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the Government of Afghanistan | Who requested the aid of the Canadians? |
peacekeeping | What type of operations were mainly done by Canadian forces? |
approximately $20.1 billion | What is Today's annual cost of the Canadian Forces? |
74th in size | How are the Canadian forces ranked in size compared to other military? |
approximately 119,000 | What is the total force of the Canadian Forces? |
2020 | By what date is the primary reserve personnel estimated to go up by 30,000? |
around 124,000 | What is the total amount of Canadian Forces estimated to be in 2020? |
the Canada First Defence Strategy | What was the effort called to upgrade the Canadian Forces? |
through the purchase of new equipment, improved training and readiness | How were the Canadian Forces upgraded in 2008? |
loss of existing members | What major problem is the CAF trying to address currently? |
main battle tanks, artillery, unmanned air vehicles | What equipment was acquired to aid in Afghanistan? |
C-130 Hercules | What large transport plane is part of the CAF mission? |
CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters | What new type of helicopter was recently acquired? |
2006 | When was the renewal and re-equipment effort started? |
medicine, communication, logistics, and administration | What roles were women recruited for in the 1950s? |
1971 | What year did further recruitment for women open in the CAF? |
vehicle drivers and mechanics, aircraft mechanics, air-traffic controllers | What non traditional tasks were women recruited for in the 1970s? |
the Department changed its policies | Why were women eventually allowed to serve at sea in the CAF? |
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms | What charter directly affected a women's right to serve in the CAF? |
infantry, armoured corps, field artillery, air-defence artillery | Name some of the jobs in the CAF off limits to women in the 1980s. |
5 February 1987 | On what date was a study created to research the impart of women in direct involvement? |
the Minister of National Defence | Who created an office to study these effects? |
Combat-Related Employment of Women | What was the study called? |
1989 | What year were most military occupations opened to women? |
submarine service | What military occupation wasn't opened to women until the 2000s? |
100 percent | By how much did opening these jobs to women increase the recruiting pool by? |
the government of Jean Chretien | Which government was responsible in Canadian history for this fact? |
equipment must be suitable for a mixed-gender force | What is a requirement for equipment for the CAF? |
Combat helmets, rucksacks, combat boots | What are some of the equipment used by both men and women? |
an annual financial entitlement for the purchase of brassiere undergarments | What special entitlement are women provided as part of their service? |
It begins at the top with the most senior-ranking personnel and works its way into lower organizations. | What is the hierarchy of the Canadian Armed Forces? |
The Canadian constitution | What determines who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed forces? |
the governor general | Who does the Commander-in-Chief authorize to make decision regarding the Armed Forces for them? |
troop deployment and disposition orders | What orders fall under the royal prerogative? |
the monarch or governor general | Who must sign these orders for them to be valid? |
the advice of his or her ministers in Cabinet | Who's advice is the monarch supposed to follow regarding these orders? |
115,349 | The armed forces has approximately how many members? |
the Chief of the Defence Staff | Who is the highest ranking member of the Armed Forces? |
The governor general | Who appoints the Chief of the Defence? |
Ottawa, Ontario | What location does the National Defense operate out of? |
the heads of the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Air Force and other key Level 1 organizations. | What are some of the members of the Armed Forces Council? |
27 | How many Canadian Forces bases are there in Canada? |
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | Where do Canadian Forces members go for training? |
Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School | What is the place called where initial training happens? |
33 | How many warships does the Royal Canadian Navy have? |
Halifax | Where are the Maritime Forces Atlantic located? |
the Naval Reserve Headquarters (NAVRESHQ) | What formation is located in Quebec? |
NATO exercises | What international exercises does the RCN partake in? |
Commander of the Canadian Army | Who heads the Canadian Army? |
four divisions | How many divisions are there in the Canadian Army? |
the 2nd Canadian Division, the 3rd Canadian Division, the 4th Canadian Division and the 5th Canadian Division | What are the four divisions? |
the 5th Canadian Division | What division is the Canadian Army Doctrine of? |
the 5th Canadian Division | The Canadian Army Headquarters are located in what division? |
three | How many brigades does the Army consist of? |
one | Each Brigade contains how many regiments? |
tactical helicopter squadron | What squadron is present but not an official part of the Brigade? |
a field ambulance | What medical group is present at all Brigades but not part of it? |
CFB Gagetown, CFB Montreal and CFB Wainwright. | Where is most of the major training performed? |
the Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force | Who heads the Royal Canadian Air Force? |
Winnipeg | Where is the commander based out of? |
eleven | How many air force wings are located across Canada? |
tactical commander | Who reports to the operational commander about the wings? |
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba | What are some locations of the air bases? |
Winnipeg and North Bay | Where are the command facilities located? |
Geilenkirchen, Germany | Where is the Canadian component of the NATO located? |
Airborne Early Warning Force | What NATO force are the Canadians part of? |
Labrador | What location is a Canadian airforce base located whose name is also a dog breed? |
Joint Task Force (North) | What does JTFN stand for? |
a chain of forward operating locations | What it located through Canada's Northern Regions? |
fighter operations | What can each forwarding operation location provide? |
CF-18 squadrons | What squadrons deploy to these locations? |
Arctic sovereignty patrols. | What patrols are organized from these locations? |
October 2012 | When was the Canadian Joint Operations Command established? |
Canada Command, the Canadian Expeditionary Force Command and the Canadian Operational Support Command | What are the parts that merged into the Canadian Joint Operations Command? |
the 2012 federal budget | What specifically prompted this merger? |
The Canadian Special Operations Forces Command | what does CANSOFCOM stand for? |
generating special operations forces | What is the CANSOFCOM focussed on? |
CJOC | What do the special forces support? |
CFB Trenton | Where is the Canadian Joint Incident Response Unit based? |
427 | How many Special Operations Aviation Squadron are based at Petawawa? |
electronic warfare and the protection of the Armed Forces' communications and computer networks | What is the the Information Management Group responsible for? |
CFS Leitrim in Ottawa | Where is the Information Management Group located? |
design and build cyber warfare capabilities | What is the task of the CAF Cyber Task Force? |
June 2011 | When was the Directorate of Cybernetics established? |
the Director General Cyber | Who heads the Directorate? |
the Canadian Armed Forces | Who does The Health Services Group serve? |
Joint Task Force | Who can temporarily be assigned the Health Serviced Group? |
domestic support | What type of support does The Health Services Group provide? |
in times of national emergency or threat | When can the reserve force be called upon? |
primary and supplementary | What troops does The reserve force consists of? |
Chief of Reserves and Cadets | Who commands the reserves? |
the Naval Reserve (NAVRES), Land Force Reserve (LFR), and Air Reserve (AIRRES) | What are some of the components of the reserve force? |
Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service | Who conducts training of the cadets? |
12 to 18 years | What age are the cadets in the Canadian Cadet Movement? |
officers of the Cadet Instructors Cadre | What branch are the majority of COATS members? |
Reserve Force Sub-Component COATS | Who is eligible to serve as a COATS trainer? |
provide surveillance and patrol services | What do Canadian Rangers perform? |
in Canada's arctic | Where do the Canadian Rangers operate? |
reserve force | Which force are the Rangers part of? |
Canada's exercise of sovereignty over its northern territory | What do the Canadian Rangers safekeep? |
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