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'''U.A.T.C.:'''<br/>Moncton - 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. | '''Account of events:''' The [[C.O.T.C. Officers|C.O.T.C.]] travelled to remote areas for two weeks to train for the practical examinations required to become a military officer. The camps were held at a variety of locations across the province. After the [[The_Second_World_War_at_UNB|Second World War]], members of the C.O.T.C. travelled across the country for up to sixteen months of paid training. | ||
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. | ||
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*''Up the Hill,'' 1944, War Effort. | *''Up the Hill,'' 1944, War Effort. | ||
*''Up the Hill,'' 1945, War Effort. | *''Up the Hill,'' 1945, War Effort. | ||
*''The Brunswickan,'' vol. 67, no. 1, 3 October 1947, p. 4. | |||
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[[Category:The Second World War|Military]]<br/>[[Category:Student Events|Military]] | [[Category:The Second World War|Military]]<br/>[[Category:Student Events|Military]] | ||
Revision as of 13:28, 25 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
Sussex - May 21 1944
U.A.T.C.:
Moncton - 1943
Account of events: The C.O.T.C. travelled to remote areas for two weeks to train for the practical examinations required to become a military officer. The camps were held at a variety of locations across the province. After the Second World War, members of the C.O.T.C. travelled across the country for up to sixteen months of paid training.
Participants trained in drills, tactics, night-operations and maneuvers, listened to lectures, and practiced shooting.
Similarly, the U.A.T.C. travelled to Moncton for a two week training camp in the spring of 1943.
Source(s):
- Up the Hill, 1941, Organizations.
- Up the Hill, 1942, War Effort.
- Up the Hill, 1943, War Effort.
- Up the Hill, 1944, War Effort.
- Up the Hill, 1945, War Effort.
- The Brunswickan, vol. 67, no. 1, 3 October 1947, p. 4.
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