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About half of the recommendations from a pivotal report on preparing the Canadian Forces for the future are still being examined, with action on a key proposal to transfer staff to front-line positions years away — if it proceeds at all.

The 2011 report on the transformation of the Canadian Forces called for moving 3,000 military jobs, located mainly in Ottawa headquarters, to the field.

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The new Liberal government has vowed to proceed with the recommendations in the report, written by Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie, who has since retired from the military and was recently elected Liberal MP for Orléans.

The Department of National Defence is now preparing its briefing book for the new Liberal defence minister, who will be named Wednesday. The book will outline the department’s views on various issues and projects, including the status of the transformation report.

DND and the military have proposed moving between 800 and 1,000 personnel, as well as another 1,100 managers, to new positions. Those numbers include both civilian and military personnel, but fall short of Leslie’s figure of 3,000 military personnel.