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Wartime establishment for an Infantry Battalion is in the vicinity of 1k personnel.
I no longer recall what the wartime establishments are for the other units.
@dapaterson @Infanteer @McG and @TangoTwoBravo will probably have these off the top of their heads.
But if you look at the 9 Regular Force Inf Bn’s they aren’t even at their peacetime establishment. I will assume that the other Regular Force units are in similar states based on comments on this site.
I’m honestly not sure even with all the PRes Infantry mobilized that the 9 would be at wartime establishments - and that is just bare manning - not even talking about equipment.
To me the only way forward for the CA is a seamless ‘Total Force’.
Certain PRes trades may need to be created and other eliminated depending on the needs of the force.
Armoured Crewmen for the PRes to me is one of those trades that some (not all) need to be made into ‘Infantry Crewman’ (or Cavalry Crewmen if that makes it more palatable) in the fact they crew LAV, for Infantry Dismounts, especially in areas that no Reg Armor exist.
Artillery units can form firing batteries to make up the dearth of firing batteries in the RCHA.
British Columbia to me, there needs to be a major revamp as the terrain isn’t really suited to AFV’s. Light Mountain units would be where I would want those unit to be remade into.
If folks are set on Regimental lineages, I’m sorry but in 10 years, you can be replaced by someone who will have loyalty to 11 PPCLI (or whatever).
The CA needs a ruthless relook to make it viable.
I no longer recall what the wartime establishments are for the other units.
@dapaterson @Infanteer @McG and @TangoTwoBravo will probably have these off the top of their heads.
But if you look at the 9 Regular Force Inf Bn’s they aren’t even at their peacetime establishment. I will assume that the other Regular Force units are in similar states based on comments on this site.
I’m honestly not sure even with all the PRes Infantry mobilized that the 9 would be at wartime establishments - and that is just bare manning - not even talking about equipment.
To me the only way forward for the CA is a seamless ‘Total Force’.
Certain PRes trades may need to be created and other eliminated depending on the needs of the force.
Armoured Crewmen for the PRes to me is one of those trades that some (not all) need to be made into ‘Infantry Crewman’ (or Cavalry Crewmen if that makes it more palatable) in the fact they crew LAV, for Infantry Dismounts, especially in areas that no Reg Armor exist.
Artillery units can form firing batteries to make up the dearth of firing batteries in the RCHA.
British Columbia to me, there needs to be a major revamp as the terrain isn’t really suited to AFV’s. Light Mountain units would be where I would want those unit to be remade into.
If folks are set on Regimental lineages, I’m sorry but in 10 years, you can be replaced by someone who will have loyalty to 11 PPCLI (or whatever).
The CA needs a ruthless relook to make it viable.