“CAF – Canadian Armed Forces”

The Canadian military has tightened up regulations on personal grooming after getting an earful from members who were not happy with the relaxed standards introduced almost two years ago.

The revised rules on hair and beard length come into effect today.

One expert says the newest set of regulations, announced last month, may not entirely quell the social and political debate that has been raging in the ranks since the decades-old grooming standards were dramatically relaxed almost two years ago.

Canada’s outgoing top soldier is a joyous pessimist, if such a thing is possible.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre warns that the world has entered a “pre-wartime security environment” with multiple threats and opportunities for countries to violently clash.

“If you’re in uniform, you learn to be pessimistic about the security situation because you’re trained for the worst case,” Eyre said in an end-of-term interview with the National Post on Tuesday. “Given the indicators and the trends that we see, I am pessimistic about the security situation.”

Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan will be named Canada’s new Chief of the Defence Staff, CTV News has learned, making her the first woman to lead the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

… Carignan was promoted to her current rank in 2021 and appointed as the military’s new chief of professional conduct and culture. She has four children, two of whom serve in the Canadian Armed Forces.

That role placed her in charge of cultural reform(opens in a new tab) in the CAF amid ongoing sexual misconduct investigations. At the time of her appointment, she said her team was committed to achieving concrete results within five years.

So it looks like they put the DEI dictator in charge. That should go over well.

h/t Editor

It’s expected that the government will soon announce Canada’s next Chief of Defence Staff (CDS.) Who will become the country’s top soldier has been a closely held secret, which is ironic, because a lack of transparency is the first thing the new CDS needs to address within the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF.)

Over the years, the CAF has become increasingly obtuse about releasing information to the media and Canadians.

Canada must not let up on growing its military and confronting the reality that the threats posed by a challenging and complex global environment have arrived on its doorstep, the outgoing chief of the defence staff says.

Gen. Wayne Eyre said he’s “cautiously optimistic” that the Canadian Armed Forces is on the “upswing,” with new commitments to defence spending, slow improvements to recruitment, and a recognition of security as a top priority for both the government and Canadians.

The Canadian military is updating its dress regulations in a bid to revisit limits on features like beard length and untied hair.

Starting on July 2, troops with long hair that extends below the lower portion of the shirt collar will have to tie it away from the face. Accessories used to tie hair must also be black or match the same colour as the hair.

With regards to facial hair, soldiers can still sport all kinds of styles, from sideburns to goatees, but length or bulk must not exceed one inch.

Reported Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) vaccine injuries spiked 800% in 2021 and dramatically rose again in 2023, according to documents the Western Standard received.

Despite the known injuries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government — backed by Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre — continued to mandate vaccines, threatening military members who objected with dismissal or suspension without pay.