A confidential Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School report has revealed a complete breakdown in basic officer training following a surge in permanent resident enrolment.
One French-language platoon, which had over 80 per cent non-citizens, was reportedly wracked by an inability to communicate fluently, a lack of respect towards female CAF members and infighting between Cameroonian and Côte d’Ivoire candidates.
The Quebec platoon saw fewer than one in two recruits graduate, while allegations of racial discrimination were made in multiple directions, from candidates against staff and between candidates of opposing ethnic blocs themselves. Additionally, command saw “challenges” in training permanent residents as they lacked “respect towards women” peers and superiors.
“For many candidates it is the first time they have lived with members of a different sex, and for some it is also the first time they have been expected to treat women as their peers,” explained the confidential report.
“Platoons are also reporting inter-candidate cultural frustrations, with lack of respect towards women being the most common concern.”
Juno News obtained the document, authored by school Commandant and Lieutenant Colonel M.R. Kieley, from an anonymous source. The confidential report is titled “Initial Observations — Impact of Changes to Canadian Armed Forces Recruiting Policies at Basic Training Over 2025.” It paints a picture of declining standards and cultural friction as the Canadian Armed Forces rushed to reconstitute its ranks by relaxing recruiting rules.
The most dramatic example unfolded in a French-language Basic Military Officer Qualification (BMOQ) platoon that was 83% permanent residents, many of whom had been in Canada for as little as three months. This comes at a time when the CAF is
boasting of record-setting recruitment levels.
“The initial platoons that arrived at the (school) in January 2025 were heavily loaded with permanent residents,” reads the confidential report.
