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Justin Trudeau hints at boosting Canada’s military spending
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I dont know about a waste of money -- I'd get a kick of some TB Personnel wearing the archaic armor and driving a TAPV...
Might be able to recoup the TD money from YouTube monetized videos of them being extremely uncomfortable
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Or just train the ones we already have?
It’s nice to confirm that senior CAF leadership is one-dimensional and they are only able to manage programs in their own scope. Six figure salaries, years in post-secondary education and who knows how many CAF courses they are still unable to solve problems outside their lanes. This makes sense considering how much of a disaster the PLD replacement turned out. Maybe we need a recruiting oriented trade, at least then someone can be held accountable for the failures. Or not.
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I believe it's through the RCMP; what is funny is that they make us fill out our locations for renewal, even if they already have it on file because you've spent your entire time in the military. I tried submitting my MPRR at one point but had to break out the positions, which was a pain in the ass when you change jobs annually.
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Interesting, down here DOD handles Military clearances. The Intelligence Community handles their own (and they generally don’t overlap).
Now DOD did outsource a lot of background investigations, or at least the assessment part (the in person where generally CID Special Agents), the Snowden issue and now the Teixeira case has highlighted that there are some issues.
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I could be wrong, but when I did my security clearance they sent RCMP officers to interview references, and the initial criminal screening is done by the RCMP.
It's a bit of a black box for us, as it just goes to a central process for the entire GoC, so may be some different aspects to it. I'm not sure who would do the cyber review, so maybe for certain clearances there is some cooperation between departments in the background.
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Within the VCDS is a group responsible for managing the process for DND and for the CAF.
As increasing numbers of Canadian citizens are foreign born, have foreign born parents, and/or have travelled extensively overseas, clearances, particularly those which may rely on foreign intelligence partners, take longer.
Add to that IM/IT tools which, although improved, remain less than user friendly and are not fulsomely documented, and the security clearance process (initial issue, upgrade and renewals) is lengthy.
As increasing numbers of Canadian citizens are foreign born, have foreign born parents, and/or have travelled extensively overseas, clearances, particularly those which may rely on foreign intelligence partners, take longer.
Add to that IM/IT tools which, although improved, remain less than user friendly and are not fulsomely documented, and the security clearance process (initial issue, upgrade and renewals) is lengthy.
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Looks like Turkey and Sweden have buried the battle axes.
breakingdefense.com
Turkey clears way for Swedish NATO membership, in abrupt about face - Breaking Defense
While far from the official last step for Sweden’s NATO membership, the transmission of Sweden’s Accession Protocol to the Turkish Grand National Assembly all but removes any doubt that the northern European nation will become the alliance’s 32nd member.
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Naval surveillance to EW: European Union approves nearly $1 billion to fund over 40 defense projects - Breaking Defense
Air, naval and space-based early warning projects are among the most high-profile efforts to receive funding.
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And Germany has talked Switzerland and Austria into joining a European Air Defence initiative
Austria and Switzerland join German-led air defence project
Austria and Switzerland have officially joined the air defence initiative known as "European Sky Shield," initiated by Germany, in response to the changing security situation in Europe.
www.thelocal.de
I guess Air Defence is not at odds with neutrality. No aerial Schlieffen Plans or bypassing the Maginot Line.
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And the importance of Electronic Warfare
breakingdefense.com
Storm is coming: air dominance depends on stealth, but also control of the electromagnetic spectrum - Breaking Defense
Detect, identify, disrupt, neutralize: Powerful offensive/defensive electronic warfare is the key to unlocking air dominance.
breakingdefense.com
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And the importance of Electronic Warfare
Storm is coming: air dominance depends on stealth, but also control of the electromagnetic spectrum - Breaking Defense
Detect, identify, disrupt, neutralize: Powerful offensive/defensive electronic warfare is the key to unlocking air dominance.
Who else hears this in their heads with all these types of articles?....dun dun dun....
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Well, none of this is my job, as I am often reminded.
Kind of like the ugly guy and the beautiful girl. When is it harassment?
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The funny thing is, for a third of those people it's supposed to be their job
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But that is only internal to DND.
The file actually gets handed to CSIS for processing/investigating.
Multiply that by every single Federal Department; every politician and all of their staffers….
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Courtesy of Clan Fleming
Trudeau government increased federal employees 40% since election in 2015
The federal government's ranks swelled by over 21,000 workers since 2022, government data shows.
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There are bodies available and money available.
Just not for your trades.
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Piece in the Ottawa citizen. I did not love the tone of it. But I think that is going to be the current plan going forward. That whole thing is the Liberal's and Trudeau third party broadcasting their thinking.
Plan accordingly.
Plan accordingly.
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Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made no secret of the fact that he wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. Canada has agreed to the target but has not revealed a plan to reach it.
