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Geoff,
        Great idea except for one tiny detail... you and I will never see a
regular force army unit in Calgary ever again. It just won't happen, the
liberals would have admit they've made a mistake. But perhaps basing this new
hypothetical unit in Pet or Shilo would probably make more sense, Edmonton's
kind of getting crowded.
Francois
Geoff Tyrell wrote:
> i read on a message board that DND wants to increase reg force personnel
> levels to 65,000 in the next five years...any info on that?
>
> remember when dear Art Eggsforbrains mentioned creating a Rapid Deployment
> Force about 6 months ago?  now he's saying we`ll commit to a NATO RDF.  i
> had an idea about this:
>
> 1) create a new regiment for RDF taskings.  bring the QOR or the Black
>    Watch back from the mire that is the reserves, and bring them up
>    to full personnel levels.  give them a light infantry tasking.
>
> 2) base them in...calgary, let's say.  if the army goes ahead with
>    this combat simulation centre i`ve heard about, why not have them
>    act as OPFOR?  kill two birds with one stone.
>
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