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Old 05-16-2007, 04:58 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by TheLegacy View Post
sadly few americans know just how much canada does help out in relief and help during disasters - but this is what happens when you stretch yourself too thin in manpower.
Hard to be stretched too thin in manpower when you guys don't have enough troops to row a boat to Greenland. Your military is about 1/1,000 the size of ours... GAME OVER.



"The primary reason for this is the huge difference in recruitment goal between the two countries. According to Major Orr, Canada's annual recruitment objective for all branches of its armed forces is 4,400, while America's quota is 70,000 for its army alone."

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