I've always thought there would be some merit in somehow folding the Coast Guard in with the military. I look at the US as an example, and maybe I'm off base here and don't understand how the US Coast Guard operates. Things like Search and Rescue helicopters and some coastal patrol duties with smaller vessels, station them in numerous bases on the coast, for example Prince Rupert, Newfoundland etc.). That almost seems like low hangin fruit and a way to give at least a small bump to 'military' spending.
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