RCEME Journal Training A Leopard Can’t Change its Spots - 7 But Maintainers Can 8 EX RAFALE BLANCHE 9 Training Evolution 3 Cdn Div OJT Center Finalization 10 Evaluation 11 OJT Center in Gagetown Reserve Training: Maintenance 12 Support in Toronto 25 Base Maintenance CFB Borden assists the City of Barrie to Maintain An Out-of-the-Ordinary Assignment Local Heritage 13 to 202 Workshop Depot MEMBER PORTRAIT 26 A RCEME Soldier’s Story: PCA’s REGIMENTAL COMMAND TRADE SECTION War 4 The Cornerstone of our Success 19 Vehicle Technician: Message 27 The Extraordinary Story of Harry from OA and AOA 5 Respected and Renowned Lovelace Training 28 Another Historical Find 6 RCEME Colonel Commandant’s Message AWARDS AND RECOGNITION 30 Knight of the French National Order of the Legion of Honour 31 Director RCEME’s Coin of Excellence WHAT’S UP? 20 Electronic Optronic Technician: 14 Lucas Oil Sportsman Cup : Update on the new Developmental RCEME Technicians at Play for Ill/ Period 1 Inured CAF Members 21 Materials Technician: Tons of projects for the Mat Techs of 1 Svc Bn! 16 The Ironman of RCEME Members of 3 RCR Military Training in Canada 22 Weapons Technician: Falling to From Volume One: England and Scotland for a morning“AfterVolume clearingcanter. offYesterday One:the breakfast I Military obtained decks at ItheTraining prepared dump crash my iniron helmets Canada,horse th for the unit which it is compulsory to wear when riding a motorbike. So the Level of our Training Carole, Chenery Jerome 17 13 Annual Warrant Officer J.R. I got out HQ’s steedF torom get bymyhis sea wartime legsEngland a letters and diaries first outing I went mapless, making a circle of the town, navigatingand Scotland by Muise Memorial Hockey Tournament 23 Ammunition Engineer: Caseless the sun...” gain on a motorbike. For my 18 Operation Lutin Blindé - Helping Ammunition? Santa Claus in the Style of the Army Equipment Fielding Centre TRADITION AND HISTORY COLUMNS 24 Setting the RCEME Standard 32 Last Call Photograph for cover page: Cpl M. Lanctot, Veh Tech, 5 Svc Bn RCEME JOU RNNALAL - EDITION 1 - 2015 | 33 Regimental Command Director’s RCEME Message The Cornerstone of our Success Col K.J. Hamilton, Director RCEME As Director RCEME, I often talk about our past; connecting the successes we have had, to the strong and capable Corps that we are today. While the past is something in which we must always take pride, in leading the Corps of RCEME, my focus remains squarely on the future; ensuring that our strategic direction is relevant and that our plans to get there are sustainable. The key to our future is the training we provide to our Craftsmen and RCEME Officers. From the fundamentals of training Developmental Period (DP) One, which enables success on initial postings to advanced training, which sustains that success across an entire career, training is the cornerstone of our success and the topic on which this edition of the RCEME Journal is focused. Centered on the RCEME School, the Leopard 2 FOV training. will rely increasingly on the effectiveness current training program that we deliver to of the training we provide our officers both Officers and NCMs is one of extremely While the effectiveness of our training and soldiers. For our technicians, I am high quality. With a strong foundation is unquestioned, in an environment of committed to supporting the development built on operational focus and technical fiscal restraint, we must also be efficient. of a sustainable, cost effective training competence, we prepare our Craftsmen We need to deliver high quality training strategy that emphasizes operational focus and Lieutenants exceptionally well for to the required standard using the fewest and technical and cognitive flexibility for the challenges they will face on leaving resources possible. With its coming move which we are praised, while allowing for the school. Our On-Job-Training (OJT) to a new state of the art training facility this diverse training approaches in order to Program, a collaborative effort between Fall, the RCEME School is poised to move meet the training needs of four distinctly the RCEME School and the field force, is to a technologically enabled learning different military occupations. For our widely seen by the Canadian Army as a environment. Student issued laptop officers, we have work to do to ensure huge success and a model to be emulated by computers linked to wireless networks in that the training meets the needs of other Corps. Improvements in technology classrooms and living quarters will help the CAF, including the technical and now enable the RCEME School to use to create a student-centered learning engineering competence at the tactical Monitor Mass to track individual student environment. The use of the Defence level and advanced project management