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From: gamiddleton@watmath.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton)
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Subject: how useful is an "integrated" military?
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Date: 16 Oct 89 01:38:18 GMT
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From: gamiddleton@watmath.waterloo.edu (Guy Middleton)

Several years ago, the Canadian armed forces were merged into a single unit,
the Canadian Forces.  No more Army, Nave, or Air Force -- a single command
structure.  At least that is the impression given to the public.

So, a question:  was the apparent unification of the forces merely a public
relations exercise, or what?  If not, was there any benefit?

Recent U.S. military adventures have shown that a failure of communication
between different arms of the military is a serious problem.  Are the
Canadian forces (and any others that try to erase the distinctions between
land, sea and air operations) any better off?