Allegedly, it would have taken every field sqn and most of the guys you see doing your IRTs on the Force Development sqns in order to have enough personnel to deploy. Additionally, 16 AAB were the bros on readiness to move in case of a crisis.
CG has handed his notice in about it though. Furthermore, it seems that CAS just didn’t fight at all to get the Regt out there, he was laissez faire about it which is deeply damaging.
someone on the thread above nailed it, he’s too consumed and interested in his E&D drive than talking operational capability.