2. At the time of Committee's visit, regiment had 83 vacancies which included the need for 26 instructors. It was disclosed that, given increased responsibilities assigned base, the high number of vacancies poses made the execution of daily operations difficult. A dedicate procurement unit is required, while the filling of vacancies, particularly those for public service appointed personnel (PSAP), had proven to be difficult. The base reported a shocking seven year delay in the in the recruitment and appointment of PSAP personnel. 3. While the Committee notes from information supplied, the small number of incidents of ill-discipline, the base did was satisfied with the morale of soldiers. This was attributed to a level of job satisfaction given the increasing involvement in (internal and external) deployments as well as training exercises; the opportunity for further training to improve both life and military skills, as well as greater efforts to improve communication between the management of the base and soldiers..