Platoons, Brigades, Divisions Oh My! How the Army & the CF are structured.

[Milicia]

Ya I know but its just an estimation that I try to find.

 

[pbi]

K. Comeau: Don't get too wrapped up on what's in a battalion/company/platoon according to "the book". What we actually deploy on operations has almost always been different from "the book", even in the days of UNPROFOR in Yugo. Today, the Cdn Army no longer deploys in fixed "battalions" but in "Task Forces" based around "Battle Groups" that are built on one Infantry battalion (or parts of one battalion) with other companies/squadrons/batteries etc added to the mix as per the requirement for that mission.  To this are added signals, logistics, medical, intelligence, etc as required to do the particular job. The strength of a Task Force varies but it is probably going to be in 1500-3000 person range. Canadian armoured, artillery and engineer regiments will probably not ever be seen in the field again as units unless we get into a major shooting war against a more conventional enemy: they will just provide squadrons and batteries to Task Forces.

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