The Canadian Armed Forces is encountering shortfall of troops as the Coronavirus pandemic compels the military to stop the training of new recruits.
As expected, Canadian Army should have 68,000 full-time members and 29,000 part-time reservists any time to carry out the various missions assigned to in Canada and overseas.
Figures released by the Canadian Armed Forces revealed the military was short of around 2,000 regular force members and 5,000 reservists at the end of December 2020.
While giving reason for the shortfall, the military said only about 25 percent of the expected member of new recruits was trained as the pandemic induced the closure and made them make other changes to training camps.
The spokesman of Canadian Army, Major Travis Smyth said that despite the shortfall, the military was able to meet its present obligations at home and abroad and that it was too early to predict what the potential medium- and long-term impacts could be.
Defence Analyst, David Perry of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute disclosed that the effect of the shortage will depend on how long the pandemic lasts and that it does not warrant the need for the military to jerk up its diversity in recruitment.
