Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy is “not out of the woods” yet on its recruitment crisis and the next four to five years are going to be “really hard.”
It’s been two years since Topshee, commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, posted a video online warning that recruitment was in a “critical state” and the service was facing “very serious challenges” that “could mean we fail to meet our force posture and readiness commitments.”
In a recent interview with The Canadian Press, Topshee said he’s seeing signs of improvement emerging in some areas. He pointed to the new one-year Naval Experience Program, which he said is making a big difference by pulling in new recruits and convincing them to remain in military careers….