 Signals Regiment |
31 Engineer Regiment | 32 Engineer Regiment | 33 Engineer Regiment |
31 Artillery Tactical Group | 32 Artillery Tactical Group | 33 Artillery Tactical Group |
| 11 Fd Bty (11 Fd) | 9 Fd Bty (7 Fd) | 1 Fd Bty (30 Fd) |
| 16 Fd Bty (11 Fd) | 15 Fd Bty (7 Fd) | 2 Fd Bty (30 Fd) |
| 29 Fd Bty (11 Fd) | 130 Fd Bty (7 Fd) | 35 Fd Bty (42 Fd) |
| 10 Fd Bty (56 Fd) | 109 Fd Bty (42 Fd) | |
| 54 Fd Bty (56 Fd) | 30 Fd Bty (49 Fd) | |
| 69 Fd Bty (56 Fd) | 148 Fd Bty (49 Fd) | |
31 Combined Arms Group | 32 Combined Arms Group | 33 Combined Arms Group |
| A Sqn (1H) | A Sqn (GGHG) | A Coy (GGFG) |
| B Sqn (WR) | B Sqn (QYR) | B Coy (SDGH) |
| C Coy (4 RCR) | C Sqn (OntR) | C Coy (Brock R) |
| D Coy (RHFoC) | D Coy (HPER) | D Coy (CHoO) |
| E Coy (EKS) | E Coy (LS) | E Coy (PWOR) |
| F Coy (ASHoC) | F Coy (QORC) | F Coy (IRoC) |
| G Coy (GSF) | G Coy (RRC) | G Coy (AlgR) |
| H Coy (LWR) | H Coy (TSR) | |
| I Coy (RHLI) |
| 2 Division | |
| 34 Brigade | 35 Brigade |
34 Service Battalion | 35 Service Battalion |
34 Signals Regiment | 35 Signals Regiment |
34 Engineer Regiment | 35 Engineer Regiment |
34 Artillery Tactical Group | 35 Artillery Tactical Group |
| 7 Fd Bty (2 Fd) | 57 Fd Bty (6 Fd) |
| 50 Fd Bty (2 Fd) | 58 Fd Bty (6 Fd) |
| 66 Fd Bty (2 Fd) | 59 Fd Bty (6 Fd) |
| 81 Fd Bty (62 Fd) | |
| 185 Fd Bty (62 Fd) | |
34 Combined Arms Group | 35 Combined Arms Group |
| A Sqn (RCH) | A Sqn (12 RBC) |
| B Sqn (RdH) | B Sqn (SH) |
| C Coy (CGG) | C Coy (VdQ) |
| D Coy (RHR) | D Coy (FdSL) |
| E Coy (4 R22R) | E Coy (RdlC) |
| F Coy (6 R22R) | F Coy (RdS) |
| G Coy (FMR) | G Coy (FdS) |
| H Coy (RdM) | |
| I Coy (RMtlR) |
| 5 Division | |
| 36 Brigade | 37 Brigade |
| 36 Service Battalion | 37 Service Battalion |
| 36 Signals Regiment | 37 Signals Regiment |
| 36 Engineer Regiment | 37 Engineer Regiment |
| 36 Artillery Tactical Group | 37 Artillery Tactical Group |
| 51 Fd Bty (1 Fd) | 89 Fd Bty (3 Fd) |
| 87 Fd Bty (1 Fd) | 115 Fd Bty (3 Fd) |
| 84 Fd Bty (1 Fd) | |
| 36 Combined Arms Group | 37 Combined Arms Group |
| A Sqn (Hfx Rfls) | A Sqn (8 CH) |
| B Sqn (PEIR) | B Coy (RNBR) |
| C Coy (PLF) | C Coy (NSR) |
| D Coy (WNSR) | D Coy (1 RNFLDR) |
| E Coy (NSH) | E Coy (2 RNFLDR) |
| F Coy (CBH) | |
How do they not follow the established structure? They are formed as a Regiment. In reality they are Companies at best.
When I started at 5th BC Field Regiment were were the 5th BC Field Bty. Due to mystery funding and reallocation we stood up as a Regiment again. Yet we had no where near a Regiment of People, hardly had a Troop worth of equipment. But we had Two Gun Troops plus of Gunners and continued to grow. 56 Bty (now 156 Bty) Grew to over hundred Gunners. Drilling well over 60 a night. Hard to continue training using one gun and no radios, no rifles.
That structure is already there on paper. The staffing levels are the concerns as are the actual budgets and equipment.
You can have 5th BC Fd Bty and 15th Fd Bty with a H&Q Svc Bty. They live fire together anyways. (twice in my time in they did not because they had to many Gunners and not enough equipment). Good make it happen. Same as 10th and 26th Fd
So hire mechanics/techs. Contract the work out lots of companies who can provide the services. (some have higher security clearance requirements then our guys)
Admin hurdles can be eliminated and or fixed with the right people.
Store it at the Training centers then. Or secure property with the proper security protocols. As if CFB Edmonton or Shilo is that secure. An alarm system with a MP or two showing up.
A few manufactures made their own equipment and stored it in their secure yards for years. Had hundred pieces of equipment sitting idle. Did a one for one as required. Flowed extra equipment to the field as required and then rebuilt the old stuff.
They amalgamate keep their name in tradition as a Bty, Troop, Company or they get stood down. Either way it works and can work well. As much as I do not like how the Americans stand down units and redesignate them. I think if we cant find a solution to the Unit name administrative issues then we need start doing this.
My thinking keeps coming back to the current existence of numerous platoon to coy/sqn/bty sized entities, their use of G-Wagons, and the number of capability gaps that could could be filled with with sub-unit and smaller entities in the Senator cargo version. SHORAD batteries, C-UAS platoons, NLOS AT/ LAM platoons.
Like.
Honestly given their performance in Ukraine and their lower price point, I wouldn't be surprised if Terradyne or Roshel is seriously in the running for the LUV program to replace the GWagons. The Roshel MRAP with that knockoff Natter 12.7 RWS looks pretty sick. Maybe they could partner with GDLSC on weapons and C4ISR and they'd be cooking with gas. Seemed like Hawkei had a slam dunk years ago but this program languishing has allowed local competition to look good.
That may be confused with the newly announced (today) Nova Scotia Guards.Rename everyone in the Army to Canadian Guards, from A to Z
18 BN Canadian Guards Infantry
6 Reg’ts Canadian Guards Armour
Etc.
I solved two things there.
Well unless your a diehard monarchist
