Charles Belzile

Mr. Belzile reflects on the character of Canada’s Armed Forces.

Mr. Belzile discusses the Canadian military’s predisposition towards diplomatic solutions.

Mr. Belzile discusses the frustration of peacekeeping within the cumbersome United Nations bureaucracy and talks about the situation in Cyprus.

Mr. Belzile discusses NATO’s commitment to West Germany, and Canada’s military role there

Mr. Belzile describes the value of training with large NATO forces.

Mr. Belzile describes the high level of training received by the Canadian military in Cold War Europe

Mr. Belzile discusses how your troops can ruin your career quicker than your superiors.

Mr. Belzile describes patrolling the Korean Demilitarized zone, and some aspects of living there.

Mr. Belzile discusses his deployment to Korea, via Japan.

Mr. Belzile discusses developing a command structure in a unit and mutual respect between officers and NCO’s.