The military commander overseeing recruitment said the Canadian Armed Forces is nowhere near meeting a target set a decade ago for women to make up 25 per cent of the Forces by 2026 — and at the current rate, reaching that goal is impossible.
Lt.-Gen. Erick Simoneau, chief of military personnel, said Canada’s military is still struggling to attract and keep enough women in uniform.
“We’re having great difficulties because the bulk of our occupations and positions that we have to offer to the Canadian population is in the combat arms in the army,” said Simoneau. “So until we can convince women to join the army and then the combat arms, I’m very pessimistic about meeting the 25 per cent target.”
Besides the men are hoarding all the tampons.
