Canadian Forces School Of Military Engineering

The Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering (CFSME), located at

CFB Gagetown 5th Canadian Division Support Base (5 CDSB) Gagetown, formerly known as and commonly referred to as CFB Gagetown, is a large Canadian Forces Base covering an area over , located in southwestern New Brunswick. Construction of the base At the ...

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, New Brunswick, is responsible for the conduct of 85 different courses that span all ranks and occupations within the Combat Engineering and Construction Engineering organizations. CFSME is the

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Centre of Excellence in

military engineer Military engineering is loosely defined as the art, science, and practice of designing and building military works and maintaining lines of military transport and military communications. Military engineers are also responsible for logistics b ...

Training. Originally A6 Canadian Engineering Training Centre, the school was established in Camp Dundurn in Saskatchewan and then moved to

Chilliwack Chilliwack ( )( hur, Ts'elxwéyeqw) is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. There are numerous outdoor ...

, British Columbia, to train military engineers for the

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during the

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. The A6 Canadian Engineering Training Centre was renamed the Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering. In 1968 Canada unified its military forces when it merged the Canadian Army,

Royal Canadian Air Force The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF; french: Aviation royale canadienne, ARC) is the air and space force of Canada. Its role is to "provide the Canadian Forces with relevant, responsive and effective airpower". The RCAF is one of three environm ...

and

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; french: Marine royale canadienne, ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of 2021, the RCN operates 12 frigates, four attack s ...

to create the Canadian Forces. The Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering was renamed the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering following unification. It also found itself responsible for the military engineering training for all services and components of the Canadian Forces. On the closing of

CFB Chilliwack Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack (also CFB Chilliwack) was a Canadian Forces base located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. Camp Chilliwack Military Camp Chilliwack (shortened to Camp Chilliwack) was established on February 15, 1942, on a parce ...

in the late 1990s the school moved to its current location in CFB Gagetown. The school exists as a unit of the

Combat Training Centre The Combat Training Centre (french: links=no, Centre d'instruction au combat) is responsible for individual training of Canadian Army soldiers and officers in military occupational classifications that are controlled by the Canadian Army. The cen ...

and it consists of the following sub-units: * Field Engineering Training Squadron (FETS) * Construction Engineering Training Squadron (CETS) * Reserve Engineer Training Squadron (RETS) * Tactics Squadron * Construction Engineering and Management Squadron (CEMS) * Explosive Ordnance Disposal Squadron (EOD) * Standards and Training Development Squadron (STDS) * Administration Squadron Canadian Armed Forces 1968 establishments in New Brunswick Engineering units and formations of Canada Canadian Armed Forces education and training establishments Military education and training in Canada {{Canada-mil-stub