Army Guy

He also comments that the upgrade has already started, Imagine that....Contacts are already in place and the actual life expectance numbers will be 2025.....But how could that be "a project of this magnitude" which has been covered in detail from start, Why would the Government keep this from the public? Why would they mislead us into thinking that the CF-18 was only good until 2021.... Now they release a part two, trying to substantiate a sole purchase contract, when in fact our F-18 will be operational until 2025 once this Project upgrade is finished. The time line issue has been solved now, Now they state 65 aircraft is not enough..."this is world breaking news" made available to previous liberal and conservative governments.....They had set out how many aircraft the Military would receive funding for.....And now 65 is not enough this gets better everyday.....can't wait until next week....

While the CF is authorized to a maximum strength of 100,000 it will "never" get there, it currently does not have the budget to maintain those numbers , nor the infra structure to house them, give them a place to work etc... nor does it have the equipment necessary to equipped them. It's current budget is not enough to carry our the training necessary for annual training requirements... The equipment side of the house is even worse for the ARMY which is the forces primary element, meaning it has the most spent on it....Army currently has no logistical veh fleet to speak of, meaning no army trucks a problem that has plague the army for 4 years now. Most of it's current fleet LSVW, MLVW, HLVW are sitting in compounds awaiting to be sold off as scrap, they are currently not road worthy with the exception of about 20 % of the fleet.... Trucks are not sexy, but without them it is imposable for the army to move....funding for this project wes clawed back by the liberal government...but to be fair...under Harpers government they to ignored this massive problem. the army has in some cases rented school busses to move troops around the training areas....or has rented trucks that are not designed for an off road environment....Has parked IFV and Tanks because it could not afford the fuel to move them. We could go on and on about every veh or piece of equipment in current inventory....but you have the idea....So why do we need to spend more than .08 % of GDP on our military....well training, equipment, would be good reasons....The expansion of our military has been on the books for years, 3 Army brigades has been proven not enough to accommodate an extended mission of only 3500 troops...Yes our military has done it, but at the cost to it's soldiers... Army is now facing the massive retirement of it's baby boomer generation, over the last couple of years recruitment has not kept up with retirement numbers and will only get much worse over the next several years....when I retired the average age for the army was 38 yrs old and is climbing every year....think about that when the average age of a recruit is 20 years old....Members can serve until they are 60 years of age, ...in an effort to keep it's experienced soldiers. I retired at age 52 , because I could no longer keep up with the younger crowd...I could not imagine being 60.... Our Armed forces are in very bad shape, and the only thing that will save them is funding, or at least someone able to put in the effort to do that....it is on life support as we speak....It is cheaper to bury our soldiers than to give them the right tools for the job.....

I included all numbers including homicide, suicide, accidents, to remove any doubts from the doubters....in 2015 almost 33,000 people have died in the US from all gun related incidents, The fact there are 108 mil US gun owners that represents less than 1 percent of gun owners have any issues with there firearms, less than 1 % have used them in any crime or homicide....And those 1 % that did , the majority used Hand guns....not AR-15 or high powered rifles, assault rifles etc...as was address earlier..... even with gun related injuries added in it will not bring the numbers any higher than 1 % of all gun owners.... Another point is that most of the Homicides where carried out by criminals, who don't care about gun laws or their restrictions.....that they prefer illegal firearms purchased or traded through the under ground. SO regardless of what control measures are put in place it will not stop homicides carried out by criminals...it will however punish those responsible gun owners you know the other 99 % of gun owners.... No, Comparative references like cars are relevant they are tools just as cars are tools, and when misused they cause death.

And they are currently spending on defense? This years budget is almost 32 bil, and while they're army and airforce componets there Naval resources are much larger, go figure for an island nation....

Squirrel !!!!, yes blame it on gun violence, high powered wpns, and second amendment rights..... I will admit I do not have fire arms in my procession, I do not hunt, nor go to the range for shits and giggles....I got my fix through the military. There are 323 million Americans , of which 1/3 own one or more wpns, or 108 million Americans that own fire arms.... 33,000 deaths related to firearms last year....of which only 8500 were homicides the rest are attributed to suicides, accidents, etc.... you do the math... What percentage of American gun owners use their wpns that cause death ? Deaths by auto mobile still rank the leading cause of deaths within the us....But no ban, nor talk about ban or even calling it a health issue.... Most US gun owners are reasonable gun owners.....But yet like those who say we can not paint all Muslims with the same brush....that argument does not apply for gun owners or their guns.....all AR-15's are bad, evil....All high capacity mags are bad, evil.....and yet how many of these gun deaths were attributed to either....most were carried out by hand guns.....but no ban no health warning on these either.....

