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The Canadian Forces is counting on public servants to volunteer for military service as it tries to ramp up an army of 300,000 as part of a mobilization plan, according to a defence department directive.
Federal and provincial employees would be given a one-week training coarse (?) in how to handle firearms, drive trucks and fly drones, according to the directive, signed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and defence deputy minister Stefanie Beck on May 30, 2025?
The public servants would be inducted into the Supplementary Reserve, which is currently made up of inactive or retired members of the Canadian Forces who are willing to return to duty if called. At this point, there are 4,384 personnel in the Supplementary Reserves, but in the case of an emergency, that would be boosted to 300,000, according to the directive from Beck and Carignan.
Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000
Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.
“The entry criteria for the Supplementary or other Reserve should be less restrictive than the Reserve Force for age limits as well as physical and fitness requirements,” the document noted.
After the initial entry into the ranks, the public servants would be required to do one weeks worth of military training, each year, but would not be issued uniforms. Medical coverage would be provided for their annual military service, but that time would not count towards their pensions, the directive pointed out.
The training focus would be on “basic skills (e.g. shoot, move, and communicate; drive a truck; fly a drone: etc.)”, Beck and Carignan wrote.
Their directive approved the creation of a “Tiger Team” which will work on setting the stage for a Defence Mobilization Plan or DMP. That team will examine what changes are needed to government legislation as well as examine other factors required to allow for such a massive influx of Canadians into the military.
Department of National Defence spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin confirmed in an email that participation in the expanded reserve force would be voluntary. “Initial planning has begun to explore how the CAF (Canadian Armed Forces) could contribute to greater national resilience, including leveraging increased readiness from an expanded Reserve Force for defence purposes, in times of crisis, or for natural disasters for example,” she added.
Canadian Military leaders warn of future conflict, push for massive expansion
The Canadian Armed Forces is developing a new Defence Mobilization Plan that could see its reserve strength grow from about 28,000 members to as many as 400,000
Work on the initiative by the tiger team located at DND’s Carling Campus in Ottawa began on June 4. DND would not comment on whether Carignan and Beck have been briefed on the initial work of the team.
The directive also points to a massive increase in the number of Canadian Forces reservists. The reserves are made up of volunteers who are in current military units. Although they are considered part-time, they are involved in training on a year-round basis.
Canadian military wants mobilization plan in place to boost reserves to 400,000 personnel
Mobilization plan would see Canadian Forces reserves increased to 400,000
Setting up "Brown Shirts" or after the week of training, note should be taken of those it appeared to come to naturally or atypical stress to weed out domestic nutjobs and foreign nationals with an apparent background for potential infiltration and espionage?The Canadian Forces is counting on public servants to volunteer for military service as it tries to ramp up an army of 300,000 as part of a mobilization plan, according to a defence department directive.
Federal and provincial employees would be given a one-week training coarse (?) in how to handle firearms, drive trucks and fly drones, according to the directive, signed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and defence deputy minister Stefanie Beck on May 30, 2025?
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The public servants would be inducted into the Supplementary Reserve, which is currently made up of inactive or retired members of the Canadian Forces who are willing to return to duty if called. At this point, there are 4,384 personnel in the Supplementary Reserves, but in the case of an emergency, that would be boosted to 300,000, according to the directive from Beck and Carignan.
While the supplementary recruiting push will “prioritize volunteer public servants at the federal and provincial/territorial level” the entry standards wouldn’t be strict, according to the nine-page unclassified directive.Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000
Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.ottawacitizen.com
“The entry criteria for the Supplementary or other Reserve should be less restrictive than the Reserve Force for age limits as well as physical and fitness requirements,” the document noted.
After the initial entry into the ranks, the public servants would be required to do one weeks worth of military training, each year, but would not be issued uniforms. Medical coverage would be provided for their annual military service, but that time would not count towards their pensions, the directive pointed out.
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The training focus would be on “basic skills (e.g. shoot, move, and communicate; drive a truck; fly a drone: etc.)”, Beck and Carignan wrote.
Their directive approved the creation of a “Tiger Team” which will work on setting the stage for a Defence Mobilization Plan or DMP. That team will examine what changes are needed to government legislation as well as examine other factors required to allow for such a massive influx of Canadians into the military.
Department of National Defence spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin confirmed in an email that participation in the expanded reserve force would be voluntary. “Initial planning has begun to explore how the CAF (Canadian Armed Forces) could contribute to greater national resilience, including leveraging increased readiness from an expanded Reserve Force for defence purposes, in times of crisis, or for natural disasters for example,” she added.
