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Suttie Commission The Suttie Commission was the commonly used name for what was officially known as "The Commission on the Reorganization of the Canadian Army Militia." The Commission met in late 1964 and early 1965 and was chaired by Brigadier E.R, Suttie, charged with recommending to the Minister of National Defence the best way of meeting the four roles of the reserve Army in Canada, as they were at the time defined:
It was envisioned that a force of 30,000 soldiers would be required to meet those tasks, and the Commission was charged with determining "... the changes which should be made in the organization of the Militia to carry out its revised roles more efficiently and realistically". One of the Commission's findings was that the twenty-five Militia Group Headquarters set up throughout Canada should be replaced instead by a smaller headquarters organization, which would "advise units in all G, A and Q matters" with "no responsibility for administrative paperwork". It was also desired that Area Headquarters and Militia units should have direct communication between them with no intervening layer of command. The creation of "Militia Advisors" in the rank of colonel in some localities were intended to replace a full headquarters. For example, 27 Militia Group Headquarters was disbanded in favour of a "BC Interior Militia Advisor" to be established in Vernon. The Committee also suggested large scale disbandment of units, but in hopes of avoiding use of the terms "disbandment", and in avoiding amalgamation of existing units, the Supplementary Order of Battle was created. |
