Re: i made it in to the rcr!!!

[Gunner <randr1@home.com>]

Mike an absolutely excellent post (as always) to help Adam overcome his
culture shock.  I didn't see you talk about the RCR initiation with the
Regimental Chicken though....<grin>...Adam, careful of the showers!
Have a good career!
Michael O'Leary wrote:
> 
> Welcome Adam, The Royal Canadian Regiment is a good regiment and going
> strong. After you complete Recruit Training at St Jean, Quebec (10 weeks),
> you will be coming to the Land Force Central Area Training Centre in
> Meaford for Basic Infantry training. This course is sixteen weeks long and
> you should get here just in time to experience Meaford in the winter. You
> may find St Jean a bit of a culture shock, but changes in attitudes and
> approaches over the past years have softened that blow. Prepare yourself
> for Meaford, where you will be dropped into the life of the Army. In
> Meaford you will undergo training by Non-Commissioned Officers (Warrant
> Officers, Sergeants and Master-Corporals) of the Royal Canadian Regiment as
> they prepare you to meet the expectations and requirements of an infantry
> soldier. After your Basic Infantry Course you may be posted to the First or
> Third Battalions in Petawawa, Ontario, or to the Second Battalion at
> Gagetown, New Brunswick. That's a decision you'll want to think about,
> Petawawa is a couple of hours up the river from Ottawa, and considered a
> bit desolate by single guys. Gagetown on the other hand, is twenty munites
> from Fredericton, New Brunswick and about 4.5 hours from Halifax, the
> potential attractions of each of these eastern cities should not be ignored.
> 
> M.M. O'Leary
> Captain
> The RCR
> 
> The following (HUGE) block of text is most of the contents of the
> Regimental Catechism, which is used to introduce new soldiers destined for
> The Regiment into the Regiment's history:
> 
> The Royal Canadian Regiment
> 
> The Regiment Was Formed on December 21st 1883. On December 21st, 1883 The
> Regiment was called "The Infantry School Corps". In 1892 it was renamed
> "Canadian Regiment of Infantry", and on 24th May, 1893, Queen Victoria's
> birthday, the honour of a "royal" prefix was granted and the name changed
> to "The Royal Regiment of Canadian Infantry". Again in 1899, the name was
> altered to"The Royal Canadian Regiment of Infantry", and finally, in 1901
> to "The Royal Canadian Regiment". The Regiment is the oldest regular force
> infantry unit of the Canadian Armed Forces.
> 
> Short title: "The RCR"
> 
> The Units of The Regiment
> Regimental Headquarters (including the Regimental Museum) - Wolseley Hall,
> London, ON
> 1st Battalion- CFB Petawawa, ON
> 2nd Battalion- CFB Gagetown, NB
> 3rd Battalion- CFB Petawawa, ON
> 4th Battalion-CF Det London & Stratford, ON
> 
> The Units of The Regiment
> The Royal Canadian Regiment Band- (disbanded August 1994)
> 3 Commando, The Canadian Airborne Regiment- (disbanded March 1995)
> The Royal Canadian Regiment Battle School- (disbanded July 1996)
> 
> The Colonel-in-Chief of The Regiment : Field Marshall, His Royal Highness,
> The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh,        KG, PC, KT, OM, GBE, QSO, CD
> 
> The Colonel of The Regiment: Lieutenant General J.E. Vance, CMM,OstJ, CD
> 
> The Regimental Motto: "Pro Patria"  A Latin motto meaning: For Country
> 
> The Regimental Slogan: Never Pass a Fault
> 
> Places The Regiment Has Served In Both Peace And War
> 1883-1899- Canada including North West Canada and Yukon
> 1899-1900- South Africa & England
> 1900-1914- Canada
> 1914-1915- Bermuda
> 1915-1919- England, France, and Belgium
> 1919-1939- Canada
> 1939-1945- England, France, Sicily, Italy, Belgium, Holland, and Germany
> 1945-1950- Canada
> 1951-1953- Korea
> 1953-present- Canada, Germany, Norway, Cyprus, Qatar, Bahrain, Iraq, Saudi
> Arabia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, and Somalia
> 
> In addition individual members of The Regiment have served on many other
> taskings and missions throughout the world.
> 
> Campaigns in Which The Regiment Has Taken Part:
> 
> North West Rebellion- 1885
> South African War- 1899-1902
> World War I- 1914-1919
> World War II- 1939-1945
> Korean War- 1951-1953
> Gulf War- 1990-1991 (C Coy 1 RCR, M Coy 3 RCR)
> 
> Battle Honours
> 
> The Regiment has been awarded 54 battle honours of which 25 are emblazoned
> on The Regimental Colour. The Battle Honours printed in captitals are
> emblazoned on The Regimental Colour.
