32 Signal Regiment (Canada)

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32 Signal Regiment
32e Régiment des Transmissions
32 Signal Regiment ARms.jpg
Regimental badge
Active2011–present
Country Canada
BranchLesser badge of the Canadian Army.svg Primary Reserve
RoleMilitary communications
Size2 squadrons
Part of32 Canadian Brigade Group
Garrison/HQFort York Armoury, Toronto, Canada
Motto(s)Celeres et Vigilantes (Swift and Vigilant)
Mascot(s)White owl
WebsiteOfficial Website
Commanders
COLCol Mike Duteau, CD
RSMCWO Santos, CD
Abbreviation32 Sig Regt

32 Signal Regiment (Amalgamated from former 709 Communication Regiment and 700 Communication Squadron) is a Canadian Army primary reserve unit, part of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals. It is the dedicated signals unit within 32 Canadian Brigade Group.[1]

The regiment exercised its Freedom of the City in Toronto in 2017.[2]

History[]

The regiment was established in Toronto in 1907 as the 2nd Signalling Company of the—then newly established—Signalling Corps. It employed semaphore flags, lamps, and heliographs. Telegraphy was still under the purview of the Canadian Engineers at the time, and as a result the 2nd Signalling Company had a detachment that paraded with the 2nd Engineer Company which was also based in Toronto. After the advent of the First World War, thirty six signallers and officers were sent to Valcartier to join the 1st Canadian Divisional Signal Company. Wartime communications were made up of telephones, runners, telegraphy, and carrier pigeons. Radio use at the time was limited. In 1919, all of the units comprising the Canadian Corps Signal Service were disbanded in Toronto. [3]

Squadrons[]

32 Signal Regiment is broken up into two squadrons and a headquarters and support squadron. The regiment is divided between a detachment at Toronto's Fort York Armoury and at CFB Borden.

  • Headquarters and Support Squadron
  • 1 Squadron (Operational)
  • 2 Squadron (Training)

Training[]

The unit parades on Tuesdays between 7:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., from September to June. Military and occupational training occurs primarily in the summer, however some courses are done on a weekend basis. The unit guarantees Full Time Summer Employment (FTSE) from May to August for the first four years of service. [4]

References[]

  1. ^ "32 Signal Regiment". Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Freedom of the City". 7 August 2018.
  3. ^ "32 Signal Regiment". Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. ^ "32 Signal Regiment". Canadian Armed Forces. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
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