Military asks personnel in capital region to return field gear, citing ‘critical equipment shortages’
The Canadian Armed Forces are requesting personnel in the National Capital Region to return certain field gear due to critical equipment shortages. This request affects members not assigned to deployable units and includes items like vests and backpacks. The military is facing challenges with stock levels as it prepares for expanded operations, particularly in Latvia.
- ▪The Canadian Armed Forces are asking military personnel to return field gear to address critical equipment shortages.
- ▪An email from National Defence Headquarters directed members not in deployable units to hand in personal kit.
- ▪The military is experiencing low stock levels of essential items due to higher consumption and ongoing procurements.
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Open this photo in gallery:An e-mail from National Defence Headquarters directed CAF members to hand in several pieces of personal kit if they are not assigned to a 'deployable unit.'JASON FRANSON/The Canadian PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountThe Canadian Armed Forces are asking military personnel in the National Capital Region to return some field gear, including vests to hold body armour, to address what the Forces describe as “critical equipment shortages” for deployed operations. A May 13 e-mail from National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, obtained by The Globe and Mail, cites this inventory shortfall.
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