Ok, just arrived back from work and I will try to respond,
hopefully without any repetion from the previous post's.
The statement regarding the tanks was in response to the allegation that all military units must be used specifically in the "roles" that they were designed for. Since the armour in Kosovo neglected to engage in Troop size ops, by Blakey's definition, they must be chopped.
and Kosovo.
I did not specify any element size, but if you wish, I'd be happy if at least one member out of the 3 jump coy's were to deploy under canopy into the role that they were designed to do.
Our Fighters in Kosovo were not permitted to bomb targets due to a lack of precision munitions and targetting gear. They attended the fight though.
Gulf War I, Operation Desert Storm,
When the four-day ground invasion into Kuwait was unleashed in late February, the Canadian Hornets also flew 56 bombing sorties, mainly dropping 500-lb. conventional ("dumb") bombs on Iraqi artillery positions, supply dumps, and marshalling areas behind the lines.
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By your definition, since the LAV III has not yet roared through the Fulda Gap and into the heart of Russia, it must also be being "wasted" as it's capabilities are not being exploited to the ends it was specifically designed for.
No, but at the very least they have "roared" down the street in Eritrea, Bosnia, Afhghanistan, and numerous other countries...
I like the comparison to an insurance policy - maybe you don't need us today - or for the next two years - but it sure would be nice when we are needed...
History is a good teacher...unfortunately the last time Canadians fell from the sky into a theater of operations was....
Even the Americans used their Airborne forces sparingly( jumping, not as conventional ground forces) during the drive to Baghdad.
At least we can do the job they trained us for!
Without ruffling any feathers, do you mean as "jumpers" or just regular light infantry?
Spell check was down, please excuse the typo's, as well sorry if things seem all wonky and out of order, I tried to encompass all the new posts.