I'll believe it when I see it.
Most likely such stupid politicians less appropriate for Canada. 2015 ones already canceled F-35 purchase. It took 10 years to figure out own bad move and get back in line for new jets.Not sure if that pic is appropriate.
Camels are more an Arab thingNot sure if that pic is appropriate.
You have a language problemMost likely such stupid politicians less appropriate for Canada. 2015 ones already canceled F-35 purchase. It took 10 years to figure out own bad move and get back in line for new jets.
This guy have no even slightest idea about complexity of acquiring such high tech equipment, leave alone establishing own national manufacturing. And he is hopping to be top leader of Canada.
There was no cancellation in 2015. Canada did not sign on for acquisition until 2022.Most likely such stupid politicians less appropriate for Canada. 2015 ones already canceled F-35 purchase. It took 10 years to figure out own bad move and get back in line for new jets.
This guy have no even slightest idea about complexity of acquiring such high tech equipment, leave alone establishing own national manufacturing. And he is hopping to be top leader of Canada.
The first act of Trudeau as P.M. back in 2015 was ordering our 6 Pack of CF-18's out of Kuwait to give the poor ISIS bunch a chance.There was no cancellation in 2015. Canada did not sign on for acquisition until 2022.
Much like Portgual, it wasn't a real cancellation but effectively a restart on a process we all knew would select the F-35 anyway. We'd already have a few squadrons equipped if they didn't politically punt the decision because they hate defense spending.There was no cancellation in 2015. Canada did not sign on for acquisition until 2022.
Then training, in turn, must adapt to reflect that. Doctrine and force structures moreso.The two are starting to intermingle. These days an infantryman has to adapt to a digital world, whereas we in our day were analog.
The new improved digital radios are an an example.
Camels are more an Arab thing
Then training, in turn, must adapt to reflect that. Doctrine and force structures moreso.
If we have a more digitally/technological inclined infantry soldier, how much support/specialist pers are needed within the Bn? Can we claw then back to the Bde Div level with the other CS (Eng, Arty, ISR, etc.)?
I feel this argument is had at the onset/conclusion of every conflict where technology shifts greatly.
I remember reading about the Canadian Machine Gun Corps in WWI and the belief it was a separate, distinct combat capability from Infantry. 4 years of having to work closely and intimately within a infantry Bn, it was absorbed and became a new role (along with improved tactics and doctrine).
Makes me wonder how long until the discussion about Pl FPV operators starts taking shape.
Wrong subcontinent brah.Most likely such stupid politicians less appropriate for Canada. 2015 ones already canceled F-35 purchase. It took 10 years to figure out own bad move and get back in line for new jets.
This guy have no even slightest idea about complexity of acquiring such high tech equipment, leave alone establishing own national manufacturing. And he is hopping to be top leader of Canada.
Makes sense - it takes a long time to build air and naval forces and you're generally stuck with what you had ready for the last war. Full speed ahead on the RCN and RCAF as far as im concerned. That said, I hope we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here because at the end of the day, you can't win a war with ships or planes, at some point a ground pounder supported by armour and indirect fires need to close with and destroy the enemy. Hopefully there's a few pennies left for the Army somewhere in the cushions between planes, choppers, ships and boats.We're quickly seeing how things integrate in unpredictable ways. Your need drones at every level and echelon from section to division level assets. And you need cyber operators to accompany SOF to break into enemy networks. Every division level organization or carrier/amphib group in the US now needs space liaisons in their operations shop to synchronize space effects (most of my class mates went to these billets from the exchange program I was on). We're not even close to that level of integration. Likewise, we're so far behind on air defence and EW, which again have to be much more organic these days. So the idea that all we need are training programs to pump out rifle carriers in 6 months is quite the stretch.
Also, I'm going to bet that any coming policy review will face a hard choice between maximizing a land force or an air and naval force and choose the latter. This is the sense I get watching some of the priorities develop around me.
Makes sense - it takes a long time to build air and naval forces and you're generally stuck with what you had ready for the last war. Full speed ahead on the RCN and RCAF as far as im concerned. That said, I hope we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater here because at the end of the day, you can't win a war with ships or planes, at some point a ground pounder supported by armour and indirect fires need to close with and destroy the enemy. Hopefully there's a few pennies left for the Army somewhere in the cushions between planes, choppers, ships and boats.
And Italy for AW101 and AW149, and Austria for M6 mortars.So Carney should fly into Germany and Sweden and commit to some Leo's and CV-90's. You just know he wants to firehose more money.
It wouldn't surprise me if Trump doesn't stick around for his full term, either being impeached after the midterms next year, or relieved for health reasons.Nailed it.
A strategic POV is generally a longer term, more proactive way to go.
Knee jerking to Trump's - likely shorter term - absurdities is a sign of helpless fear, and weak leadership.
Yeah. With full disclosure of the onion on my belt and 44 years of RegF and ResF service and having started my married life as a young lieutenant on $600 a month and taking my wife 1,200 kilometres away from her family on our first posting a week after our wedding, I wouldn't understand. Just sayin'.
The amount of actual justification done by the RCAF to that point was minimal. Unlike, say, the C17, Herc J and Chinook acquisitions where the detailed efforts went in to advance those capabilities, the NGFC (remember that acronym) was barely PowerPoint deep.Much like Portgual, it wasn't a real cancellation but effectively a restart on a process we all knew would select the F-35 anyway. We'd already have a few squadrons equipped if they didn't politically punt the decision because they hate defense spending.
In 1970 that 600 dollars had the buying power of 4,900 in 2025. Starting as a DEO 2 LT you’d make 4,800 now. So about the same. However your military housing wasn’t adjusted to the economy until the 1990s so the benefits were a touch better. Now your wife’s judgment on agreeing to all of that is of course open to debate![]()
And more than 28 of them.And Italy for AW101 and AW149, and Austria for M6 mortars.
He's a troll. I love how he write like he not know English very good, no?Wrong subcontinent brah.