What does JTF2 stand for?
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What does JTF2 stand for?
Joint Task Force 2
Joint Task Force 2 (JTF 2) is an extremely high-readiness and precise special operations forces unit. JTF 2 exists to protect the Canadian national interests and combat terrorism and threats to Canadians at home and abroad.
How many JTF2 are there in Canada?
Members of Canada’s special operations unit Joint Task Force Two during training. Since the mid-2000s, Canada’s special forces have steadily expanded to about 2000 members.
How do you get on JTF2?
General Requirements for all candidates:
- Minimum two years’ military service for Regular forces;
- Minimum three years’ military service for Reserve forces.
- Obtain security clearance.
- Obtain approval from chain of command;
- Complete Pre-Screening Physical Fitness Test (Section 3.2).
- Pass appropriate medical examination:
What is Canadian JTF?
Joint Task Force Two (JTF2) is the Canadian Armed Forces elite counter-terrorist/special operations unit. Although the Joint Task Force is trained in counter-terrorism, it is believed that the unit operates more like an SAS-type special operations force. JTF2’s exact roles and missions, however, are not made public.
What guns do JTF2 use?
Operators use a range of weapons including:
- Colt Canada series of rifles: C7, C8 and C8SFW.
- Heckler & Koch MP5 (A2/A3/SD) submachine gun.
- FN Herstal P90 personal defence weapon.
- SIG Sauer P226 sidearm.
- SIG Sauer P320 sidearm.
- Remington Model 870 and Benelli M3 shotguns.
- FN Minimi C9A1 light machine gun.
How good is JTF2?
In 2017, a JTF2 sniper successfully eliminated a target at 3,540 meters holding the world record for longest kill-shot ever. Read more about JTF2’s record-breaking sniper kill. JTF2 remains the only foreign special operation unit to be conducted into American Tier 1 ranking (Along with Delta and Seal Team 6).
How long is JTF2 training?
7-week
The Canadian JTF-2 Selection Training Plan is an intense 7-week, 6 day/week training program specifically designed to prepare athletes for the Canadian JTF-2 Selection Course.
Is JTF2 secret?
JTF2 is a hyper-secret, elite counter-terrorist and VIP security force of some 250 hand-picked volunteers who are super-fit and super-trained, whose identities are secret, whose budget is classified and who are our version of Britain’s SAS and U.S. Special Forces.
What rank are JTF2 members?
JTF2 is commanded by a Lieutenant-Colonel and members are selected from volunteers in the army, navy, and air force. Only the fittest and most capable armed soldiers were approached by unit CO’s for tryout into JTF2. They are organized into 2 or 4-man teams known as “bricks”.