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Well he agreed to the 2% as Min in Vilnius, wonder how he will spin that...Canada lags behind allies as NATO plans to increase defence spending targets
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has made no secret of the fact that he wants more from member nations at this year's leaders' summit. Canada has agreed to the target but has not revealed a plan to reach it.www.ctvnews.ca
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Meanwhile - our Scandinavian Half-Brother
www.telegraph.co.uk
Sweden’s giant-killer military is built for one thing: fighting Russia
Its forces will now deny Russia access to the Arctic and Baltic regions
ROBERT CLARK11 July 2023 • 4:21pm
The accession of Sweden to Nato is a historic moment. Regardless of the closed-door discussions between Turkish president Recep Erdoğan, the European Union, and the United States which led to this moment, the end result is simple. Nato has received a massive military boost; Russia has found swathes of the Arctic and Baltic regions denied to it.
The British Armed Forces can sometimes seem to be caught in an identity crisis; unsure of the tilt to the Indo-Pacific, hedging against a continental hegemon, or whether they can remain a small elite force deployed in overseas interventions. Sweden has no such issue. Its military is built for one thing, and one thing only: fighting Russia.
As such, despite over 200 years of neutrality since a traumatic loss of territory during the Napoleonic wars, Sweden is a modern-day military powerhouse. Since the 2020 defence paper, Stockholm has sought to increase both the size of its military and its budget. Last year Sweden spent 1.3 per cent of GDP on defence, and it aims to meet the Nato 2 per cent target by 2026 at the latest. This money goes a long way; unlike the UK or France, Sweden has few global deployments and no nuclear arsenal to swallow up chunks of its defence budget. It is free to target spending on modernising its conventional forces.
As such, Sweden’s forces are set to increase by one third by 2030, to include 90,000 full-time personnel, whilst 8,000 conscripts are now being trained annually to backfill their Reserve forces. Meanwhile, on land, the Army’s newly modernised force structure will consist of three mechanised brigades, with upgraded Leopard 2 main battle tanks and CV90 armoured personnel carriers – common platforms used bys many NATO partners, greatly aiding with interoperability and burden sharing. In addition, and with an eye to the lessons learnt so-far in war in Ukraine, the number of artillery battalions is set to be tripled.
Crucially, the defence of the strategic island of Gotland, located in the middle of the contested Baltic Sea, will be further bolstered, with a reinforced mechanised battalion forward deployed, while at the divisional level, a headquarters and supporting units will be brought back to add capability to any future NATO coalition.
However, it is Sweden’s ability to harness advanced technology that truly adds weight and credibility to their military posture, particularly in the key elements of speed, surveillance, and stealth. This is best demonstrated in the maritime and air domains, the key environments in which Sweden will complement NATO security across both the Baltic and the Arctic regions.
The Swedish navy’s Gotland-class attack submarines are universally acknowledged to be amongst the best in the world, and almost entirely undetectable – even by the best the US has to offer. This was amply demonstrated in 2005, when the HMS Gotland “defeated” the USS Ronald Reagan during war games.
Sweden’s advanced military technology doesn’t end with world-class submarines. The air force are equipped with the Saab-manufactured Gripen JAS 39E, a state-of-the-art aircraft that has mastered super-cruise flight – the ability to fly at supersonic speeds without the use of afterburners. The Gripen is also equipped with world leading electronically scanned array systems, and will soon be fitted with one of the world’s most advanced electronic warfare capabilities. In a nod to Sweden’s focus on countering Russian forces, the Gripen is capable of operating from motorways – a legacy of the decision to design hidden runways into the road system during the cold war.
But perhaps the biggest benefit Sweden brings to Nato is Sweden itself. Geographically, it lies at an incredibly important strategic juncture for both Russia and northern Europe, straddling huge swathes of the northern and western Baltic Sea. Russian submarines and vessels leaving Saint Petersburg and the nuclear enclave of Kalingrad must pass through Swedish waters and, crucially in times of war or increased tension, Swedish-controlled waters. With Sweden’s near-undetectable Gotland-class attack submarines, the ability for Stockholm to control these waters and effectively deny their use to the Russian navy is of remarkable strategic utility.
Similarly, Sweden is a major Arctic power. With membership confirmed, all non-Russian Arctic states are now in Nato. In one fell swoop, a once neutral military has unlocked the final pieces in both Baltic and Arctic security concerns, while isolating Putin and the Kremlin.
Robert Clark is the Director of Defence and Security at Civitas. Prior to this he served in the British Army.
Sweden’s giant-killer military is built for one thing: fighting Russia
Its forces will now deny Russia access to the Arctic and Baltic regions
www.telegraph.co.uk
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and stop with pickup trucks that are rear wheel drive only. Didn't think anyone was even making them anymore then the military gets a bunch. When asked why the answer was - they are only for in garrison and were not meant for the field. that is what the army really wants, vehicles they can't take out with them. Even in garrison this is Canada, we have snow, rear wheel drive sucks, 4 wheel drive is much better for it.
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