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  1. and thank you for coming today.
  2. Thanks for having me.
  3. Oh, it's my pleasure.
  4. Now I'm curious.
  5. What is your role in the Canadian Military Clearance Diver
  6. and the Royal Canadian Navy?
  7. We have many roles, both in Canada and overseas.
  8. There approximately 130 active clearance divers in the RCN today
  9. we are going to be comparing Canada's military in World
  10. War One to today's Canadian military.
  11. Approximately 70 Canadians were awarded the Victoria Cross for most
  12. conspicuous bravery in the presence of the enemy during the
  13. first World War.
  14. Is the Victoria Cross still an award?
  15. If so, how is it awarded?
  16. Yes, it is still an awarded.
  17. The Victoria Cross is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery.
  18. The daring are preeminent act of valor or self sacrifice
  19. or extreme devotion to duty in the presence of the
  20. enemy, anyone.
  21. Members of the Canadian forces have received the Victoria Cross.
  22. Much of the Canadian Navy efforts were devoted to organizing
  23. shipping, developing and defending ports, regulating patrols, monitoring wireless communications
  24. and providing support for British warships in nearby waters.
  25. Are these jobs for the Canadian Navy similar to the
  26. jobs today?
  27. These jobs do exist today within the RCM.
  28. They just have different names and much more responsibilities than
  29. than before.
  30. When the war began in 1914, Canada had less than
  31. 350 men and two ships, HMCS Rainbow and HMCS Niobe.
  32. Do you know how many ships there are now?
  33. There are currently 31 ships in the RCN, including 12
  34. frigates, four submarines, 12 coastal defence vessels to auxiliary support
  35. sips one offshore patrol vessel.
  36. This number will also continue to increase with more ships
  37. currently under construction.
  38. A propaganda poster is a poster trying to convince you
  39. of something.
  40. For example, the government during World War One would use
  41. propaganda posters to try to get you to join the
  42. army. Does the government still use propaganda posters to inspire
  43. you to join the army?
  44. They don't use propaganda posters anymore.
  45. However, they do stretch the truth and recruiting when you
  46. people are looking to join the Canadian armed forces in
  47. World War One, Canadian soldiers fought so fiercely that the
  48. Germans called them storm trips.
  49. Do you think that Canadians still fight fiercely?
  50. Absolutely. Canadian soldiers have always had to do more with
  51. less. In World War One, Canada used weapons like grenades,
  52. machine vents, poison gas, rifles and tanks.
  53. Do they still use things like this in the military
  54. now? Yes.
  55. All those things are still used today, with the exception
  56. of no poison gas.
  57. More than 2800 nurses worked with the Canadian Army.
  58. Do you know approximately how many nurses worked with the
  59. Canadian army today?
  60. I would estimate less than 2800, as there always seems
  61. to be a shortage in many health care professions, including
  62. nursing. Well, thank you so much for coming to this
  63. interview today, Dad.
  64. Now we are going to be talking about World War
  65. one in general.