What ever happened to 1CER 3TP from Chilliwack?
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1 CER has moved to Edmonton with the majority of 1 CMBG. The field troops have been renamed/numbered a few times to accomodate re-organizations to create the sub-units that have deployed to Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, etc (and because of the recent regimental transformation to four field squadrons).
What was 3 Tp at this time last year is now 1 Tp & in Kandahar.
What was 3 Tp at this time last year is now 1 Tp & in Kandahar.
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1 Tp 80, 2 Tp 80--83, Park Troop 83-84, 2 Tp 84-85, Base Ops 85-88, so, I was all around it.... ;D
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3 Tp 11 Fd Sqn became, after the move to Edmonton in '96, 3 Tp 12 Fd Sqn. A fourth Fd Tp was created for 12 Fd Sqn. 1 & 2 Tp remained with 11 Fd.
Maybe McG or Kat can detail the mutations from there.
I with with 3 Tp from Feb '80 until Jun '84 when I wassentenced posted to Pk Tp.
Maybe McG or Kat can detail the mutations from there.
I with with 3 Tp from Feb '80 until Jun '84 when I was
ha! Got you beat! I was in 1 troop, 3 Field Sqn - then 1 troop, 1 CER, with 3 troop taking over the APC's.. by the way, only really got to ride in those on 3 occasions as they were mostly broken down. After that Cyprus, then the transport section, then the Support Sqn OC's driver-come-dog's-body - then the big mistake - MCE in Ottawa - a place of a million laughs.... and the end of my career when I was offered a promotion to Sargeant without qualification - providing I kept my mouth shut about a few incidents...I told the gentleman concerned that when I look in the mirrorit's me I see not someone who..." well ... you get the picture... 1985.. and I am still pissed off about it. By the way.. how's your knees?
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Tolken, you would have been on TQ3 around the same time as J. Stafford and M. Fortier, then? Fortier had the room next to mine in the 2 Tp wing.
By the way, whatever happened to Earl Butt and Mark Blanceau (?) - the mustachioed wonder? By the way... Since all of us had to endure them.. what did you think of the officers of that time period? I still remember the one idiot in charge of 3 troop around RV81 - the guy who was nice enough to kick me awake at 6 as he wanted a jeep to go fishing. Seeing as how I got in at 5:30, I was a little ticked off. I got him one with a hole in the gas tank, a flat spare, a slow leak in two tires, a hole in the Jerry can and a hole in the radiator.. oh and a dud radio - and for two days...the rainy ones... I kept getting the calls for his recovery... ;D. What was his words to me once? Oh yes... "I'm an officer, you are a corporal, even if I'm wrong, I'm right.."
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Last time I saw Earl (about '99) he was SSM of the Fd Sqn in Gagetown. Blencowe is retired, and last time we had beer together (03) he was working on the Sarcee Range cleanup project as a team leader.
So that's him... Yeeup... that would be it.... If you run into Marc - say hi for me. tell him I spend each day in Poland with hordes of beautiful girls (who can cook) - most of whom think of me as their dad.. some of whom think of me as their grand-pappy.... So Sarcee is still being cleaned up? What about the Vernon range? When is the regiment going to have a reunion - not that I can afford to go of course, on a Polish salary as a teacher... By the way - does ol' Marc still have his 'mustache - or has domestic bliss trimmed it a bit... What ho for some of the others from that period? And why the Hell do they keep changing the designations for these troops?
