38 Signal Regiment

Graphic: Joanna Gajdicar

38 Signal Regiment is the communication unit of 38 Canadian Brigade Group part of the Army Reserve of the Canadian Armed Forces. 38 Signal Regiment is headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba with Squadrons in:

• 1 Signal Squadron – Winnipeg, MB
• 2 Signal Squadron – Regina, SK
• 3 Signal Squadron – Thunder Bay, ON
• 4 Signal Squadron – Saskatoon, SK

The Regiment’s mandate is to provide individual and collective support to Canadian Armed Forces operations, whether domestic or international. Many of the unit’s members have served in various UN and NATO missions around the world in addition to the numerous domestic response emergencies such as forest fires and flooding.

The role of 38 Signal Regiment is to provide commanders and staffs within 38 Canadian Brigade Group the means to exercise command and control. Our teams of signallers establish tactical medium and long range radio networks, satellite rear links, local cable networks, commercial network connectivity, and Army computer networks. We also support information management and provide information technology support services. As well, we provide the deployed facilities and services to units and groups from the Brigade for training in combat operations or in readiness for domestic emergencies. This includes transportation in military trucks and trailers, physical security, tents and furniture, electrical power generation and distribution, heating, lighting, and other amenities for sustaining a headquarters facility in austere conditions.

When you join our unit, you will receive competitive pay for your part time or full time work as well as be eligible for on the job training that could benefit you in civilian life. Also, there are medical, dental and educational benefits available to Army Reservists.

Here are all the details:

• Serve part time in the CAF
• Competitive pay
• On the job training
• Medical and dental benefits
• Paid education

• Commanding Officer: Major Greg Parent, CD
• Regimenal Sergeant Major: Chief Warrant Officer Peter Nordstrom, CD