Canadian Forces service members living in cars, unable to afford groceries

[Booter]

About serving members living in cars. I’m aware of 2 members ( 1 is RCMP) living in cars or RV’s who have spousal and child support obligations which exceed 100% of their income. This isn’t supposed to happen, but it is apparently actually far more common than generally understood.
Most men under these burdens take their lives, or at least try to. In these cases, there is a “fix” available but nobody wants to politically make it happen.

I’ve seen members in this circumstance as well. It’s tricky because it’s not good for their employability to be that vulnerable. So it’s a dance.

I wasn’t in management at the time so I don’t know what mechanisms were activated to assist them in navigating it.

I suspect none.

 

[Halifax Tar]

SCAN seminars insist that Pre-retirement planning begins at recruitment. Living here prepares our sailors for retirement living.

Wont get the full effect until we cram 50 somthing other folks in there.

 

[daftandbarmy]

Wont get the full effect until we cram 50 somthing other folks in there.

Tangentially, based on his comments, I am only aware of one retired Reg F member ever joining the reserves as a result of a briefing at a SCAN seminar.

 

[Halifax Tar]

Tangentially, based on his comments, I am only aware of one retired Reg F member ever joining the reserves as a result of a briefing at a SCAN seminar.

Did you quote the wrong guy ? Lol

 

[daftandbarmy]

Did you quote the wrong guy ? Lol

I've seen several ex-Reg F types join the Reserves, only one (that I know of) did so because he was introduced to the idea during a SCAN seminar.

 

[vonGarvin]

They didn't think about Environmental rating, +GBA, Indigenous, or any other TB/ISEC considerations; they built it, and people came to live there.

In other words, they didn't think about useless crap and instead just built to need. Very innovative.

The solution is obviously less government bureaucracy, but that's not gonna happen.

 

[MilEME09]

Now do this for bases

'We are living in a housing crisis': Canada consulting on reviving 'wartime housing' design catalogue

In its latest efforts to address Canada's housing crisis, the federal government is launching consultations to revive a revised version of a wartime housing effort: a standardized pre-approved design catalogue, with the aim of helping speed up construction.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[Quirky]

Now do this for bases

'We are living in a housing crisis': Canada consulting on reviving 'wartime housing' design catalogue

In its latest efforts to address Canada's housing crisis, the federal government is launching consultations to revive a revised version of a wartime housing effort: a standardized pre-approved design catalogue, with the aim of helping speed up construction.

www.ctvnews.ca

There is nothing to suggest the housing crisis will get better in 2024 or the year leading up to the election. Same goes for the economy and cost of living. Hold onto your hats people!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

There's an arctic tent in there. Looks pretty new. I wonder if there's a 638 to match it.