You mean idiots influence other idiots using Islam as their main means of influence.....

This years budget is only 18.6 bil, bringing it below your 1 %, with spending increasing to 19.4 for 2017/18 time period... http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-reports-pubs-report-plan-priorities/2016-section-i-organizational-expenditure-overview.page#planned-expenditures. It also say most purchasing for new equipment have been put off until 2021....or later.... If there are no threats to Canada why are we currently on operations in Iraq, Poland, and else where around the world..

That's the problem is it not....1.6 bil muslims in the world and a few are speaking out.....while in reality there are more extremists speaking out as well with acts of violence in almost every muslim country know to man.....Yes a few have spoken up, while the majority does nothing....for change to happen there must be acceptance of a problem.... Want them to make a splash....here is a concept put forth by kimmey....that Orlando mosque should have protested that speaker, voicing their opinion on the media.....telling the west we do not tolerate this type of sermon.....it goes agains't everything they have worked so hard to accomplish todate....Works for Canadians....

Where did you come up with the 40 bil dollar figure ? If my math is right that would mean our current spending levels are below 1%, more like .08 % If Canada is going to sign on to a major defensive pact such as NATO and NORAD then it should be prepared to back up those commitments with enough funding to meet them all....If not then re write those agreements, or pull out of them altogether....That's the problem that is being faced with NATO right now, the organization is being weakened to the point it is becoming a paper force only. and would have difficulties meeting or living up to all these commitments.... Our nation signed these agreements under the understanding that it would live up to them.....I guess our word or pledge means nothing... The current state of our military is a joke....one of the largest land masses to service and a military that Luxemburg commits to. Canadians don't get it.....Members of our military have paid with their lives for not having the right equipment...and still that fact has changed nothing....cheaper to bury them than to pay out for something that will save lives....that is until it is their sons or daughters answer the call.... An extra 20 bil would do wonders for our health care system, but even that is not where that money would go to....how much of the 30 bil deficit the liberals are running up is going into health care ?

No the agreements do not break it down into what equipment we purchase, but they do say the must be compatible with our allies....Not sure what your driving at here, if your asking if the SH would be compatible then I'd say yes... As I have said before that is a major issue within NATO today, what nations are willing to spend on their agreements or defensive pacts...and while they reduce or cash in on peace bonds, there expectations to be defended however remain at old levels....

Well that sounds like a good excuse....Johnny is not paying his fair share neither am I....So what is the point of signing the agreements, How does that make our nation look on the inter national scene if we can not keep our promises....or commitments....And yet these nations would be the first to claim foul if something was to happen and invoke those very agreements they say they have signed but not lived up to....A major issue within NATO.... Why not just have some balls and pull out of agreements we have no intention of living up to....or re write our commitments....No we can't do that those agreements are our insurance policy in case something does happen....

That is the problem is it not, the Muslim community in the spot light, A community which claims to be something it is not, Moderate, caring etc.....and their is no doubt that some of them are, but they failed to raise their voice when all their hard work within the community to prove all of that goes down the drain.....I know i'd be pissed if it was me.....when they invite an influential speaker from Iran to speak and his message that all we in the west heard is death to all gays....In the PR world we call this a fail.....saying one thing then acting in a totally opposite.... Muslims have no issues when pointing out that they are being discriminated against...or west has used violence upon them....But none had the balls to stand up and speak out against the message that was being broadcast by some retard..... They have no issues with complaining or vocalizing any other issues....except when it is something that is within the Koran....Then their is silence....This silence is allowing their young people to become radicalized... But one can not stop or change the words of Islam it is forbidden...it is set up that way so it may never grow or change with the times.....With out change from both sides....this will come to ahead....and when it does more muslims will die....along with our children....

The fact that he phones 911 and tells the operator what is about to do and who he is doing it for is not enough for you, also there is the fact that ISIS took credit for the murders, calling him one of their soldiers.....Was it done last minute or did they have prior contact has not come to light yet....But it does not mean their is not a connection between the to.

The article did not say if the Imam was under an on going investigation or not, however one could assume he is being watched hence why this info was released.

The load as you call it, is clearly spelled out in the defensive agreements we have signed on to, you know Norad, or NATO. We as a nation have promised to keep those commitments, they can be modified at any time but that has not been done...

I was not aware, we could not talk about one of the leading causes or motivations for this attack....

