Vancouver Olympics

[Spencer100]

What do you think about cost to the CF for security at the 2010 games in Vancouver?  How will it effect operations?

 

[Michael OLeary]

What are we deploying?
Who are we deploying?
How much will it the support cost?
Are we talking about full or incremental costs?
What portion will come directly from the DND budget?
What cost recovery mechanisms will be in place?
What will actually be the net cost to DND?

 

[GAP]

In all likelyhood.....

What are we deploying?
Who are we deploying?    Lots
How much will it the support cost?     Lots

Are we talking about full or incremental costs? As much as the governments can hide

What portion will come directly from the DND budget?  Probably most...National Security youknow

What cost recovery mechanisms will be in place?  probably none

What will actually be the net cost to DND? Will we ever really know...they need to recover seats in BC

 

 

[Spencer100]

Here is the CBC story

http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/06/15/olympic-security.html

 

[Bobbyoreo]

Ill work for free....as long as I get tickets to the hockey games!!!

 

[Lost_Warrior]

This looks like the perfect role for Reservists to allow the government to test our worth for domestic deployments.

 

[SoF]

I'm totally up for the job ;D

 

[Haggis]

This looks like the perfect role for Reservists to allow the government to test our worth for domestic deployments.

+1

as long as I get tickets to the hockey games!!!

+2

Ill work for free....

-5.  Oh, well.......

 

[GAP]

Winnipeg....Operation Charging Bison
Vancouver...Operation  ?   (have fun kiddies!!)

 

[Bobbyoreo]

Winnipeg....Operation Charging Bison
Vancouver...Operation  ?  (have fun kiddies!!)


Operation Snatch Gold?

 

[foerestedwarrior]

Winnipeg....Operation Charging Bison
Vancouver...Operation  ?   (have fun kiddies!!)


Operation Snatch Gold?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

[nova_flush]

This looks like the perfect role for Reservists to allow the government to test our worth for domestic deployments.

+2
I'm an Infantry reservist and this looks like a cool job .. I hope I get to be on TV.  :threat:

 

[Scoobie Newbie]

Sounds to me like your more worried about LCF and TV then getting the job done.  This is a serious operation and will require serious professionals.

 

[aesop081]

+2
I'm an Infantry reservist and this looks like a cool job .. I hope I get to be on TV.  :threat:

I'll be overhead watching........and laughing !!

:

 

[joonrooj]

This sounds fairly cool, will it just be Reg. Force?
I didn't realize a governments army usually provided security for the Olympics.

 

[Leonidio]

Maybe they ment the Mp???

 

[camochick]

My dad did security for the '76 olympics when he was a young troop. He said he had a blast, but thats about as much as I got out of him. Hmmmmm I wonder what he's not telling me hehe..... >

 

[BobDylan]

Wow, that would be a sweet gig! ;D

This looks like the perfect role for Reservists to allow the government to test our worth for domestic deployments.

I'm with Lost_Warrior on this one.  If not all reservists, at least a good percentage should go (65?).

 

[pbi]

As a Res Inf Cpl I was in TF2 (2 CMBG) for OPGAMESCAN at the 76 Olympics. Our job was to guard the TF2 HQ facility, located at th Sigs/RCE armoury on the edge of Westmount. IIRC, most of the direct protection of athletes and events was done by LEAs and national security detalis from home countries. The CF provided a wide range of general support, special capabilities, and a QRF capability. Our training at Pet included sticks and shields and use of the hand-pump type CS sprayer, along with the usual rangework, etc. Once we deployed to Montreal, the HQ troops were quartered in the Marymount High School in Cote-des-Neiges. We worked twelve hour shifts, but when we were off it was great: it was summer in Montreal and we had money and free transit passes. I loved it.

Cheers

 

[Bobbyoreo]

"This sounds fairly cool, will it just be Reg. Force?
I didn't realize a governments army usually provided security for the Olympics."


Guess you missed Sept 11 and the last two Olympics. Most of the security is done by the host countries forces and police forces.