Strengths and Weaknesses of the Canadian military?

Is that a joke? that's ridiculous

Is that a joke? that's ridiculous

stupiddk

It is a joke :P But thats a real boat but its just a coast guard one (no doubt canadian)

I cant seem to find the one of the guy riding a bike and pulling along a little wagon with another guy in it. Canadian of course :P

In a serious note I read said that the Canadian budget is about to double and they are going to increase the size of the military and buy new jets and ships.

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

Well most people don't care about the Canadian military and most people don't care about the soliders who have died, but I appreciate the Canadian military.
Their size is a weakness but they are trained very well, it makes me sick how so many people always disrespect the Canadian army..

I find it weird the Canadian military helps out in Afghanistan because most people don't know Canada is even helping out and no one cares about the soliders who die..

Now I am not sure if this is true or not, but I heard a few groups of people in America who have a party every single time a Canadian solider dies.. Why do we help them in Afghanistan if they think it's funny when a Canadian dies??

Meh, at least the Canadian army is the best trained :)

Here is a real Canadian navy ship

joshrocks2245

That seems like BS to me. First I've ever heard of it.

But from what I hear from my cousins who live in Canada, yall do have a well trained military.

EDIT!

Doesn't Canada hold a good amount of oil in their land? If so, watch out! Maybe you guys will be invaded soon!

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

daftdog

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

[QUOTE="daftdog"]

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

joshrocks2245

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

Hope you don't believe them...

I'm not saying it can't be true, but come on...

[QUOTE="joshrocks2245"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

Chutebox

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

Hope you don't believe them...

I'm not saying it can't be true, but come on...

The Canadian army is the best trained..

OH and also the Americans can't take over Canada easily, I know all Americans say this but if they tried Canada is too big.
They can't even stop fighting in Iraq, imagine how long it would take to defeat Canada.

[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="joshrocks2245"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

joshrocks2245

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

Hope you don't believe them...

I'm not saying it can't be true, but come on...

The Canadian army is the best trained..

OH and also the Americans can't take over Canada easily, I know all Americans say this but if they tried Canada is too big.
They can't even stop fighting in Iraq, imagine how long it would take to defeat Canada.

I wasn't referring to America, just in general lol.

Well, considering there are many French in Canada, it will be much easier. :D

(Don't take last part seriously)

[QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="joshrocks2245"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

joshrocks2245

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

Hope you don't believe them...

I'm not saying it can't be true, but come on...

The Canadian army is the best trained..

OH and also the Americans can't take over Canada easily, I know all Americans say this but if they tried Canada is too big.
They can't even stop fighting in Iraq, imagine how long it would take to defeat Canada.

Thats a big claim, i agree with the whole conquering thing but why would anyone want to? Canada seems like such a lovely place :)

I think a major weakness is it's Moose Cavalry.southy787

Have you never seen a moose?!

[QUOTE="joshrocks2245"][QUOTE="Chutebox"][QUOTE="joshrocks2245"][QUOTE="daftdog"]

Do Canada have a military? I thought the US looked after them?

Chutebox

We are the ones who have to look after the American soliders in Afghanistan, trust me, i've heard stories from Canadian soldiers ;)

Hope you don't believe them...

I'm not saying it can't be true, but come on...

The Canadian army is the best trained..

OH and also the Americans can't take over Canada easily, I know all Americans say this but if they tried Canada is too big.
They can't even stop fighting in Iraq, imagine how long it would take to defeat Canada.

I wasn't referring to America, just in general lol.

Well, considering there are many French in Canada, it will be much easier. :D

(Don't take last part seriously)

Lawl, yeah you can take the french, not the others though :P

.freek666

Size is the real problem here in Canada and all I have to say is that we are working on that. By the way, don't you think the US and Canada have already struck a deal for that oil, I mean come on, Canada and America are the best allies in the world. If only Americans could show them some respect.stupiddk

If you're referring to what I said it was just a general comment, not just about America invading. It was also a joke lol.

I was wondering what you all thought about the Canadian military and whether or not its a force to be appreciated?stupiddk

with the greatest respect because i don't want to offend any Canadians but the Canadian militarise problem is that its to dependent on its allies in the USA & UK THE Canadian Navy cant go to see with the support of the Royal Navy or US Navy due to there lack of Aircraft Carriers but overall does Canada need to have a strong military when they have there allies to protect them they should just stay as a defence force because having a large military is something Canada probable couldn't afford .

[QUOTE="freek666"].naju890_963

not if you armed every navy man with one of thiose i think 9000 of them might make an impact

Strength: Average soldier is better trained than the average American Army soldier. and they have some of the best Spec Ops in the world.

Weaknesses: Small military, no Marines.

Strength: Training

Weakness: Not enough trainees

I think a major weakness is it's Moose Cavalry.southy787

I heard they have a moose division more fearsome than any cavalry ever seen.SolidSnake35

That's not the end of it. There have been rumors that they are training Bear Cavalry.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]I heard they have a moose division more fearsome than any cavalry ever seen.The_Ish

That's not the end of it. There have been rumors that they are training Bear Cavalry.

