We could not actively disarm Canadians with the gun bans wasting an absurd amount of money and instead relax our firearms laws and expand the rangers all of these things that would cost little and see decent returns.
DavidBrooker on
Before any of that, housing support, relocation support, support for spouses and their careers. Salaries and benefits, including social life.
The *primary* issue facing the Forces is recruitment and retention. That needs to be a priority.
brandson__ on
Address the young adult unemployment problem at the same time by creating military careers for young people. Precisely what that looks like I don’t know, but that concept should be the starting point.
CanadianTrollToll on
We need to pick focus’. How can we best help NATO in a conflict? I personally think drones, and special op infantry. Look what Ukraine has done and mimic that.
Our navy would be destroyed so fast in a conflict. Our planes – same fate.
Godzilla52 on
A 1% to 2.1% of GDP increase in direct defense spending means that there’s room for all of the above to some extent, but obviously there should be priority areas that are addressed first based on the data/expert consensus. What probably makes sense is focusing on operational readiness and equipment quality, with living/working conditions not being far behind that. Additionally we also need to make structural reforms based on doctrinal needs, so if doctrine is going to potentially be overhauled as well, that could also mean certain things will need to be prioritized above others.
Though even with all the new funding, we realistically probably won’t see the armed forces reach over 70-75% readiness until the early to mid 2030s, since we have a lot of catching up to do.
BruceNorris482 on
Meanwhile, the Troops are more obese than average Canadians. All the good kit in the world can’t make up for out-of-shape soldiers.
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We could not actively disarm Canadians with the gun bans wasting an absurd amount of money and instead relax our firearms laws and expand the rangers all of these things that would cost little and see decent returns.
Before any of that, housing support, relocation support, support for spouses and their careers. Salaries and benefits, including social life.
The *primary* issue facing the Forces is recruitment and retention. That needs to be a priority.
Address the young adult unemployment problem at the same time by creating military careers for young people. Precisely what that looks like I don’t know, but that concept should be the starting point.
We need to pick focus’. How can we best help NATO in a conflict? I personally think drones, and special op infantry. Look what Ukraine has done and mimic that.
Our navy would be destroyed so fast in a conflict. Our planes – same fate.
A 1% to 2.1% of GDP increase in direct defense spending means that there’s room for all of the above to some extent, but obviously there should be priority areas that are addressed first based on the data/expert consensus. What probably makes sense is focusing on operational readiness and equipment quality, with living/working conditions not being far behind that. Additionally we also need to make structural reforms based on doctrinal needs, so if doctrine is going to potentially be overhauled as well, that could also mean certain things will need to be prioritized above others.
Though even with all the new funding, we realistically probably won’t see the armed forces reach over 70-75% readiness until the early to mid 2030s, since we have a lot of catching up to do.
Meanwhile, the Troops are more obese than average Canadians. All the good kit in the world can’t make up for out-of-shape soldiers.