Unclear but some roles floated were drone operators, logistics, neighborhood-level wardens… basically the small jobs the average citizen can do that would free up an active duty person for more specialized roles.
I am considering this. I’m not suited for combat but I could drive supplies, organize local aid, or do any number of support roles if a national defense or a distributed resistance effort is needed for some big dumb reason having to do with oil.
I spend literally every free hour soldering things to stave off the ennui of life. Right now it’s stuff that interests me (music stuff, eurorack modules, but also home assistant esp32 based stuff).
I’d absolutely volunteer my time to build or modify drones.
Frankly, even creating a network of citizens with a basic plan about contacting each other and knowing how to mobilize is already extremely important. The CBC article talks a lot about giving people uniforms and guns as if that’s paramount. Give me a god damn tuque or a baseball hat for all I care, but give me a brochure with emergency information, a point of contact in the civil defence, opportunities for training in civil defence (first aid, firefighting, rescue, logistics) and a network to coordinate with other citizens in my area. If we need to get fucks like me shooting at invaders, we can rump up shit later. Focus on the basics first.
I agree. It’s far more important civilian goal to keep our communities fed and the heat on in winter if our supply lines are interrupted than it is to have matching uniforms and guns to combat drones equipped with AI pattern recognition.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/army-mobilization-canada-troops-9.7009323
Unclear but some roles floated were drone operators, logistics, neighborhood-level wardens… basically the small jobs the average citizen can do that would free up an active duty person for more specialized roles.
I am considering this. I’m not suited for combat but I could drive supplies, organize local aid, or do any number of support roles if a national defense or a distributed resistance effort is needed for some big dumb reason having to do with oil.
I spend literally every free hour soldering things to stave off the ennui of life. Right now it’s stuff that interests me (music stuff, eurorack modules, but also home assistant esp32 based stuff).
I’d absolutely volunteer my time to build or modify drones.
Frankly, even creating a network of citizens with a basic plan about contacting each other and knowing how to mobilize is already extremely important. The CBC article talks a lot about giving people uniforms and guns as if that’s paramount. Give me a god damn tuque or a baseball hat for all I care, but give me a brochure with emergency information, a point of contact in the civil defence, opportunities for training in civil defence (first aid, firefighting, rescue, logistics) and a network to coordinate with other citizens in my area. If we need to get fucks like me shooting at invaders, we can rump up shit later. Focus on the basics first.
I agree. It’s far more important civilian goal to keep our communities fed and the heat on in winter if our supply lines are interrupted than it is to have matching uniforms and guns to combat drones equipped with AI pattern recognition.