The Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) is the Canadian Forces unit that is responsible for providing support to the Canadian Cadet Organizations (Royal Canadian Sea, Army, and Air Cadets) within the province of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Canada as well as the Ottawa Valley Region. By

French-Canadian French Canadians (referred to as Canadiens mainly before the twentieth century; french: Canadiens français, ; feminine form: , ), or Franco-Canadians (french: Franco-Canadiens), refers to either an ethnic group who trace their ancestry to Fr ...

and other Francophones, the unit is known as the Unité régionale de soutien aux cadets (Est) or l'URSC (Est). The RCSU Eastern is a sub-unit of the National Cadet and Junior Rangers Support Group, which is under the authority of the Vice Chief of Defence Staff.

Purpose

There are five Regional Cadet Support Units in Canada. They are: * Regional Cadet Support Unit (Atlantic) - Supporting the Cadet Organizations within the provinces of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has seve ...

Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland". Most of the population are native Eng ...

, and

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. The commanding officer is Lieutenant Colonel Marc-Andre Watier CD; * Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) - Supporting the Cadet Organizations within the

Province of Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...

and the Ottawa Valley Air Cadets units; * Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central) - Supporting the Cadet Organizations within the

Province of Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Cana ...

. The commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Moise Morrissette, CD; * Regional Cadet Support Unit (North West) - Supporting the Cadet Organizations within the Provinces of

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

and Northern

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

, northern Canadian Territories of the

Yukon Yukon (; ; formerly called Yukon Territory and also referred to as the Yukon) is the smallest and westernmost of Canada's three territories. It also is the second-least populated province or territory in Canada, with a population of 43,964 as ...

, the

Northwest Territories The Northwest Territories (abbreviated ''NT'' or ''NWT''; french: Territoires du Nord-Ouest, formerly ''North-Western Territory'' and ''North-West Territories'' and namely shortened as ''Northwest Territory'') is a federal territory of Canada. ...

, and

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

. The commanding officer is Lieutenant-Colonel Leo Brodeur, CD; and * Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific) - Supporting the Cadet Organizations within the

Province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

. The commanding officer is Commander Brad Henderson, CD.

Commanding officer

The Editing Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) is commanded by

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

Steve Lessard, CD. (Effective September 3, 2020) The unit was commanded by

Serge Lapointe, CD. (From, July 6, 2017, to the September 3, 2020)https://www.facebook.com/CadetsQuebec/posts/10155615110214301

Cadet training centres

RCSU Eastern also responsible for the organisation and distribution of the following Cadet Training Centres: * Three elements Cadet Training Centre

Valcartier Canadian Forces Base Valcartier (CFB Valcartier), now re-designated 2 Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier (2 CDSB Valcartier), is a Canadian Forces base located in the municipality of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, north northwest of Quebec ...

* Sea and Air Cadet Training Centre Bagotville * Cadet Music Training Centre (Eastern) Mont St-Sacrement * St Jean Cadet Flying Training Centre, Saint-Jean - however, known in French as "Centre d'entraînement en vol des cadets de St-Jean" (CEVC)

Regional Cadet Instructor School

Regional Cadet Instructor School (Eastern) is the training school for officers of the Cadet Instructor Cadre within the Eastern Region. There are schools in every region of the cadet movement, including: * RCIS (Atlantic) * RCIS (Eastern) * RCIS (Central) * RCIS (North West) * RCIS (Pacific)

References

{{reflist Military units and formations of Canada