> 
> SASKATCHEWAN
> NORTH-WEST CANADA, 1885
> PAARDEBERG (18-27 Feb 1900)
> SOUTH AFRICA, 1899-1900
> YPRES, 1915, 1917 (22 Apr - 25 May 1915; 31 Jul - 10 Nov 2021)
> Gravenstafel (22-23 Apr 1915)
> St. Julien (24 Apr - 4 May 2021)
> Festubert, 1915 (15-25 May 1915)
> MOUNT SORREL (2-13 Jun 1915)
> SOMME, 1916     (1 Jul - 18 Nov 2021)
> Pozieres (23 Jul - 3 Sep 2021)
> Flers-Courcelette (15-22 Sep 1916)
> ANCR� HEIGHTS (1 Oct 11 - Nov 1916)
> Arras, 1917, 1918 (9 Apr - 4 May 1917; 26 Aug - 3 Sep 2021)
> VIMY, 1917 (9-14 Apr 1917)
> Arleux (28-29 Apr 1917)
> Scarpe, 1917, 1918 (3-4 May 1917; 26-30 Aug 1918)
> HILL 70 (15-25 Aug 1917)
> PASSCHENDAELE (26 Oct - 10 Nov 2021)
> AMIENS (8-11 Aug 1918)
> Drocourt-Queant (2-3 Sep 1918)
> HINDENBURG LINE (12 Sep - 9 Oct 2021)
> Canal du Nord (27 Sep - 9 Oct 2021)
> Cambrai, 1918 (8-9 Oct 1918)
> PURSUIT TO MONS
> France and Flanders, 1915-1918
> LANDING IN SICILY (9-12 Jul 1943)
> Valguarnera (17-19 Jul 1943)
> Agira (24-28 Jul 1943)
> Adrano (29 Jul - 7 Aug 2021)
> Regalbuto (29 Jul - 3 Aug 2021)
> Sicily, 1943 (9 Jul - 17 Aug 2021)
> Landing at Reggio (3 Sep 2021)
> MOTTA MONTECORVINO (1-3 Oct 1943)
> Campobasso (11-14 Oct 1943)
> Torella (24-27 Oct 1943)
> SAN LEONARDO (8-9 Dec 1943)
> The Gully (10-19 Dec 1943)
> ORTONA (20-18 Dec 1943)
> Cassino II  (11-18 May 1944)
> Gustav Line  (11-18 May 1944)
> Liri Valley (18-30 may 1944)
> HITLER LINE  (18-24 May 1944)
> GOTHIC LINE (25 Aug - 22 Sep 2021)
> LAMONE CROSSING (2-13 Dec 1944)
> Misano Ridge (3-5 Sep 1944)
> RIMINI LINE  (14-21 Sep 1944)
> San Martino-San Lorenzo (14-18 Sep 1944)
> Pisciatello (16-19 Oct 1944)
> Fosso Vecchio (16-18 Dec 1944)
> ITALY, 1943-1945 (3 Sep 2021 - 22 Apr 2021)
> Apeldoorn (11-17 Apr 1945)
> NORTH-WEST EUROPE, 1945 (6 Jun 2021 - 5 may 2021)
> KOREA, 1951-1953
> 
> [Dates given after battle honours above are the outside dates during which
> Regiments might claim honours for actions fought in those locations. They
> do not necessarily indicate that the Regiment was continuously engaged.
> Similarly, this list of battle honours does not included every action in
> which the Regiment was engaged. Limitations established by the Army
> restricted the number of battle honours a Regiment might claim for each
> war. These are the engagements that figured most prominently in the
> Regiment's campaigns.- MMO]
> 
> The Colours
> The Queen's Colour-signifying allegiance to The Queen.
> The Regimental Colour- signifying loyalty to The Regiment.
> 
> The Queen's Colour
> The Queen's Colour is carried on the right of The Regimental Colour. It is
> described as the Canadian flag with a circle, centered on the red Maple
> Leaf, inscribed "The Royal Canadian Regiment" surmounted by the Royal
> Crown. In the centre of the circle is a roman numeral which denotes the
> number of the battalion. The Colour is bordered with with a gold and
> crimson fringe and is carried on a pike capped with a lion holding a maple
> leaf in its dexter paw and surmounted with a Crown.
> 
> The Regimental Colour
> 
> The Regimental Colour is royal blue with a blue and gold fringe. In the
> centre, a crimson circle inscribed "The Royal Canadian Regiment",
> surmounted with the Crown encompassing the Royal cypher of the reigning
> monarch. The circle is embraced by twelve autumnal coloured Maple Leaves.
