Mobilization of troops and the BCATP
*Canada was very ill equipped to go into this war
*All arms of the army were too small and poorly equipped
*58,330 volunteered for the military in September of 1939
*Needed more troops so now everyone got paid
*$1.30 a day
*$60 a month for a dependant spouse and $30 a month per child
*Canada's early contribution to the war efforts were with the training of new Pilots
*The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan or the BCATP
*British instructors trained pilots from all over the commonwealth at air fields set up in the prairies of Canada
*130,000 pilots were trained at a cost of 2.2 billion (Canada paying 70%)
*All arms of the army were too small and poorly equipped
*58,330 volunteered for the military in September of 1939
*Needed more troops so now everyone got paid
*$1.30 a day
*$60 a month for a dependant spouse and $30 a month per child
*Canada's early contribution to the war efforts were with the training of new Pilots
*The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan or the BCATP
*British instructors trained pilots from all over the commonwealth at air fields set up in the prairies of Canada
*130,000 pilots were trained at a cost of 2.2 billion (Canada paying 70%)
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Summary
With this war being so soon after the depression lots of men just signed up to get money to help out their families or just themselves because people were in such sad shape financially. The BCATP also helped set up air felids in Canada that we still use today