Canadian Rangers have a new national training program
News Release
May 19, 2016 – Ottawa – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces
Forty Canadian Rangers and ten Ranger instructors from the five Canadian Ranger Patrol Groups (CRPGs) will participate in a pilot Canadian Ranger Patrol Leader (CRPL) course, which will be held at Farnham Garrison, Quebec, from May 21 to 28, 2016.
This course is an important milestone in the efforts of the Canadian Army to modernize the Canadian Rangers. The CRPL course will offer a unique training program for Canadian Rangers belonging to all five CRPGs. Participants will have the opportunity to gain timely, relevant and practical instruction in leadership theory and management that will enable them to effectively perform their assigned tasks. Furthermore, the training will focus on mission-related challenges including how to adapt to evolving or dynamic situations.
Quotes
"With the invaluable assistance of Canadian Ranger Patrol Groups on the national level and the Canadian Army Doctrine and Training Centre, we are confident that this course will equip future Canadian Ranger leaders with all the tools to accomplish their mission with renewed effectiveness."
Lieutenant-Colonel Bruno Plourde, Commander, 2 Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
"We are continuing the momentum created by the pilot Canadian Ranger Basic Military Indoctrination course that took place last April to now support the Canadian Ranger patrol leadership. These leaders are critical to achieving the vision of the Canadian Army: a professional and integrated force centered on the well-trained and well-led soldier.”
Brigadier-General Rob Roy MacKenzie, Canadian Ranger National Authority
Quick Facts
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The CRPL course is aimed at all Canadian Rangers occupying a patrol leadership position.
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The training will focus on the duties and responsibilities associated with leadership positions in a patrol: use of task procedure, conducting a patrol in an area of responsibility, establishing a firing range, constructing an austere landing airstrip and landing point, patrol administration, basic exercise training, and command of a patrol.
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The Canadian Rangers are a sub-component of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Reserve Force. Currently, there are about 5,000 Canadian Rangers living in over 200 communities. They are organized into five Canadian Ranger Patrol Groups (CRPGs) to provide patrols and detachments for national-security and public-safety missions in sparsely settled northern, coastal and isolated areas of Canada that cannot conveniently or economically be covered by other parts of the CAF
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Captain Karine Roy
Information Officer
2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group
Phone: 450-359-4200, ext. 6087
Email: karine.roy2@forces.gc.ca
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