The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School (RCAS) is the principal training institution for the instruction of gunnery and training of Artillery for the Canadian Armed Forces.[1] The schools instructs all aspects of Artillery such as Gun Line, Air-Defense, Forward Observation, Target Acquisition, and instructor in Gunnery courses.[2]
Training establishments for the Instruction of gunnery have taken place in Canada since before Confederation, with both the French and British using artillery in Canada since the early days of colonisation. In the early days of Artillery instruction there existed multiple schools to teach the militia in gunnery. In 1880, Queen Victoria would grant the Royal prefix to all Canadian gunnery schools [3]
In the 1960s the Artillery school at CFB Shilo would be the only remaining gunnery school in Canada and would eventually be moved to Gagetown during the Unification of the Canadian Armed forces to CFB Gagetown to operate alongside the Infantry and Armoured to form the Combat Arms School, part of the Combat Training Centre.[1]
In 1981, the Royal Canadian Artillery Battle School was formed at CFB Shilo, and in 1985 the Air Defence Artillery School would be formed at CFB Chatham to better train for individual unit tasks.[1]
The current form of the RCAS would be created as a result of an amalgamation of both the Field and Air Defense Artillery Schools in 1996, to form the Royal Canadian School of Artillery (RCAS), later renamed the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School (RRCAS).[1]
Lieutenant-Colonel J.A. Phillips MMM, CD (2021 – present)
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^ abcd"Artillery in Canadian service: after the Korean War". www.silverhawkauthor.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^"Artillery Officer | Canadian Armed Forces". forces.ca. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^"RCA History - The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum". 8 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
^ abFoley, Michael. "RCAS". rca-arc.org. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
August 26, 2023
royal, regiment, canadian, artillery, school, rcas, principal, training, institution, instruction, gunnery, training, artillery, canadian, armed, forces, schools, instructs, aspects, artillery, such, line, defense, forward, observation, target, acquisition, in. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School RCAS is the principal training institution for the instruction of gunnery and training of Artillery for the Canadian Armed Forces 1 The schools instructs all aspects of Artillery such as Gun Line Air Defense Forward Observation Target Acquisition and instructor in Gunnery courses 2 The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery SchoolActive1964 PresentCountry CanadaBranch Canadian ArmyTypeTrainingRoleInstruction of gunneryPart ofCombat Training Centre Royal Regiment of Canadian ArtilleryGarrison HQCFB GagetownCommandersCurrentcommanderLieutenant Colonel J A Phillips MMM CD DP1 2 Students practice with survey equipmentContents 1 History 2 Sub Units 4 3 Commandants 4 4 ReferencesHistory EditTraining establishments for the Instruction of gunnery have taken place in Canada since before Confederation with both the French and British using artillery in Canada since the early days of colonisation In the early days of Artillery instruction there existed multiple schools to teach the militia in gunnery In 1880 Queen Victoria would grant the Royal prefix to all Canadian gunnery schools 3 In the 1960s the Artillery school at CFB Shilo would be the only remaining gunnery school in Canada and would eventually be moved to Gagetown during the Unification of the Canadian Armed forces to CFB Gagetown to operate alongside the Infantry and Armoured to form the Combat Arms School part of the Combat Training Centre 1 In 1981 the Royal Canadian Artillery Battle School was formed at CFB Shilo and in 1985 the Air Defence Artillery School would be formed at CFB Chatham to better train for individual unit tasks 1 The current form of the RCAS would be created as a result of an amalgamation of both the Field and Air Defense Artillery Schools in 1996 to form the Royal Canadian School of Artillery RCAS later renamed the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School RRCAS 1 W battery firing LG1 105mm howitzerSub Units 4 EditW Battery 45th Depot Battery RCA Fire Support 67th Depot Battery RCA The Gatekeepers Headquarters Battery Chief Instructor in Gunnery CellCommandants 4 EditList of all Commandants of the RCAS Colonel J S Orton MBE MC CD 1964 1967 Colonel D W Francis CD 1967 1968 Colonel D R Baker CD 1968 1971 Lieutenant Colonel J J A Doucet CD 1972 1973 Lieutenant Colonel J E Crosman CD 1973 1976 Lieutenant Colonel J L L Charest CD 1976 1979 Lieutenant Colonel R V Thompson CD 1979 1981 Lieutenant Colonel D B Walton OMM CD 1981 1983 Lieutenant Colonel L A Brunum CD 1983 1986 Lieutenant Colonel M B Morrison CD 1986 1988 Lieutenant Colonel D N McLaughlin CD 1988 1990 Lieutenant Colonel P J Kramers CD 1990 1992 Lieutenant Colonel B W MacLeod CD 1992 1994 Lieutenant Colonel R D Gunn CD 1994 1995 Lieutenant Colonel S J Joudry CD 1995 1996 Lieutenant Colonel D S Wiley CD 1996 1999 Lieutenant Colonel K F Haeck CD 1999 2002 Lieutenant Colonel Colonel Jack Ernest Crossman CD 2002 2004 Lieutenant Colonel B W Douglas CD 2004 2006 Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General Brian McPherson CD Lieutenant Colonel Colonel J M A LaFortune CD 2008 2010 Lieutenant Colonel Colonel M J C Sullivan CD 2010 2012 Lieutenant Colonel J E Allen MSM CD 2012 2012 Lieutenant Colonel Brigadier General J D S Masson OMM MSM CD 2012 2015 Lieutenant Colonel Colonel B M V Giroux CD 2015 2017 Lieutenant Colonel Colonel N S Roby CD 2017 2019 Lieutenant Colonel K S Haire CD 2019 2021 Lieutenant Colonel J A Phillips MMM CD 2021 present References Edit a b c d Artillery in Canadian service after the Korean War www silverhawkauthor com Retrieved 12 December 2022 Artillery Officer Canadian Armed Forces forces ca Retrieved 12 December 2022 RCA History The Royal Canadian Artillery Museum 8 January 2019 Retrieved 12 December 2022 a b Foley Michael RCAS rca arc org Retrieved 12 December 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School amp oldid 1131171165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
