Salute to the Canadian Army: U.S. Army Tribute Video (1950s)

DVD: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0018C8KFG/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=d...

http://thefilmarchive.org/

The Canadian Forces Land Force Command (LFC), often called the Canadian Army, is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The current size of Land Force Command is 19,500 regular soldiers and 16,000 reserve soldiers, for a total of around 35,500 soldiers.

LFC maintains regular forces units at bases across Canada and is also responsible for the largest component of the Primary Reserve, the Army Reserve, which is often referred to informally by its historic name, the "militia". The Chief of the Land Staff is Lieutenant-General Peter Devlin.

LFC is the descendant of the Canadian Army which was the name of Canada's land forces from 1940 until February 1, 1968. At the time of unification all army units were placed under Mobile Command (MC), later changed to Force Mobile Command (FMC) in 1975 when tactical air units were assigned to newly-created Air Command. The name was changed from FMC to Land Force Command in a 1997 reorganization of the Canadian Forces.

The Canadian Forces (CF) (French: Forces canadiennes; FC), officially the Canadian Armed Forces (French: Forces armées canadiennes), are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces." This singular institution consists of three main branches: Maritime Command (MARCOM), Land Force Command (LFC), and Air Command (AIRCOM), which are together overseen by the Armed Forces Council, chaired by the Chief of the Defence Staff. At the pinnacle of the command structure is the Commander-in-Chief, who is the reigning Canadian monarch, Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor General.

The current iteration of the Canadian Forces dates from 1 February 1968, when the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force were merged into a unified structure. Its roots, however, lie in colonial militia groups that served alongside garrisons of the French and British armies and navies; a structure that remained in place until the early 20th century. Thereafter, a distinctly Canadian army and navy was established, followed by an air force, that, because of the constitutional arrangements at the time, remained effectively under the control of the British government until Canada gained legislative independence from the United Kingdom in 1931, partly due to the performance and sacrifice of the Canadian Corps in the First World War.

The Canadian forces were then heavily involved in the Second World War (which, as with the previous world war, involved conscription) and Korean War, and, from the 1950s on, actively worked with her NATO Allies to counter the threats of the Cold War. Land Forces during this period also deployed in support of peacekeeping operations within United Nations sanctioned conflicts. The nature of the Canadian Forces has continued to evolve. They are currently engaged in Afghanistan, under the NATO-led United Nations International Security Assistance Force, at the request of the Government of Afghanistan.

The forces are today funded by approximately $21.8 billion annually ranked 13th, and are presently ranked 74th in size compared to the world's other armed forces by number of total personnel, and 58th in terms of active personnel, standing at a strength of roughly 67,000, plus 24,000 reservists and 19,000 supplementary reserves, bringing the reserve force to approximately 43,000. The number of primary reserves is expected to go up to 30,000 by 2012, and the number of active to at least 70,000. If this happens the total strength would be around 120,000. These individuals serve on numerous CF bases located in all regions of the country, and are governed by the Queen's Regulations and Orders and the National Defence Act.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Army
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Forces

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[derekby1]

Sorry, just used to calling them the RCRs...and Picklies and VanDoos~~

[cf80to01]

@derekby1 Sorry, my bad.....I somehow missed the second half. FYI, it is the RCR, not RCR's. (The Royal Canadian Regiment, not the Royal Canadian Regiments).

[derekby1]

@cf80to01 The RCR's, PPCLI, R22R and the Black Watch.

[cf80to01]

@derekby1 Which four?

[wisers001]

thank you- enjoyed very much.

[mmcrosbie]

@Prairielander They didn't hate the old flag. It was just time for Canada to have its own flag - the red maple leaf with the white background. The "old" flag was the British flag and Canada wanted to take another step of independence from Britian by getting its own flag.

[derekby1]

Watched all the way to the end...what a great movie on the history of the Canadian ARMED Forces~~~~Wonderful expose for all four proud Canadian Regiments..

[derekby1]

Watched all the way to the end...what a great movie on the history of the Canadian ARMED Forces~~~~

[derekby1]

Sounds a bit British to me...Glad to see other's respect for our Soldiers. Sounds very much scripted...LMAO~~~

[Prairielander]

I miss the old flag. It spoke of our history. I don't see why people hated it and changed it.