Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute - Acta Nostra Yearbook (Guelph, Ontario Canada)

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41882, G.C.V.l. CADET CORPS, QUARTER GUARD The term Quarter Guard is applied to a vody of men, who properly dressed and rmed, are placed at a certain duty to luard a military post of any type. This luard is paraded before a commanding or Field Officer for a turn-out inspection of .ress and equipment before being paraded 0 their respective posts. The Guard, prior 9 being turned over to the Field Officer, s commanded by a Regimental Sergeant Iajor. The Guard is comprised of a Battalion Jrderly Sergeant, a Guard Commander and corporal of the Guard. Beside these key igures there are from nine to eleven rifle- ien or duties as they are called. The guard s mounted or placed on duty about 2145 ours, or in short, about 9:45 p.m. They ay respects to the flag before taps are layed and to the commanding officer of ne Battalion or Regiment. The Mounting of Quarter Guard is a tradition, carried on '1 all military zones upon the changing of guard of duty at a military post. This is rie first year the Mounting of a Quarter ?uard has been tried at G.C.V.I. It is inder the command and training of !fMajor Bill Strachan, who is acting as the !fRegimental Sergeant Major and Provan Vylie who is the Field Officer, and com- rises the following cadets: CfCapt. Bill Canning-Guard Commander C!Lt. Jerry Lawrence-B. O. S. C!Capt. Bill Price-Cpl. of the Guard C!Lt. Dave Bright-Rifleman C!Lt. Les Ferrier-Rifleman CfSgt. Ted Matthews-Rifleman C!Lt. Dave Hull-Rifleman CfSgt. Jack Wagenaar-Rifleman CfCapt. Tom Garraway-Rifleman. -C!Maj. Bill Strachan. 0 M THE G.C.V.I. CADET CONTINGENT TO CAMP IPPERWASH On the morning of June 29. 1956, nine aclets embarked for a four hour trip to lamp Ipperwash. The boys Peter Bright our successful representative to Banffl. im Farley, Bill Price, Stuart Duncan, Ted Iatthews, Dennis Hayes, Gus Sevestre, erry Lawrence and Bill Canning, looked Jrward to the seven-week period, that 'ould make Ipperwash their home for the immer. Following a hasty lunch, our group nderwent a complete medical examina- ,on. After drawing our kit for the summer. fe were taken to J Company barracks to wait the arrival of the remainder of our ompany. We settled in immediately and hanged from our heavy winter uniforms .to he summer cadet uniforms. The majority f us then proceeded to tour the camp. While ACTA NOSTRA 87 on this excursion the new-arrivals whistled at us, in our shorts, as we passed them. In forty-eight hours J Company was corn- plete. It consisted of four platoons of forty boys each. The usual morning at camp in- cluded: drill. map-reading. study of rifle and Bren gun, target practice and lectures on warfare. The afternoons were usually spent free, providing it was not our com- pany's turn to swim at Ipperwash Beach. The first three weeks we underwent a stiff training program. The odd trip into Grand Bend during this period was greatly ap- preciated by all. On July 23, the entire camp was issued a ninety-hour pass. This pass could be spent at Detroit, London or home. Those who went home had the luxury of mothers home-cook- ing and returned full of zest for the remain- ing four weeks. During this period we com- pleted our training program. Part of this training included a ten mile hike, which is well-remembered by all who went on it. Shortly thereafter our company was chosen to put on a Quarter Guard for Open House. The Quarter Guard consisted of thirteen boys mounting an honourary guard. It is inter- esting to note that of those boys picked from our company for the guard, the major- ity of them came from G.C.V.I.-a great honour for our school. For the Guard Mount our uniforms were: feathered bonnets, scar- let tunics, Gordon Kilts, Macdonald stock- ings. white spats. and black oxfords. Need- less to say, the uniforms had a terrific effect on the parade-square in the sun. At a later date. the Guard travelled by Army bus to Stratford, to see the Shakespearean Festival presentation of Henry V. On Lieutenant-Governor's Day, the second last day of camp, our company. J Com- pany, received the cup for Best Company at Camp Ipperwash, 1956. That evening we were treated to a banquet, at which the army officers waited on cadets. This was one banquet we shall never forget. The follow- ing day we returned home by train, and anxiously awaited our bonus cheque for the summer. -Bill Canning XIE .M.0 INTERVIEW WITH LT. GEN. P. J. MONTAGUE tSenior Officer and Chief of Staff at Canadian Military Headquarters in London 1939-19453 Question 1: Would you consider a position in the Armed Forces a favourable one today for a young man going out into the world? Would you consider that there is as much chance for advancement in the Armed Forces as in private business?

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Answer: The answer to this question hinges almost entirely on the future of our armed services. In my opinion, they will be required, at least in their present strength, for many years and probably they will have to be increased and developed along with the country generally. I consider that a position in any one of them is now more favourable than it has ever been. The chance for ad- vancement in them depends, as in civilian life, upon ability. energy and application. The services have become very big business and by virtue of the great variety of poten- tial employment within them, there may well be, for any one individual, a much better chance of advancement than in any one private business. Question 2: All things being equal would you consider Cal Going into the Armed Forces right away and completing your education there? tbl Going to college on your own and then going into the Armed Forces'? ici Going ROTP to a college? or tdl Going to one of the Tri-Services Col- leges? Answer: tal I favour going into one of the armed services and completing one's education there. tbl There is only one advantage in attend- ing civilian university or college at one's own expense. The student is not com- mitted to serve in an armed service upon graduation. tc Sz dl One may follow any one of a large number of specialties in the Armed Services. The requisite education for many of these is not available through the Services Colleges. In such cases, therefore, a university course is more suitable than a Services College. How- ever, in the vast majority of cases a ACTA NOST RA 89 Service College education is more val- uable to a potential officer in the Arm- ed Services than an education at a civilian institution. The Services Col- leges through years of experience have developed an excellent balance between military and academic studies with par- ticular emphasis on the development of leadership qualities that are of great value in either the Armed Services or civilian life. If one attends a civilian university or college under ROTP he takes exactly the same course as if he were a civilian. In addition he undergoes the same train- ing as members of the University Con- tingent of the Canadian Officer Train- ing Corps which consists of one evening parade per week during the academic year plus training at a military estab- lishfment during the summer holiday per- iod. The Regular Officer Training Plan. whether the student is attending a Ser- vices College or a civilian university, offers considerable financial benefit. Un- der this plan the government pays the full cost of tuition and all essential uni- versity fees, making an adequate allow- ance for books and instruments and provides either room and board or an allowance in lieu. In addition the student is paid 2560.00 per month the year round. On completion of his academic and military training the ROTP cadet is granted a commission in the rank of Lieutenant or equivalent and takes his place as a full fledged officer of the Armed Services. He is required to serve for a period of three years before he may apply for release from the Service. As a cadet Linder ROTP is a member of the Armed Services. he enrols in the Service of his choice at the start of his academic training and is entitled to all the benefits of a serving soldier. That is, his uniforms are provided, he is en- titled to free medical and dental care, including hospitalization without loss of income, he has 30 days leave with pay each year and he participates in the Defence Services Pension Plan. His ser- vice under ROTP while attending uni- versity or college counts as time toward a pension. To sum up, I would consider that unless a student wishes to follow some specialty the education for which is not available at a Service College, there are distinct advantages in a Services College educa- tion. In any event I consider education under ROTP to have distinct advantages over taking an education at one's own expense.