by Editor | Nov 10, 2020 | Leadership, News
The Army Commander has issued a directive to stamp out racism, discrimination and hateful conduct. In an organization of almost 50,000 Regular and Reserve Force members, Canadian Rangers, and civilian employees, the occurrence of such incidents has been relatively...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2020 | News, Training System
Article by Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, PAO 31 CBG; photos by MWO Colin Hock and Andrew McLaughlin There’s nothing remarkable about the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, Royal Canadian Artillery, conducting live-fire range shoots. Exercise Autumn Gunner 20, however,...
by Editor | Oct 5, 2020 | Equiment, News, Procurement, Training System
by Ken Pole Some 1,600 years ago, when much of Europe was embroiled in conflict, a Roman scholar, Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus, wrote a treatise on military matters. In it, he counselled: “igitur qui desiderat pacem, preparet bellum,” which translates as...
by Editor | Sep 23, 2020 | Equiment, News
by Ian Coutts “We need a system that’s agile.” Captain Justin Walker is describing what he and his colleagues working on the Indirect Fire Modernization (IFM) project at the Directorate of Land Requirements think the Army is going to need in the future in terms...
by Editor | Sep 10, 2020 | News, Training System
by Chris Thatcher In the not-too-distant future, when Army equipment projects seek approval from the Defence Capability Board or other governance bodies, they may have to pass a FITE test. Fear not project directors, this won’t be an assessment of how many push...
by Editor | Sep 2, 2020 | Army Reserves, News, Training System, Uncategorized
By Lt(N) Andrew McLaughlin, Public Affairs Officer, 31 Canadian Brigade Group Training a large number of new recruits is a challenge for Army Reserve formations at the best of times. Add a global pandemic to the mix, and a team effort becomes even more of a...