Neither DND nor the military would provide comment on the timelines for the creation of the mobilization plan.Canadian Military leaders warn of future conflict, push for massive expansion
The Canadian Armed Forces is developing a new Defence Mobilization Plan that could see its reserve strength grow from about 28,000 members to as many as 400,000winnipegsun.com
Work on the initiative by the tiger team located at DND’s Carling Campus in Ottawa began on June 4. DND would not comment on whether Carignan and Beck have been briefed on the initial work of the team.
The directive also points to a massive increase in the number of Canadian Forces reservists. The reserves are made up of volunteers who are in current military units. Although they are considered part-time, they are involved in training on a year-round basis.
Canadian military wants mobilization plan in place to boost reserves to 400,000 personnel
Mobilization plan would see Canadian Forces reserves increased to 400,000
Something potentially going on with the F 35 order and hearing Spain has cancelled their deal with Switzerland considering similar action.
Further to, there a rumors of a deal in the works with Sweden which is interesting on it's own. We should be doing more with those people.
Bombardier up big may be related.
Further to, there a rumors of a deal in the works with Sweden which is interesting on it's own. We should be doing more with those people.
Bombardier up big may be related.
A young person could make worse choices.The Canadian Forces is counting on public servants to volunteer for military service as it tries to ramp up an army of 300,000 as part of a mobilization plan, according to a defence department directive.
Federal and provincial employees would be given a one-week training coarse (?) in how to handle firearms, drive trucks and fly drones, according to the directive, signed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan and defence deputy minister Stefanie Beck on May 30, 2025?
View attachment 31959
The public servants would be inducted into the Supplementary Reserve, which is currently made up of inactive or retired members of the Canadian Forces who are willing to return to duty if called. At this point, there are 4,384 personnel in the Supplementary Reserves, but in the case of an emergency, that would be boosted to 300,000, according to the directive from Beck and Carignan.
While the supplementary recruiting push will “prioritize volunteer public servants at the federal and provincial/territorial level” the entry standards wouldn’t be strict, according to the nine-page unclassified directive.Canadian military will rely on an army of public servants to boost its ranks by 300,000
Federal public servants would be trained to shoot guns, drive trucks and fly drones, according to a defence department directive.
“The entry criteria for the Supplementary or other Reserve should be less restrictive than the Reserve Force for age limits as well as physical and fitness requirements,” the document noted.
After the initial entry into the ranks, the public servants would be required to do one weeks worth of military training, each year, but would not be issued uniforms. Medical coverage would be provided for their annual military service, but that time would not count towards their pensions, the directive pointed out.
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The training focus would be on “basic skills (e.g. shoot, move, and communicate; drive a truck; fly a drone: etc.)”, Beck and Carignan wrote.
Their directive approved the creation of a “Tiger Team” which will work on setting the stage for a Defence Mobilization Plan or DMP. That team will examine what changes are needed to government legislation as well as examine other factors required to allow for such a massive influx of Canadians into the military.
Department of National Defence spokeswoman Andrée-Anne Poulin confirmed in an email that participation in the expanded reserve force would be voluntary. “Initial planning has begun to explore how the CAF (Canadian Armed Forces) could contribute to greater national resilience, including leveraging increased readiness from an expanded Reserve Force for defence purposes, in times of crisis, or for natural disasters for example,” she added.
Neither DND nor the military would provide comment on the timelines for the creation of the mobilization plan.Canadian Military leaders warn of future conflict, push for massive expansion
The Canadian Armed Forces is developing a new Defence Mobilization Plan that could see its reserve strength grow from about 28,000 members to as many as 400,000
Work on the initiative by the tiger team located at DND’s Carling Campus in Ottawa began on June 4. DND would not comment on whether Carignan and Beck have been briefed on the initial work of the team.
The directive also points to a massive increase in the number of Canadian Forces reservists. The reserves are made up of volunteers who are in current military units. Although they are considered part-time, they are involved in training on a year-round basis.
Canadian military wants mobilization plan in place to boost reserves to 400,000 personnel
Mobilization plan would see Canadian Forces reserves increased to 400,000
They’re not talking about young people. They’re talking about 300,000 civil servants.
Sounds like a big waste of time then. They all be booking holidays right before the big battle and I would be surprised to learn any of them have my back.They’re not talking about young people. They’re talking about 300,000 civil servants.
Pays to read the article first.
Yeah, it’s craziness and I have no idea how that’s gonna work and they’re not saying yet either. One week of training, no uniform, & they will have taught these 300,000 civil servants how to shoot and drive and operate drones….& then once a year after that they go for one additional week of training.
The Canadian Forces: Fat, Feeble, Old, Untrained.
I imagine your enemies are shaking in their boots. And rolling on the floor laughing.
I imagine your enemies are shaking in their boots. And rolling on the floor laughing.
Well, they wouldn’t be shaking in the boots issued to these 300,000 civil servants, because they’re not gonna be issued uniforms.
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But Initially…