Anthony_B_78
Active Member
Really have to wonder about it all. For an army of 30,000 to have only six infantry battalions, let alone five? Yes, the tooth to tail ratio is a lot more in the favour of the latter than it ever was, but, seriously, this seems way out of whack when you consider other armies. The Canadians seem to have nine battalions with fewer active troops; the British has about two and half times our strength but five and half times as many infantry battalions. Even if we look at our Kiwi cousins, fewer than 5000 active troops but two battalions (maybe not at full strength?). Yes, comparisons are never so simple, but it is questionable.It could be even worse than that.
I have also heard that 5/7 will become a mirror of 2 RAR. Again, time will tell.