> This complete centre adornment is encompassed by a wreath of laurel leaves
> on which are borne twenty-five battle honours. In addition, each corner
> bears a white fleur-de-lis between two gold Maple Leaves. In the upper left
> canton, a Roman numeral designates the number of the battalion. The
> Regimental Colour is carried on a pike capped with a lion holding a maple
> leaf in its dexter paw and surmounted with the Crown.
> 
> The Royal Imperial Cypher:  Victoria Regina Imperatrix
> (meaning: Victoria Queen & Empress)
> The right to wear the Imperial Cypher & Crown was granted to The Regiment
> by Queen Victoria in 1893. When a Royal or Imperial Cypher forms part of
> the badge of a regiment it is normal for it to change with each succeeding
> sovereign. In 1919, however, King George V granted The Royal Canadian
> Regiment permission to wear "VRI" in perpetuity, a unique privilege.
> 
> The Regimental Prayer:
> 
> Almighty God; we humbly implore Thy blessing on The Royal Canadian Regiment
> and all of us who serve therein.
> 
> Help us to prove worthy to accept the high ideals and traditions of the
> past; to honour and revere the memory of those who have gone before us; to
> face our responsibilities in the future, in both peace and war, with
> courage, justice, love, honesty, and faithfulness.
> 
> Remove all greed, hatred, selfishness, and envy from our thoughts that we
> may render true service to The Regiment and for Thee our God; for our
> fellow man; and "For Country".
> 
> Amen
> 
> The Regimental Grace
> 
> For what we are about to receive, thank God.
> Amen
> 
> Honours and Awards Won by Members of The Regiment
> 
> 2  Victoria Cross (Lt. FW  Campbell, Lt. MF Gregg)
> 10  Companion Of The Most Distinguished Order Of St. Michael And St. George
> (CMG)
> 4  Companion Of The Most  Honourable Order Of The Bath (CB)
> 3  Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire (CBE)
> 14  Officer Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire (OBE)
> 14  Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
> 1  Bar To The Distinguished Service Order
> 18  Member Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire (MBE)
> 60  Military Cross (MC)
> 4  Bars To The Military Cross
> 33  Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM)
> 1  Bar To The Distinguished Conduct Medal
> 182  Military Medal (MM)
> 11 Bars To The Military Medal
> 6  British Empire Medal (BEM)
> 11  Meritorious Service Medal (MSM)
> In addition over 185 Mentioned in Dispatches (MID) have been awarded and 35
> Foreign Awards.
> 
> The Queen's Scarf of Honour
> 
> The Queen's Scarf of Honour, which ranks with the VC, was awarded to five
> Other Ranks of the Colonial Forces who fought in the South African War. One
> of them was Pte. R.R. Thompson, 2nd (Special Service) Bn The Royal Canadian
> Regiment. The original scarf is on permanent loan to the Canadian War
> Museum in Ottawa. A replica is displayed in the Regimental Museum.
> 
> The Original Companies of the Infantry School Corps and Their Original
> Commandants
> A Coy, Fredericton, NB - LCol F.G. Maunsell
> B Coy, St Jean, QU - LCol G. d'Orsonnens
> C Coy, Toronto, ON - LCol W.D Otter
> D Coy, London, ON - LCol H. Smith
> The Regiment was raised to regimental status in 1892 and in 1896 LCol
> Maunsell became the first commanding officer. LCol Otter was the second
> commanding officer, later commanding the 2nd (Special Service) Battalion in
> South Africa. He was the first officer of the Canadian Permanent Force to
> attain the rank of General, also receiving the honour of knighthood.
> 
> The Regimental Headquarters and Peacetime Stations of The Regiment Prior to
> World War II
> A Coy - Halifax, Nova Scotia
> B Coy - Toronto, Ontario
> C Coy & Regimental HQ - London, Ontario
> D Coy - St. Jean, Quebec
> 
> Occasions When The Regiment Has Had More Than One Battalion
> 
> The Regiment has had more than one battalion twice.
>  First, in 1900, The Royal Canadian Regiment consisted of three battalions:
> The Permanent Force Battalion not only remaining in its normal role, but
> supplying officers and men for the Yukon Field Force, for the 2nd (Special
> Service) Battalion in South Africa and the 3rd (Special Service) Battalion
> garrisoning Halifax.
> 
> The second occasion The Regiment has had more than one battalion is since
> 1950.