progress on a real-time basis, helping to Learning Network (DLN), currently limited competency skills to support equipment ensure we meet the 24-month target for to on-line training and assessments for DP acquisition at the strategic level. OJT. Equipment acquisition successes 1 students, is being expanded to decrease have demanded constant evolution in residency requirements for advanced The unparalleled respect we have earned training and the school has responded. courses. as a Corps, is due to the operational 2014 saw the introduction LAV 6.0 into and technical excellence consistently core training for all NCM MOSID’s, the Despite our successes, we cannot afford demonstrated by our technicians and introduction of a modernized Engineering complacency; we must constantly innovate officers. That excellence is due to the Ground Support Equipment Course, the if we are to continue to be successful. Our strength of our training and the reason why development of an internally delivered ability to be technological leaders in the our training will be the cornerstone of our Sea-Container Inspector Course and, with Army of Tomorrow, whose operational future success as a Corps. the delivery of the ARV 3 to the RCEME concept is centered on technologically School in December 2014, fully updated enabled Adaptive Dispersed Operations, Editorial Team The Journal of The Corps of RCEME Editor-in-chief Col K.J. Hamilton, CD Corps Formation May 15, 1944 Managing Editor Col A. Benson, CD Corps Motto Arte et Marte Editors A A.-Bélanger Corps Patron Saint Saint Jean de Brébeuf Corps Information O Maj J. Motl Corps Colonel Cmdt Col (ret’d) A. Nellestyn, OStJ, PhD, Graphic Design A A.-Bélanger BEng, P.Eng, CD Editing Team M. Lépine, Adjuc R. Gilbert, Maj J. Motl, Corps Director Col K.J. Hamilton, CD Capt D. Braak, Maj M-A. Brassard Corps Sergeant Major CWO J.G.R. Gilbert, MMM, CD Distribution A A.-Bélanger, Cpl M. Decelles 4 | RCEME JOU RNAL - EDITION 1 - 2015 Regimental Command RCEME Corps Sergeant Major’s Message Respected and Renowned Training CWO J.G.R. Gilbert, RCEME Corps Sergeant Major 2015 will bring with it much work and many challenges to overcome. As we all know, the equipment we are tasked with supporting for the CAF requires a great deal of expertise on the part of our technicians in the four technical trades of the RCEME Corps. To acquire this technical expertise, we all CAF. Members of the RCEME Corps are you are, I thank you for the excellent work began at our Centre of Excellence, our very highly respected within the CAF you do as you juggle multiple priorities at home station, either the Royal Canadian because of the knowledge and skills they once to meet the needs of our client, the Electrical and Mechanical Engineers have acquired during their careers as CAF. School at Borden or the former Technical soldiers and technicians. Remember, we School at St-Jean-sur-le-Richelieu are soldiers first and technicians always. On October 24, 2014, in Petawawa, the (where some of the most “experienced” By skill and by fighting. RCEME Corps presented a departure among us went) to acquire the certificate to BGen (ret’d) Peter basic knowledge of the profession. Holt, and held a great parade. I Through exceptional leadership and would like to take the opportunity unparalleled dedication, our school to thank him for all he has done at CFB Borden produces several for the Corps during his six years hundred technicians each year, as Colonel Commandant of the most of whom will continue their RCEME Corps. General, you have careers and development at one of been an excellent ambassador for us the four training centres (Edmonton, all. Thank you, and continue to be a Petawawa, Valcartier or Gagetown) part of our big family. I would also for a period of 24 months. like to welcome his successor, Col (ret’d) Andrew Nellestyn. Colonel, Our training centres are respected welcome, and congratulations on and renowned within the CAF. We Col Cmdt Change of Appointment at CFB Petawawa on your appointment. I am certain that are often recognized as an example 24 Oct 2014. From left to right: LCol Harding, Col (ret’d) all of us will continue to provide for other Corps and Branches Nellestyn, CWO German, BGen Kennedy, CWO Gilbert, solid support to the new Colonel when it comes to training. We have CWO Dubuc, and BGen (ret’d) Holt. Commandant of the Corps. established an excellent system for producing highly qualified In conclusion, remember that good technicians in a very short time, with very Since I became your RCEME Corps SM, technical education and leadership will diverse programs, in order to continue to I have had the opportunity to visit many help you position yourself effectively to fill keep all equipment operational. We are of you, and I am extremely proud of important positions.