This “lessons learned” article examines how emerging trends over time in the historiography of the Canadian Army have challenged and continue to challenge the white Anglophone masculine heterosexual culture which is especially associated with its combat units. This study began as an examination of the intersection between the historiography and the current priorities for sufficient female participation in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) which are intended to improve past abusive patriarchal practices and create effective and safe international interventions. Gender and sexual abuses were the initial foci, but the historiography revealed the interconnectedness of widespread discriminations against all “others”—defined here as anyone with a different gender, sexuality, race, language, religion, or culture. The article opens with a brief summary of evolving feminist ideas about security forces in general. It then delves into the historiographical trends which have demonstrated how systemic discriminations have privileged white Anglo men in combat roles while underplaying their contributions and the contributions of “others” in support roles in the Canadian Army over time. The key lesson learned from this work is that gender balance alone is not enough to address the profound cultural issues which plague the Canadian Army.

这篇“经验教训”文章探讨了加拿大陆军史学随着时间的推移出现的新趋势如何挑战并继续挑战与其作战部队特别相关的白人英语男性异性恋文化。这项研究开始是为了检查历史编纂与当前优先考虑女性充分参与加拿大武装部队 (CAF) 之间的交叉点，这些优先事项旨在改善过去的虐待性父权制做法并制定有效和安全的国际干预措施。性别和性虐待是最初的焦点，但历史编纂揭示了对所有“其他人”的广泛歧视的相互关联——这里定义为任何具有不同性别、性取向、种族、语言、宗教或文化的人。本文首先简要总结了关于安全部队的女权主义思想的演变。然后深入研究历史趋势，这些趋势表明系统性歧视如何使白人英裔男子在战斗角色中享有特权，同时淡化他们的贡献以及“其他人”在加拿大军队中的支持角色的贡献。从这项工作中吸取的关键教训是，仅靠性别平衡不足以解决困扰加拿大军队的深刻文化问题。