Yes Sir Col. I didn’t know!
You may have been surprised today to find a colleague showing up at work today wearing a military uniform. No, it’s not an early Halloween get up, It’s how they dress quite often while away from the office or work place as one of almost 30,000 Canadians who serve in the armed forces as reservists.
These are folks who juggle their civilian lives to train in their spare time as volunteers with a Canadian regiment in the event they are required by the CAF to serve abroad or here at home.
It may surprise you to learn that almost 30% of the Canadian troops who deployed to Afghanistan were reservists and today the Government of Canada has chosen for the first time to recognize their contribution.
October 3 has been proclaimed Army Reserve Recognition day by Defense minister Peter MacKay who says ” Today, we honour Reservists and show our gratitude for their service in international theatres of operation”
I spoke earlier today to my friend John Wright about the role of reservists. John is among other things, the chair of Wounded Warriors.ca