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]I heard they have a moose division more fearsome than any cavalry ever seen.The_Ish

That's not the end of it. There have been rumors that they are training Bear Cavalry.

[QUOTE="The_Ish"]

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"]I heard they have a moose division more fearsome than any cavalry ever seen.SolidSnake35

That's not the end of it. There have been rumors that they are training Bear Cavalry.

They will be like the Mongols, except with bears. :o

Yup, deffinately what a military should look like.

Very interesting topic guys! I am in the Canadian Army and my spouse is in the Canadian Navy. The Canadian Military may be small in size, but it is quite strong in force! We are well known all over the world for our peacekeeping missions, and it is very well known we are in Afghanistan. We are ALL trained extensively and for all conditions. We train closely with the U.S. Military, and that's including for our mission in Afghanistan. Canadians are very proud of their military, and are honoured by the ones who have lost their lives. We have a main highway in Ontario, Canada that is named in honour of Canadian Soldiers, and when a fallen soldier comes home from Afghanistan the plane is met with family and friends. There is a ceremony performed for the soldier. Then there's a huge parade of vehicles that travel with the soldier on this highway. Hundreds of people line up on the overpasses and to the side of the highways saluting these heroes. Fire departments line up with their trucks and wearing their dress uniform, police officers do the same and just our regular folk all come out to honour every one of our fallen heroes. I have pictures but don't know how to post them! But I just thought I would share that with you! 1CDNMP

that sounds cool you guys do have good training and good tec but not enough men but that doesn't matter with the role the Canadian Military aims to play in the world they don't need numbers when the U.S and even Britain have the manpower and numbers of equipment to support you .

Yup, deffinately what a military should look like.

whitechocolate_

That is good at night, no one can hear you unlike motorbikes.

Canada's military is based similar to the US and the UK. Their weapons are pretty much either bought from the US or the UK. They are well-trained or the US wouldn't have signed treaties with them after WWII to help in defending the continent from any Soviet invasion by way of the Bering Strait. Could they wage war on another nation? Not really, but they're not set-up to be that kind of military.

Well most people don't care about the Canadian military and most people don't care about the soliders who have died, but I appreciate the Canadian military.
joshrocks2245

Oh really? How can you speak on behalf of those people? I know a ton of people that care about the Canadian Army.

Strengths? Snipers. Weaknesses? Funding and enlistment numbers... which basically means everything else.

However, our military is much better suited towards peace keeping than it is straight-up conflict.

Hilariously, just recently in Afghanistan, they marked the first instance of sending troops into battle via helicopter... in the history of the Canadian military.

Strengths? Snipers. Weaknesses? Funding and enlistment numbers... which basically means everything else.

However, our military is much better suited towards peace keeping than it is straight-up conflict.

Hilariously, just recently in Afghanistan, they marked the first instance of sending troops into battle via helicopter.

foxhound_fox

Canada's military is based similar to the US and the UK. Their weapons are pretty much either bought from the US or the UK. They are well-trained or the US wouldn't have signed treaties with them after WWII to help in defending the continent from any Soviet invasion by way of the Bering Strait. Could they wage war on another nation? Not really, but they're not set-up to be that kind of military.

Buck_Hotep

If by weapons you mean rifles. They're manufactured by Colt Canada and are actually built differently, and to higher standards than the American M-16. It's the reason why the British SAS use the Canadian C-7 instead of the M-16 (when they're not using British rifles). If you're talking about other weapons, a ton of their vehicles are Canadian. In fact, the American Stryker was based off of the Canadian designed LAV-III. They use the best tank in the world, the German Leopard 2A6. Etc.

They have a very high standard of training and are well respected in military circles for their efforts in WW1 and WW2, as well as in the Middle East. In fact Canadian soldiers have been awarded American awards many times, the Canadian special forces were to be presented with medals by the President Bush but declined, not wanting to be placed into the spotlight.

Strengths? Snipers. Weaknesses? Funding and enlistment numbers... which basically means everything else.

However, our military is much better suited towards peace keeping than it is straight-up conflict.

Hilariously, just recently in Afghanistan, they marked the first instance of sending troops into battle via helicopter... in the history of the Canadian military.

foxhound_fox

didn't Canada take part in Nam wouldn't they have gotten experience from in that war of dropping troops in from Helis ?

[QUOTE="SolidSnake35"][QUOTE="The_Ish"]

That's not the end of it. There have been rumors that they are training Bear Cavalry.

The_Ish

They will be like the Mongols, except with bears. :o

Who said bear calvary is dangerous.

just tell the bears that the enemy has coolers and coolers of Coke and I guarantee they'll go all ninja-stealth to infiltrate to destroy.

Stop talking about us.... its better if they think we dont exist

.freek666

This picture is not accurate.

We only rented the gun.