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'''Date(s) occurred:'''
'''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
'''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
'''U.A.T.C.:'''<br/>Moncton - 1943
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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.
Similarly, the [[University Air Training Corps|U.A.T.C.]] travelled to Moncton for a training camp in the spring of 1943.


'''Source(s):'''
'''Source(s):'''

Revision as of 13:33, 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 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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