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Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Journal of Military and Strategic Studies
Special Commission on the Restructuring of the Reserves: 10 Years Later - Selected Speaking Notes: Navy Reserve
Dr. Allan English
Abstract
It was a great pleasure to attend this conference, and I learned a great deal from the participants. However, when I was invited to attend this conference, I was somewhat surprised by its focus, as most of the conference seemed to be oriented towards a Land Force view of the reserves. This was indicated by a number of things, such as the title of the URL for the internet link to the conference “Homeland Defence & Land Reserves” and this panel “Air and Navy Reserve: Supporting or Equal?” As a former air force officer and son of a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) Auxiliary, it seemed to me that the Air Force was being marginalized. On reflection, I accepted that the Air Force probably deserved this marginalization.