The Canadian Armed Forces has been dealing with a recruitment problem, with a new report from the auditor general finding “tens of thousands of applicants did not complete the recruitment process."
Imagine being a young person, fresh out of school, thinking about applying for the CAF for all the right reasons. Patriotism. Training. Education. Experience. Travel. Comradery. All the things that the Armed forces have to offer. Then, as you go through the process you start to get exposed to those people who actually spend time in the service. They are underpaid. Demoralized. Underused (if at all). Have poor equipment and training. Look and act sloppy. Absolutely must be bi-lingual (or uni-lingual in French as long as they can say 3 words in English) if they want to rise above the rank of Private. Why, under those circumstances would they possibly want to continue with the application process?
I asked AI why this happens. I have added comments and corrections:
". . . the challenges of the military lifestyle on family life, job dissatisfaction, and concerns about leadership and organizational culture."
NB - this speaks to the problem of the emasculation and feminization of the West. Reminds me of the comparison of the "inclusive" LGBTQ ads for the UK and Canadian militaries and China's hyper-masculine military ads. Why is the West allowing wokeness? Our enemies are not: it weakens a country.
"Excessive training delays: Recruits can face long delays, sometimes months, between different phases of training."
NB - in other words, they are distracted while waiting. But why are there delays? And why are they not more committed? First answer above: feminization of the West, which has eroded it.
The CAF "failed to process tens of thousands of qualified applicants in a timely manner, with many giving up while their application was in limbo."
NB - seriously?! Seems that the recruiters are not highly motivated themselves.
"Outdated equipment: Recruits and service members are often frustrated by the use of inadequate and outdated equipment. This issue is perceived as a low priority by leadership and lowers morale."
NB - I don't think equipment is the problem causing low morale; other armies have made do with less. Perhaps the low morale is due to the fact that the government is committing treason on a daily basis, colluding with Communist China, especially since the coup d'etat of Leftists in 2020, and people sense it. Trump is not the enemy; China is! Can you imagine serving the military of a country led by Trudeau and Carney? That has to be demoralizing.
"Members may be moved to locations with a high cost of living or inadequate housing, and the constant uprooting is difficult for families."
NB - I can see this as a real reason, since inflation and high rent are serious issues in Canada.
"Weakened morale: Some military critics believe that low morale is also influenced by a perceived disconnect between military culture and the values of younger generations."
NB - I call BS on this one: it's lack of patriotism and purpose not "values of younger generations." If anything, the military needs to be less woke and more masculine. Recruiting more women makes no sense.
The only real military service needed is to protect Canada from China's incursions -- which clearly is not happening, as China is incrementally taking over Canada, piece by piece -- like it has done with many African nations.
Non-white males are not likely to apply to the CAF since most of their parents have ensured and encouraged a future in medicine, law, and other high-paying careers.
The other issue is general health - passing the physical training is probably not possible unless the applicant has good eating habits, and good habits in general.
I think that the biggest problem is white males are not applying because of the wokeness of the CAF. What white male, especially if he is of a conservative bent, really wants to subject himself to that? One other thing. Women in the military should never be in battlefield roles. When we go to war, it is to protect societies ability to survive, not place the agents of that survival, women, in grave danger. Any society that does that is trading short term gain for long term pain, the Israeli military notwithstanding.
I agree with all of what you're saying here. Women can serve in support roles which are very much needed. They did this in WWll, my mom was in the RCAF as a librarian. And of course wokiness is a preventative - no realistic person would want to go near it.
No “healthy” Canadian wants to be associated with transies and tampons in men’s washrooms, Carney’s idiotic net-zero carbon restraints military must follow, sexual assaults swept under the rug, senior level political ass-kissing…….just to name a few.
Recruiters need to watch a clip of United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth address to the military! This is what inspires young men and women to fight for their country!!!!
Imagine being a young person, fresh out of school, thinking about applying for the CAF for all the right reasons. Patriotism. Training. Education. Experience. Travel. Comradery. All the things that the Armed forces have to offer. Then, as you go through the process you start to get exposed to those people who actually spend time in the service. They are underpaid. Demoralized. Underused (if at all). Have poor equipment and training. Look and act sloppy. Absolutely must be bi-lingual (or uni-lingual in French as long as they can say 3 words in English) if they want to rise above the rank of Private. Why, under those circumstances would they possibly want to continue with the application process?
I asked AI why this happens. I have added comments and corrections:
". . . the challenges of the military lifestyle on family life, job dissatisfaction, and concerns about leadership and organizational culture."
NB - this speaks to the problem of the emasculation and feminization of the West. Reminds me of the comparison of the "inclusive" LGBTQ ads for the UK and Canadian militaries and China's hyper-masculine military ads. Why is the West allowing wokeness? Our enemies are not: it weakens a country.
"Excessive training delays: Recruits can face long delays, sometimes months, between different phases of training."
NB - in other words, they are distracted while waiting. But why are there delays? And why are they not more committed? First answer above: feminization of the West, which has eroded it.
The CAF "failed to process tens of thousands of qualified applicants in a timely manner, with many giving up while their application was in limbo."
NB - seriously?! Seems that the recruiters are not highly motivated themselves.
"Outdated equipment: Recruits and service members are often frustrated by the use of inadequate and outdated equipment. This issue is perceived as a low priority by leadership and lowers morale."
NB - I don't think equipment is the problem causing low morale; other armies have made do with less. Perhaps the low morale is due to the fact that the government is committing treason on a daily basis, colluding with Communist China, especially since the coup d'etat of Leftists in 2020, and people sense it. Trump is not the enemy; China is! Can you imagine serving the military of a country led by Trudeau and Carney? That has to be demoralizing.
"Members may be moved to locations with a high cost of living or inadequate housing, and the constant uprooting is difficult for families."
NB - I can see this as a real reason, since inflation and high rent are serious issues in Canada.
"Weakened morale: Some military critics believe that low morale is also influenced by a perceived disconnect between military culture and the values of younger generations."
NB - I call BS on this one: it's lack of patriotism and purpose not "values of younger generations." If anything, the military needs to be less woke and more masculine. Recruiting more women makes no sense.
Will Canada hire China to provide military services?
The only real military service needed is to protect Canada from China's incursions -- which clearly is not happening, as China is incrementally taking over Canada, piece by piece -- like it has done with many African nations.
It certainly won't be from the U.S.!
Non-white males are not likely to apply to the CAF since most of their parents have ensured and encouraged a future in medicine, law, and other high-paying careers.
The other issue is general health - passing the physical training is probably not possible unless the applicant has good eating habits, and good habits in general.
I think that the biggest problem is white males are not applying because of the wokeness of the CAF. What white male, especially if he is of a conservative bent, really wants to subject himself to that? One other thing. Women in the military should never be in battlefield roles. When we go to war, it is to protect societies ability to survive, not place the agents of that survival, women, in grave danger. Any society that does that is trading short term gain for long term pain, the Israeli military notwithstanding.
I agree with all of what you're saying here. Women can serve in support roles which are very much needed. They did this in WWll, my mom was in the RCAF as a librarian. And of course wokiness is a preventative - no realistic person would want to go near it.
No “healthy” Canadian wants to be associated with transies and tampons in men’s washrooms, Carney’s idiotic net-zero carbon restraints military must follow, sexual assaults swept under the rug, senior level political ass-kissing…….just to name a few.
Recruiters need to watch a clip of United States Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth address to the military! This is what inspires young men and women to fight for their country!!!!