THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Push to Recruit Migrants Into Military Ends in Disaster.
A leaked Canadian military report shows ethnic conflict and rampant sexism in a platoon that consisted of 83 percent immigrants.
A leaked Canadian military report shows ethnic conflict and rampant sexism in a platoon that consisted of 83 percent immigrants . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A leaked Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) report highlights severe issues arising from efforts to recuit immigrants into the military , including ethnic infighting, cultural clashes, and unrealistic expectations among new recruits. Some recruits, particularly permanent residents, struggled with adapting to military expectations, including respecting women as superior officers or peers. DETAIL: According to the report, one training platoon consisted of 83 percent immigrants, leading to cultural and ethnic clashes, such as tensions between recruits from Cameroon and the Ivory Coast (Côte…Open