“CAF – Canadian Armed Forces”

To find Western Europe’s largest artillery practice range, you have to head north — far north.

Rovajärvi lies just above the Arctic Circle, outside the town of Rovaniemi, in Finnish Lapland. And in late May, as young conscripts complete their final weeks of training on firing artillery cannons, it’s cold enough for the soldiers to bundle up in thick gloves and neck warmers.

Finnish conscript Iivari Luukari has been training for months on these howitzers, which are identical to those currently used in Europe’s bloodiest conflict since the Second World War.

When Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada would commit to NATO’s new defence spending target, he justified the steep increase by pointing to the heightened geopolitical threats facing the country.

But Mr. Carney’s government appears to see an economic opportunity in rearmament as well, suggesting that domestic industries and workers stand to benefit as Canada and its allies look to beef up their military capabilities.

Recently, stories of radicalization and improper behaviour among military personnel have tainted the Canadian Forces’ public image. How can we expect people to sign up in defence of their country when this is what they see?

Yet even before these scandals, recruitment efforts generally have been flatlining. We need to find the right approach to attract young people looking for meaningful challenges.

I doubt pics of “Bad Ass” women soldiers is the right fix for what ails the CAF.

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OTTAWA — Canada only has two women from the military deployed on United Nations peacekeeping missions right now, raising concerns Ottawa is failing to lead by example and may be called out by the international body for missing its targets.

In 2017, former prime minister Justin Trudeau launched a big push to have Canada become a leader internationally promoting women in peacekeeping. It was part of the his government’s feminist foreign policy.

But statistics show the number of female Canadian Armed Forces members contributing to peacekeeping has dwindled so much it recently hit rock bottom.

The UN mandates 22% of “Peace Keepers” be Wimmins.

Canada’s top military commander, however, says other measures will also be needed to keep people enlisted. – Code for more Trannies

On Friday I found myself in an oversize hangar with an even more imposing C-17 Globemaster cargo plane sitting outside of it. Prime Minister Mark Carney made his way to Canadian Forces Base Trenton to fill in the details of the boost of two billion Canadian dollars that will be given annually to the military’s payroll.

The Canadian military has witnessed a resurgence in hateful conduct and racism reports over the last year following several years of decline, according to data obtained by CBC News.

The detailed information comes as the army deals with a fresh set of extremism and disreputable conduct allegations.

The sudden turnaround has piqued the curiosity of far-right extremism experts, who say it’s no coincidence the numbers began to reverse in 2024 just as tumultuous political and social change was unleashed in the United States with the re-election of Donald Trump as president — and as the Canadian military is years deep into a mission to change its culture.

Sounds like they’re in a panic over the demise of woke and DEI etc.