CANSOFCOM Key Tenets
Key tenets of CANSOFCOM can be highlighted as follows:
Vision: An agile, adaptive and high-readiness Special Operations Force capable of providing scaleable, kinetic and non-kinetic response to missions of strategic significance to the Government of Canada.
Mission: CANSOFCOM will provide the government of Canada with agile, high-readiness Special Operations Forces capable of conducting special operations across the spectrum of conflict at home and abroad.
Core Values
- Internalization of CF Core Values:
- Duty
- Loyalty
- Integrity
- Courage
- Relentless Pursuit of Excellence
- Indomitable Spirit
- Shared Responsibility
- Creativity
- Humility
SOF Truths
- Humans are more important than hardware.
- Quality is better than quantity.
- SOF cannot be mass produced.
- Competent SOF cannot be created after emergencies occur.
Operational Imperatives
- Relentless Task and Mission Focus
- Adherence to the Highest Uncompromising Standards
- Flourish in Conditions of Ambiguity and Chaos
- Operations Security
- Mastery of the Basics
