General views

1) A post by the Ottawa Citizen's David Pugliese (very good discussion in the "Comments", do look at them):

TRANSFORMATION ISN’T ARMY-CENTRIC ARGUES HILLIER

2) A column by former CDS General Paul Manson, also a past president of the Conference of Defence Associations Institute:

Modelling the modern general
The new chief of defence staff won't be another Rick Hillier - nor should he try to be

Earlier posts by Babbling on the CDS succession are here, here, here and here (plus one by me).