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'''Date(s) occurred:'''<br/>Sussex - 1 June 1940<br/>Woodstock - 17 May 1941 & 1942<br/>Utopia (St. George, NB) - May 16 1943 | '''Date(s) occurred:''' | ||
'''C.O.T.C.:'''<br/>Sussex - 1 June 1940<br/>Woodstock - 17 May 1941 & 1942<br/>Utopia (St. George, NB) - May 16 1943 | |||
'''U.A.T.C.:'''<br/>Moncton - 1943 | |||
'''Account of events:''' The [[C.O.T.C. Officers|C.O.T.C.]] travelled to remote areas to train for the practical examinations required to become a military officer. Sussex was the destination of the first retreat, which was then moved to Woodstock for the years thereafter. | '''Account of events:''' The [[C.O.T.C. Officers|C.O.T.C.]] travelled to remote areas to train for the practical examinations required to become a military officer. Sussex was the destination of the first retreat, which was then moved to Woodstock for the years thereafter. | ||
Participants trained in drills, tactics, night-operations and maneuvers, listened to lectures, and practiced shooting. | Participants trained in drills, tactics, night-operations and maneuvers, listened to lectures, and practiced shooting. | ||
Similarly, the [[University Air Training Corps|U.A.T.C.]] travelled to No. 8 S.F.T.S. in Moncton for a training camp in the spring of 1943. | |||
'''Source(s):''' | '''Source(s):''' | ||
Revision as of 12:31, 17 July 2014
Date(s) occurred:
C.O.T.C.:
Sussex - 1 June 1940
Woodstock - 17 May 1941 & 1942
Utopia (St. George, NB) - May 16 1943
U.A.T.C.:
Moncton - 1943
Account of events: The C.O.T.C. travelled to remote areas to train for the practical examinations required to become a military officer. Sussex was the destination of the first retreat, which was then moved to Woodstock for the years thereafter.
Participants trained in drills, tactics, night-operations and maneuvers, listened to lectures, and practiced shooting.
Similarly, the U.A.T.C. travelled to No. 8 S.F.T.S. in Moncton for a training camp in the spring of 1943.
Source(s):
- Up the Hill, Organizations, 1941.
- Up the Hill, Organizations, 1942.
- Up the Hill, Organizations, 1943.
- Up the Hill, Organizations, 1944.
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