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Canada’s military lacking thousands of troops as COVID-19 hits recruitment, training
COVID-19 has forced the military to curb the training of new recruits for most of the past year.While the military says there has not been any immediate impact on its missions here and abroad as it manages the shortfall and training challenges, a spokesman acknowledged the potential for longer-term ramifications.“It is too early to determine how the reduced number of recruitment files being processed during the pandemic will affect CAF operations in the medium to long term,” Maj. Travis Smyth said in an email.