Tuesday, July 12, 2016

The Strength of the Canadain Military


Canadian Forces emblem.svgThe Canadian Armed Forces is the unified armed force of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act.

In terms of manpower, the Canadian Military ranks 22 of 126 nations.

Annually we spend $18.6 billion on our forces. We have ‎8,031,266 males available for military service‎.

Military age in Canada is ‎16 to 60 years old.

We currently have ‎68,250 active personnel‎.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces is the reigning Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.

In terms of equipment we have 181 tanks, 3004 armored fighting vehicles, we have 426 total aircraft and 29 navel boats.