Reserve recruiting help!

[BeastMode]

Hey,
I am a University student looking to join a reserve infantry unit in either Toronto (where I live) or Guelph (where I go to school). I have talked to the online recruiter and he instructed me to look at the reserve unit list and than give them a call / go visit them to see if they are recruiting. I did that but I am still a little confused, I am not sure which units are infantry and some do not have a listed email or phone number. These are the units I have looked into so far:

48th Highlanders of Canada
130 Queen Street East
Toronto
ON
M5A 1R9

7th Toronto Regiment RCA
130 Queen Street East
Toronto
ON
M5A 1R9
phone:
416-635-2771
fax:
416-635-2764

The Royal Regiment of Canada
660 Fleet Street West
Toronto
ON
M5V 1A9
phone:
fax:

The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
130 Queen Street East
Toronto
ON
M5A 1R9
phone:
416-973-3281
fax:
416-861-1459

The Queen's York Rangers
660 Fleet Street West
Toronto
ON
M5V 1A9
phone:
416-203-4600 No 4615
fax:

If anyone could tell me which of these are infantry reserve units (or which ones are the best units?), also should I just start visiting them all to see if they are recruiting? what times would be best to show up in person? I really want to get in for the winter BMQ hopefully that is still possible.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[brandon_]

I clearly don't know what i'm talking about, but a quick google search led me to find out that all of these units are reserve infantry in the GTA.. 

 

[Redeye]

BeastMode:

The infantry units in the list are:

48th Highlanders of Canada
Queen's Own Rifles
Toronto Scottish

7th Toronto is an Artillery unit in Toronto at Moss Park.  11th Field Regiment is an artillery unit in Guelph.

You might also want to look at the Lorne Scots in Georgetown, and the Royal Highland Fusiliers in Cambridge or Kitchener if you're going to school in Guelph and you want to be in the infantry then you'll have to commute, and it makes sense to join a unit based on where you'll be for the school year.

Go to the Recruiting Centre at 4900 Yonge, they should have some idea I think of what units are hiring in Toronto - and could find out about the other units in all probability.

 

[BeastMode]

BeastMode:

The infantry units in the list are:

48th Highlanders of Canada
Queen's Own Rifles
Toronto Scottish

7th Toronto is an Artillery unit in Toronto at Moss Park.  11th Field Regiment is an artillery unit in Guelph.

You might also want to look at the Lorne Scots in Georgetown, and the Royal Highland Fusiliers in Cambridge or Kitchener if you're going to school in Guelph and you want to be in the infantry then you'll have to commute, and it makes sense to join a unit based on where you'll be for the school year.

Go to the Recruiting Centre at 4900 Yonge, they should have some idea I think of what units are hiring in Toronto - and could find out about the other units in all probability.

Thanks going to the recruiting centre tomorrow.

 

[BDTyre]

As far as I know, all of those units are infantry, with the exception of 7 RCA - RCA being "Royal Canadian Artillery."  I'm not sure how you figured that only the 48th Highlanders were infantry.  Generally a unit with "Rifles" in the name is infantry.

As for what's "best"...can't say.  I've worked with a few guys from 48 and RRC, but on a very limited basis.

 

[Redeye]

EGAD!  I forgot the Royal Regiment of Canada!  They are infantry as well.  However, if you're going to be in Guelph, you're best bet is to go close to school since that's where you'll be during the training year.

Thanks going to the recruiting centre tomorrow.

 

[Rheostatic]

As far as I know, all of those units are infantry, with the exception of 7 RCA - RCA being "Royal Canadian Artillery."  I'm not sure how you figured that only the 48th Highlanders were infantry.  Generally a unit with "Rifles" in the name is infantry.

As for what's "best"...can't say.  I've worked with a few guys from 48 and RRC, but on a very limited basis.

Queen's York Rangers are armoured recce.

11th Field Artillery Regiment

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Force: Reserve Force
Area: Land Force Central Area
Brigade: 31 CBG
Formation: CBG
Home: Guelph, Ontario
Specialty: Artillery
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Guelph Armoury
7 Wyndham St S
Guelph, Ontario N1H 4C4
Tel: (519) 824-0351 ext: 3244
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200 James St N
Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2L1
Tel: (905) 972-4000 ext: 2190
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Unit History

The first Guelph Artillery unit was created on July 20, 1866, with the founding of the Guelph Battery of Garrison Artillery. After multiple name changes, in April 1913, the brigade was renamed as the 1st (Howitzer) Brigade CFA, with the batteries becoming the 11th and 16th (Howitzer) Batteries, CFA. In the year 1920 the Brigade was reorganized again as 11th Brigade CFA.

In 1942 an army reorganization, redesignated the 11th Field Brigade as the 11th Field Regiment, and on April 12th 1960, the present name of the unit, the 11th Field Artillery Regiment, RCA, became the official designation.

Additional army reorganization in 1970 called for the amalgamation of the 8th Field Artillery Regiment of Hamilton with the 11th Field Artillery Regiment of Guelph.

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[dapaterson]

Generally a unit with "Rifles" in the name is infantry.

Unless they're from Halifax...


(The Halifax Rifles we re-roled to Armoured at some point in their history, but retained the name "Halifax Rifles".  One of the many oddities in the history of the Army Reserve).

 

[BDTyre]

Queen's York Rangers are armoured recce.

I stand corrrected.  Thanks.

 

[BDTyre]

Unless they're from Halifax...


(The Halifax Rifles we re-roled to Armoured at some point in their history, but retained the name "Halifax Rifles".  One of the many oddities in the history of the Army Reserve).

The BC Regiment (DCO) did the same thing, but they ceased to be the Duke of Connaught's Rifles when they re-roled.