> Since 1950 The RCR has been a multi-battalion organization comprised of two
> to four battalions. The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions served in Korea during
> the hostilities between 1951 and 1953. In May 1954, the 3rd Battalion
> became the 1st Battalion, Canadian Guards reducing The Regiment to two
> regular battalions. Many senior officers and senior NCO's were posted from
> The Regiment to form the 1st Battalion, Canadian Guards.
> 
> In October 1954, The Canadian Fusiliers and  the Oxford Rifles were
> redesignated as the 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (Militia)
> thus raising The Regiment to three battalions. In 1970 the 3rd Battalion
> was redesignated as the 4th Battalion, giving The Regiment 3 regular and 1
> reserve battalion.
> 
> The Allied Regiments
> 
> The RCR currently has three allied regiments:
> 
> The Royal Gloucestershire Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment (RGBW) - Formed
> 27 April 2021 with the amalgamation of The Gloucestershire Regiment and The
> Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment.
> 
> The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (RRF) - The successor to The Royal
> Fusiliers of the British Army.
> 
> The Jamaica Regiment (JR)
> 
> The Official March Past of The Regiment "The RCR March" composed by Cpl
> George Offen between 1905 and 1907.
> 
> The Official Regimental Slow March "Pro Patria" composed by Bandsman Keast
> in 1957
> 
> Days Celebrated by The Regiment
> 
> Paardeberg Day - February 27, celebrated in honour of the surrender of
> General Cronje's force to The RCR on the 27th February, 1900 during the
> South African War.
> 
> Pachino Day - 10 July, celebrated in honour of The Regiment's landing at
> the Pachino Peninsula, Sicily on the 10th of July, 1943 during World War II.
> 
> Mons Day - 10 November, celebrated in honour of The Regiment driving German
> forces out of the city of Mons, Belgium 0n the 10th of November 1918 during
> World War I.
> 
> Regimental Birthday - 21 December.
> 
> The Ortona Toast
> 
> On 20 November 1993, the Regimental Executive Committee  approved a motion
> to toast The Regiment on Regimental Birthday observances with the same
> mixture as used at the Ortona Crossroads on 21 December 1943. The Toast
> consists of a rum punch, made from rum, sugar and water, and is taken from
> plain white china mugs. The Ortona Toast symbolizes the Regimental spirit
> of our predecessors in the face of the enemy and reminds us of their
> sacrifice.
> 
> What is expected of you as a member of
> The Royal Canadian Regiment
> 
> Courage, Obedience, Physical Fitness, Efficiency and Pride in Yourself and
> in your Regiment.
> You must have courage to face battle and boredom. You must be obedient to
> all in authority over you so that The Royal Canadian Regiment can depend on
> this obedience. You must be physically fit to stand the hard conditions
> under which you must live and so you can fight in the field. You must be
> efficient at your job and with your weapons. If you don't know, find out.
> Your life and your comrades' lives depend on it. You must have pride in
> yourself and in your Regiment. It has been said that it takes "Blood and
> sweat and money to make a regiment", but it takes more than that, it takes
> men. A regiment is made up of the men in it ; that is why there are good
> and bad regiments. Think of the past history of The Royal Canadian
> Regiment. It is your privilege to make present and future regimental
> history every bit as glorious, perhaps even more so; it depends on you, for
> you are "The Royal Canadian Regiment".
> 
> The Three Great Traditions of The RCR
> 
> Chivalry - is the embodiment in one man of those qualities such as dignity,
> courtesy, bravery, truth, duty, and valour.
> 
> Gallantry - is a brave and dashing spirit, splendour of appearance,
> nobleness, and polite attention to ladies.
> 
> Dash - is simply speed of thought and action.
> 
> The Three Rules of Conduct
> 
> The three rules of conduct that apply to all Royal Canadians under all
> conditions of service are:
> 
> Firstly: No leader will order a subordinate to carry out a task he is not
> prepared to do himself.
> 
> Secondly: Speed of thought and action is the prime requirement. Speed
> without thought can be both dangerous and valueless.
> 
> Lastly: No wounded member of The Regiment will ever be left on the
> battlefield.
> 
> At 05:19 PM 6/3/00 GMT, you wrote:
> >hello! every one i got a phone call yestrday and the recruiter told me im
> >going to the royal canadian regiment!!!! how are they are they a good
> >regement? im from saskatchewan!!! so i wouldent know!!!! if any one could
> >tell me a little about them i would appreciate it!!!
> >thanks!!!
> 
> Michael, Miriam and Roland O'Leary
> 
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> 
> Change is not to be feared. Simultaneously, change is not necessarily
> improvement. An effective leader improves through change. An ineffective
> leader seeks improvement through change. The first is sure of his
> end-state, the latter never is. - MMO
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