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By Order of Director Signals, all members of the RCCS are hereby authorized to the wear the historic RCCS collar pins on all orders of DEU Dress (items 1, 2, and 3) effective immediately. The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals is the oldest dedicated arm of military communicators in the Commonwealth. The Corps was founded in 1903 by Boer War veteran Major Bruce Carruthers (born in Kingston, Ontario). The badges, customs, and heraldic devices of the Canadian Signal Corps were heavily modeled and influenced by the 21st Lancers (The Empress of India’s Own): a cavalry regiment that Bruce first served with as a young Troop Commander. Though he served with distinction with the Princess of Wales Own Rifles (known today as Own Regiment), the 2nd Battalion – The Royal Canadian Regiment, and the Canadian Mounted Rifles (perpetuated by the British Columbia Dragoons), it was Bruce’s service with the Lancers that yielded a lasting and meaningful impact. The traditions, protocols, and symbols of the Lancers were woven into the design of the Canadian Signal Corps, and almost every custom of the RCCS is modeled off of the cavalry standard. Today, Director Signals endorsed the return of one of our founding symbols. […]
Director Signals has permitted all members of the Corps to the wear the RCCS Belt Buckle as an optional item with their DEU (Order #1 – Ceremonial and #3 – Service Dress) effective immediately. Belt Buckles are available for sale at the Mercury Kit Shop. The new RCCS buckle sports the approved collar pin (crossed semaphore flags) affixed to a solid brass backing.
On 26 Mar 2021, Cpl Price, member of the eFP Sig Sqn Latvia, received the CMTC Coin from the CMTC Commander, Col Robichaud and CMTC CWO, CWO Robin, for his extensive support to CMTC personnel during Ex CRYSTAL ARROW 2101. Throughout the exercise his initiative, ingenuity and response to resolving various networking issues, connectivity problems and his 24/7 availability, was appreciated by all CMTC staff.
Line Section Article 22 Mar 21 eFP Signal Squadron Op REASSURANCE 21-01 (ROTO 15) Written by: Cpl Morin and Cpl Cyr The Line Section currently deployed on Op REASSURANCE 21-01 (ROTO 15) consists of Line Technicians from across Canada within 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and 77 Line Regiment. The six members have come together with a mutual goal to represent Canada with the utmost professionalism throughout this NATO operation. The common skills and pride that each member possesses has been observed as the Section has overcome several obstacles right from the start of the mission. COVID-19 protocols resulted in a disrupted handover from the previous ROTO 14, but as the professional Line Technicians that the members of ROTO 14 were, they nonetheless facilitated as smooth as a transition as possible given the current situation. With a major focus placed on the eFP Battle Group (BG), Ex CRYSTAL ARROW and once again concerns with COVID-19, the Squadron tasked two members of Line Section to support the eFP BG early into the ROTO. These two members were required to join the eFP BG in January in order to reduce the chances of infection until the exercise was completed. This left the […]
NDHQ/DHIST is collecting personal reminisces on the Canadian Army’s long stay in Cyprus. Please find below the link to the story of how it came to be that two HF Radio Teletype (HF RTT) Detachments, complete with three-man crews, were airlifted from 73 Canadian Signal Squadron in Egypt (UNEF-2) to Cyprus in late July 1974 by RCAF Hercules aircraft from Lahr, Germany when the 1st Commando Group, an infantry battalion sized unit of the Canadian Airborne Regiment serving in UNFICYP, lost its secure telegraph links to Lahr and Ottawa because of actions taken by the Greek-Cypriot coup to ouster President (Archbishop) Makarios. It was an interesting few days in Nicosia, Ottawa and Cairo; I hope the story is an interesting read as well. Cheers, LCol Mac Sauvage, CD, RCCS (Retired) To read the full story, please follow the link: 73 Sigs Assistance to CAB July 1974
AFTER 29 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, COLONEL MICHEL ROY WILL RETIRE FROM THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES ON 30 MARCH 2021. THE SON OF AN RCAF OFFICER, MICHEL SPENT HIS FORMATIVE YEARS IN NORTH BAY, ONTARIO. UPON ENROLLMENT IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES IN 1992 AS A COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (CELE) OFFICER, HE PROCEEDED TO ROYAL ROADS MILITARY COLLEGE (RRMC), THEN GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE (RMC) IN 1996. 2. MICHEL’S CAREER STARTED IN THE SIGINT COMMUNITY IN BOTH OTTAWA AND HALIFAX, ROUNDING OUT THAT EXPERIENCE AS DEPUTY COMMANDER CFIOG. HE HAS HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO COMMAND IN NORTH BAY TWICE, FIRST IN THE CAPACITY OF WING TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SERVICES OFFICER AS A MAJOR, AND NEXT AS THE WING ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICAL SERVICES OFFICER AS A LIEUTENANT-COLONEL. HE FEELS FORTUNATE TO HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS THE CAREER MANAGER FOR CELE WHERE HE STEWARDED THE OCCUPATION AND MENTORED A GENERATION OF CELE OFFICERS. POSTINGS OUTSIDE OF CANADA INCLUDE THE JOINT INTEROPERABILITY TEST COMMAND AT FORT HUACHUCA, ARIZONA, AND NORAD & USNORTHCOM HEADQUARTERS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO. HIS YEAR-LONG DEPLOYMENT TO THE MULTINATIONAL FORCE & OBSERVERS IN SINAI, EGYPT, REMAINS A HIGHLIGHT OF HIS CAREER. 3. IF ASKED, […]