Spr. WIlliamson said:
By Engineer Support Squadron do you mean Something Similar to 4 ESR or Just a New engineer Unit? :warstory:
I expect not. Every regular force CER has a Support Squadron which consists of heavy equipment troop, construction troop, and resource troop. I would imagine the reserve support squadron to look like this but with out the construction troop (because Constr Tp is only administratively attached in peace time and because construction MOCs only exist in the regular force or the air reserve).
In a reserve unit, heavy equipment normally consists of one or two dump truck and back hoe. A reserve support squadron may see some of the traditionally regular force equipment such as the HESV, front end loader, or dozers.
The resources troop holds all of our â Å“specialâ ? equipment and provides transportation for what is external to the regiment. A ROWPU section is part of the troop and conducts all of the brigades water purification. There is a mine/counter-mine section which holds the mine layers, mine cache stores, bomb suits, and is seen as the source for current mine warfare training. The stores section hold boats, TMHTS, portable wood-mill, etc. The stores section also provides transportation of MGB, MFB/MR, bulk mines, and other assets external to the unit. Often, many of our BBE Ops will be from the stores section.
4 ESR is a "division asset" (yes, I know Canada does not have a division). Of the elements that I do not expect to be reproduced in a reserve support squadron, 4 ESR has a construction squadron of four troops (however, three of these troops are administratively attached to the various CERs in peace time) and a Field Squadron.
I have heard that the support squadron & 6 FES will eventually be permanently fused under 7 FER (which is the engineer regiment which historically existed in southern BC).
