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Quick Question. A Home in NB

Smarts

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Hi Guys,

I have been reading the forums for quite some time now and am very impressed. I won't waste anyone’s time; and will get to the point. I have searched the forums and was unable to answer one question I have. Are all CER's in Edmonton and Petawawa? I was wondering if there is a combat engineer home in Gagetown? I know the training is out there, but, as I am going Combat Engineer shortly (waiting on the phone call) I would like to know if there is a chance of being stationed in Gage after my training. I have no preference, but knowledge is power.

Thanks all in advance for your help.

Regards,

Smarts :cdn:
 
Hello Smarts
There is also a Combat Engineer Regiment in Valcartier, and the Engineer Unit in Gagetown is "4 Engineer Support Unit".  I'm not sure of its make up, but I do believe that combat engineers do get posted there.  (IIRC, it is similar to a combat engineer regiment in organisation.  I don't know enough about it to tell you the differences)
 
Mortarman Rockpainter said:
Hello Smarts
There is also a Combat Engineer Regiment in Valcartier, and the Engineer Unit in Gagetown is "4 Engineer Support Unit".  I'm not sure of its make up, but I do believe that combat engineers do get posted there.  (IIRC, it is similar to a combat engineer regiment in organisation.  I don't know enough about it to tell you the differences)

Thanks for the quick reply. So, a Combat Engineer can get posted to the "4 Engineer Support Unit". Are these Combat Engineers or Construction Engineers? I believe there is a difference, however, correct me if I'm wrong.

Again, thanks for the quick response!

Smarts
 
4 Engineer Support Regiment (ESR) is the only support regiment in the whole CF (IIRC)

4 ESR consists of:
22 Field Squadron
41 Construction Squadron
42 General Support Squadron
48 Administration Squadron

4 ESR if memory serves supports not only 2 RCR but also all of the Combat Training Centre.
 
Thanks for your help guys! You have cleared things up for me.

Regards,

Smarts :cdn:
 
For further confusion, there is also 1 Engineer Support Unit (ESU) in Moncton; they do more vertical construction and survey work.  4 ESR is in Gagetown.  There is no 4 ESU.
 
There is a seperation between Combat Engineer and Construction Engineer now isnt there? I just wanted to know if you can get posted (after training) to Gagetown as a Combat Engineer. All I have heard of is Edmonton and Petawawa.

Smarts,
 
Yes you can get posted to 1 CER, 2 CER, 5 RGC (CER in english), or 4 ESR as a Combat Engineer
 
NFLD Sapper said:
Yes you can get posted to 1 CER, 2 CER, 5 RGC (CER in english), or 4 ESR as a Combat Engineer

Excellent. Thank you very much.

Regards,

Smarts

 
dapaterson said:
For further confusion, there is also 1 Engineer Support Unit (ESU) in Moncton; they do more vertical construction and survey work.  4 ESR is in Gagetown.  There is no 4 ESU.
ESR not ESU.  Thanks (See?  I know even less about them than I originally let on)  ;D
 
Mortarman Rockpainter said:
ESR not ESU.  Thanks (See?  I know even less about them than I originally let on)  ;D

And how many years where you posted to CTC  ;D
 
Smarts said:
Excellent. Thank you very much.

Regards,

Smarts

From their site:
http://www.army.forces.gc.ca/cfb_gagetown/english/units/4esr/index.asp

4 ESR History

4 Engineer Support Regiment (4 ESR) was activated on 10 December 1992 at CFB Gagetown with the amalgamation of 22 Field Squadron from CFB Gagetown and 4 Combat Engineer Regiment from CFB Lahr. 4 ESR consists of 41 Construction Squadron, 42 General Support Squadron, 48 Administration Squadron and a Regimental Headquarters Troop.
4 ESR's operational role is to provide general support to the Canadian Army both at home and abroad. In peacetime, 4 ESR also provides field engineer and field engineer equipment support to CFB Gagetown and Land Force Atlantic Area.
The Regiment's primary operational task is the provision of sustainment engineering such as water supply, route maintenance and construction, vertical construction and the provision of utilities. The Regiment is also capable of performing traditional engineer tasks in the following areas: mobility and survivability. Common tasks to support CFB Gagetown include demolition and mine warfare training, provision of battlefield simulation, equipment and firepower demonstrations and the provision of engineer advice and support to courses. The Regiment also provides extensive support for CFB Gagetown Range and Training area development. This support includes road construction, small arms range construction and most recently the construction of Lindsay Valley Lodge. The Regiment is also responsible for conducting all armoured engineer training in the Canadian Forces. As one of the operational units within CFB Gagetown, 4 ESR also provides aid or assistance to civil authorities.
Highlights of 4 ESR's short history include unit deployment to Fort Irwin, California in January 1993, assistance to civil authorities in the Edmundston area searching for downed helicopters, provision of equipment operators to OP MANDARIN in Yugoslavia, provision of a field troop to OP HARMONY in Croatia to conduct mine clearing operations May to June 1994, a composite troop deployed to Rwanda on OP PASSAGE July to September 1994 and a second composite troop deployed to Rwanda on OP LANCE July 1994 to January 1995. In March 1996, 42 Engineer Squadron deployed to Haiti on OP STANDARD for a UN tour.
In June 1997, the Regiment deployed to the Winnipeg flood on OP ASSISTANCE and in January 1998, deployed to St-Jean-sur-Richelieu on OP RECUPERATION. 4 ESR was called upon to use its combat divers to assist in the search operation following the Swiss Air Disaster in 1998 off the coast of Nova Scotia. In January 1999, 42 Squadron deployed with the Battle Group of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment to the NATO Operation SFOR in Bosnia. In April 1999, the Regiment established and operated the Kosovar refugee camp in CFB Gagetown under OP PARASOL where 1100 refugees were eventually housed for four months. In December 2000, 4 ESR deployed to the Horn of Africa to construct two 250-man camps as part of the United Mission to Ethiopia and Eritrea.
 
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