National Defence committee  The decline from 50% was a conscious effort by the Canadian Armed Forces. We were no longer functioning as a reserve force.

National Defence committee  No, not at all. The National Defence Act talks about reserve service as being something other than continuous full-time service.

National Defence committee  Sure it does, and we've all experienced that over the years, but I would say that in the last 20 years we have significantly bridged that gap. Through our operational role of manning the Kingston class, we have attained a higher level of credibility and we are viewed as being a m

National Defence committee  In the naval reserve division, the average number of days spent is 17 full days.

National Defence committee  However, added to that are the events outside the naval reserve division itself, and it is up to the member himself or herself to say, “I want to go on that weekend; I want to go to sea there; I want to participate in that exercise.” Those are in addition to the actual days spent

National Defence committee  The difference there is that when we say that all of our trades are part of the same as what's in the regular force, all the regular force trades are not part of the naval reserve. They have technical trades that we wouldn't have. For a lot of those people who are skilled techn

National Defence committee  There was actually a point, some seven or eight years ago, when almost 50% of naval reservists were working full time. We bristle now at the 800 number, the 25%, but at one point it was near 50%. There was a conscious effort to reduce the number of full-time naval reservists, bec

National Defence committee  I could just jump in, it's—

National Defence committee  I'm not sure I completely understand the question. I'm sorry.

National Defence committee  The goal is 21 days.

National Defence committee  To be quite honest, we've just started it. Realistically, there is no reason.... We are very confident that in 21 days, give or take, we can get them in. It's not a hard and fast number, and it doesn't end at 21 days. We are just beginning the process now. Over the coming months

National Defence committee  Absolutely.

National Defence committee  The expedited PRes, or primary reserve enrolment, is the program that is under way right now. It was initially going to be a trial just in the Atlantic region. The chief of the defence staff said no, he was happy to roll this out as a program across the country. What we have don