Canuck mercenaries: "So, in order to stem the loss of these highly trained soldiers, the military is taking action. It's considering raising pay beyond the current annual salary of $60,000, plus $1,200 a month in danger allowance.
'We recognize that private security firms have highly attractive packages for highly skilled members, like JTF 2,' said Navy Lt. Kent Penney of the Department of National Defence.
'But beyond money issue, we're also looking at the other factors.'
Those other factors include job security, and appealing to the soldiers' sense of patriotism, reminding them that the satisfaction that comes from serving one's country is something that private security firms simply will never offer."