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Walter Natynczyk: Canadian Forces

Walt Natynczyk Dept: CALGARY - When it comes to future missions for the Canadian Forces, Canada's top soldier has to battle to keep his eager troops satisfied with staying out of major combat zones for now, according to Winnipeg Free Press. "We have some men and women who have had two, three and four tours and what they're telling me is 'Sir, we've got that bumper sticker. Can we go somewhere else now?'" Natynczyk said in an exclusive interview with The Canadian Press in Calgary and canadian Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walter Natynczyk speaks to The Canadian Press in Calgary in this photo dated Friday, July 6, 2012. Natynczyk has been in charge of Canada's military for four years but isn't sure how much longer he will be on the job. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland Canada's military presence in Afghanistan will come to an end once the current training mission concludes in 2014 and Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Walt Natynczyk acknowledges that's a disappointment for many soldiers, sailors and air personnel. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.