They wanted to carry guns, but one in five Canadian border guards have been flunking their shooting lessons...
As well, some officers needed fitness training so their arms remained steady during the shortened shooting training which caused fatigue.
So I guess the answer lies with "changes made in the training program after the initial failure rates were noticed."
But "the union is not advocating that unqualified offiers [sic] be pushed through."
Obviously not.
[Via Matthew Maynard]
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From the article: $781,000,000 to arm 4800 people. Up to 10 years to do it.
ReplyDeleteMy arithmetic is a little rusty, but that sure looks like $162,708 per person. Seems a mite expensive (and _slow_); maybe they should send them to Gunsite. I think they could get a better deal (about $4500 for three weeks, plus ammo and lodging). My guess is the training would be better also.