Yes there are a whole lot of people in shift mode, as more information comes out, the picture is becoming clearer every day. The experts from afar have concluded that this is a terrorist attack, one of those sources is the President of the United states who has more resources at his finger tips than any one on this forum. But hey so he was all over the map with his ties, the fact remains that during his attack he claimed he did it for the group known as ISIS, in fact that is what he tells the 911 operator.....and then we have ISIS claiming reasonability for said attack " One of our soldiers was able to carry out a security invasion at a crusaders gathering" Waldo says "How does a so-called 'internet inspired' lone-wolf gain inspiration from and attachment to such dissimilar sources?" Yes they are 2 conflicting organizations that fight each other but what do they have in common, well the hate for the west, America, Israel, all other forms of religion, the LGBT community, they also share the same religion ISlam... in fact the list of common threads here is actually very large.... Lets start connecting the dots shall we , Omar was a devout Muslim, he attended the mosque regularly....he has also been questioned by the FBI on 2 separate occasions, has ties with a convicted Orlando Iman known for his blatant extremism and connecting Home grown terrorist with KNOWN terrorist groups abroad....allowing them to get training or indoctrination when needed.....Omar has had 2 trips to Saudi Arabia , with Saudi officials only noting one official trip,his passport was only stamped once....where did he go, nobody knows...FBI is following up. Omars father....Supporter of the Taliban regime, Proclaims himself as the leader of Afghanistan, and a politician....and has said numerous times "god himself will punish those involved in Homosexuality" I know he sounds like a bit of a nut job, but what type of influence did this nut ball have on his son...with his political beliefs, His extremist religious views.... With all these dots to follow one could only come up with one mode.....That this act was a terrorist act carried out by a Islamic terrorist....When is everyone going to get on the same page that Islam and it's radicals are the problem that need to be looked at by both sides Muslims and westerns. But we can't do that because we can not talk about Muslims without being pigeon holed into other categories that make talks impossible..... instead we will find other excuses like easy accessible firearms is the problem, or this guy was mental...But lets not talk about the elephant in the room Islam....the religion of peace...

Yes the Gap....the liberals are proposing that, Instead of spending up to 500 Mil on upgrading our existing CF-18 which will bring there life span to 2025 so there won't be a gap.........Now they are will to spend countless bils on a interim aircraft...No mention as to where all this bils are coming from, nor how many they are looking to buy... But is politically motivated, to keep several promises....Not to buy F-35's, To purchase a cheaper aircraft,so it can find savings to fund the navys ship building program, But it also fills that statement of a leaner military.... And doing it with a sole source buy, that they chastised the Cons for attempting.....It has very little to do with what is best for our forces, but rather what is better for the liberals....

Those few that are willing to speak out should be commended, and should be taken into account when discussing Islam. They are after all putting themselves in the lime light, and perhaps even risking their lives....But Muslims have been in North America for generations, what real changes have they brought forth in regards to their religion...

Once again, I'll ask Can you name an Islamic nation, or a nation that has a majority of muslims within it, that enjoys the freedoms you enjoy today. Do they have democracy, and are the free from armed conflict ?

I think your not digging deep enough for your answers, mental instability or a malignant aggressive personality is not the end all be all solution. According to your train of thought one would have to be on the edge of sanity before taking a life...So how do we explain Soldiers, police officers who's job may entail them to take a life. My point here is anyone can be conditioned to take a life....me ,you, your children, the list is endless....In the military they train soldiers to reduce the enemy to a less than human, training soldiers to reduce the person in the sites to nothing more than a paper target....It is part of the military culture.... How does this relate to our Muslim gunman, while he has been conditioned as well, through his religion, then his father extremist ideology. He planned this, purchased firearms, became familiar with the place of attack....then he carried it out, the act itself is the easy part, one does not need to be insane to pull a trigger...One does need to be a little twisted to live with the consequences and be all right with it all. But pulling the trigger anyone can do it, if you've been conditioned...

Ya your posts show it....

Religion of peace....how many Muslim nations are in armed conflict around the world today....14,000 gun deaths sounds like a staggering number....and yet the Taliban kill more Muslims In Afghanistan by bombs alone, ....How many are democracies....how many have the same freedoms as you or I......Shit, the Religion of peace stones more people, than that... Good luck in your new religion....

That's is as clear as it gets.....But hey there are still people out there that think a small purchase of Super hornets is a good thing until the problems with the F-35 get sorted out....The liberal plans is no better than the Cons plan....bend over Canada where getting it again.....

That is an opinion shared by most Canadians, unfortunately it is not shared by our political masters who continually put its forces and it's citizens into situations not suited for their vision of what our military should look like....becomes a matter of dollars and cents, cheaper to bury our soldiers than to buy them equipment they need.