Infantry Soldier-Armoured Soldier-Artillery Soldier Military Police

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August 2013

Commissionaires Newfoundland and Labrador
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We employ veterans of the Canadian Forces,
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the RCMP and other Police Services along

with other Canadian Citizens who are inter-
ested in a career as a Security Officer. Infantry Soldier-Armoured

Soldier-Artillery Soldier
Veteran’s bring a wealth of experience to
their job. Our Security Officers are experi- Military Police
enced, mature, and professional with exten-
sive backgrounds relating to the security in-
dustry. Commissionaires provide advanced

security services including guarding, inves-
tigations, security consulting, fingerprinting
and identification services, and security
training programs. All of our employees are
security screened, bonded and trained to the
INFANTRY SOLDIER
ON THE JOB-INFANTRY SOLDIERS

WHAT THEY DO

Infantry soldiers are the Army’s primary combat fighters and are responsible for closing with and engaging the en-
emy. They are the core members of the Combat Arms team, which includes Artillery and Armoured Soldiers.

Infantry Soldiers are capable of operating anywhere in the world in any environment — Arctic tundra, mountains,
jungle or desert — and in any combination of arms, including airmobile and amphibious operations. The primary
duties of an Infantry Soldiers are to:

Expertly operate and maintain a wide range of weapons, including rifle, hand-grenades, light, medium and
heavy machine-guns, and anti-tank weapons
Use sophisticated equipment for field communications, navigation and night-vision surveillance
Inspect and maintain weapon systems, vehicles, survival gear and personal defensive equipment
Participate in airborne operations
Operate with support elements such as fighter aircraft, tactical and artillery
Engage in unarmed combat
Employ camouflage and concealment, patrol, assault, defence, and escape-and-evasion tactics.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Infantry Soldiers normally work outdoors. Both in training and on operations they live and work in conditions that
would resemble those in the field. Infantry Soldiers will be posted to a battalion in Canada, but there are employ-
ment opportunities across Canada and on deployed operations around the world.

BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces
Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills
and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian
Forces physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
INFANTRY SOLDIERS

SOLDIER QUALIFICATION

After Basic Training, Army recruits go to a Military Training centre for the Soldier Qualification course for approxi-
mately one month, which covers the following topics:

Army Physical Fitness
Dismounted Offensive and Defensive Operations
Reconnaissance Patrolling
Advanced Weapons Handling
Individual Field Craft

BASIC OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING

Infantry Soldiers attend one of three Military Training Centres: The Royal Canadian Regiment in Meaford, Ontario;
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry in Wainwright, Alberta; and The Royal 22e Régiment in Valcartier, Que-
bec. The training takes 17 weeks and includes the following topics:

Use and care of personal and section-level weapons, including rifles, machine guns and anti-tank weapons
Field-craft, including personal hygiene and meal preparation, camouflage, sentry duties, signalling, selecting
firing positions, tactical movements and lines of advance
Construction of field defences, such as trenches and roadblocks, and laying and marking of minefields
Navigation by day and by night
Patrolling operations
Infantry section and platoon tactics, including offensive, defensive and transitional operations

SPECIALTY TRAINING

Infantry Soldiers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job
training, including:

Basic Parachutist
Parachute Jumpmaster
Para Instructor
Mountain Warfare
Instructional Techniques
First Aid Instructor
Rappelmaster
Unarmed Combat Instructor
Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defence Instructor
Urban Operations
ARMOURED SOLDIER
ON THE JOB-ARMOURED SOLDIERS

WHAT THEY DO

Armoured Soldiers operate and maintain armoured fighting vehicles, its weapon systems and its communication
equipment. Armoured Soldiers are members of the Combat Arms team, which also includes Infantry, Artillery and
Combat Engineering regiments.

Armoured Soldiers begin their career with one of two types of vehicles: the tank or the reconnaissance vehicle. As
a member of a tank crew trained to be a driver, operator or gunner, an Armoured Soldier has the following duties:

Drive and maintain the tank
Fire the tank’s main gun
Load the tank’s main gun and machineguns
Maintain the tank’s communications equipment.

As a member of a reconnaissance vehicle crew trained to be a driver or an observer, an Armoured Soldier has the
following duties:

Drive and maintain the vehicle
Load, fire and maintain the vehicle’s machine-guns
Maintain and operate the vehicle’s radio equipment
Gather and relay information about the enemy and the terrain

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Armoured Soldiers experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with work in the field and on de-
ployment to other countries.

BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces
Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills
and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian
Forces physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
ARMOURED SOLDIERS

SOLDIER QUALIFICATION

After Basic Training, Army recruits go to a Military Training centre for the Soldier Qualification course for approxi-
mately one month, which covers the following topics:

Army Physical Fitness
Dismounted Offensive and Defensive Operations
Reconnaissance Patrolling
Advanced Weapons Handling
Individual Field Craft

BASIC OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING

Armoured Soldiers attend the Combat Training Centre in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Training takes 11 weeks and
teaches the following basic skills:

Army physical fitness
Mounted and dismounted reconnaissance patrolling
Advanced weapons-handling
Individual field-craft
Driving and maintaining tanks and reconnaissance vehicles
Firing and maintaining weapon systems currently used in Canadian AFVs
Operating surveillance equipment on the reconnaissance vehicle
Identifying Canadian and foreign military vehicles, aircraft and equipment
Using tactical command-and-control communications equipment
Organization, roles, doctrine and tactics of armour and reconnaissance
History and traditions of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps

SPECIALTY TRAINING

Armoured Soldiers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-
job training, including:

Unarmed Combat Instructor
Assault Troop
Armoured Crew - Reconnaissance

ADVANCED TRAINING

As they progress in their career, Armoured Soldiers who demonstrate the required ability and potential will be of-
fered advanced training. Available courses include:

Armoured Gunnery Specialist
Combat Arms Telecommunications Specialist
Combat Arms Driving and Maintenance Specialist
Crew Commander
Reconnaissance Troop Leader
ARTILLERY SOLDIER
ON THE JOB-ARTILLERY SOLDIERS

WHAT THEY DO-

Artillery Soldiers are responsible for surveillance, target acquisition, and indirect fire to engage the enemy. The Ar-
tillery is part of the Combat Arms, which also includes Infantry Soldiers, Armoured Soldiers, and Combat Engi-
neers.

As members of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery, the primary responsibilities of Artillery Soldiers are to:

Position, operate and maintain Field Guns and Air Defence weapon systems.
Provide fire-support advice to the Infantry and Armour units
Use and maintain personal weapons and section-level weapons up to and including machine-guns and anti-
tank weapons
Operate technically advanced command-post computers, laser range-finders and fire-control computers
Operate and maintain surveillance and target acquisition equipment, LAV III, Forward Observation Post Vehi-
cle equipment, air defense weapons and radar systems

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Artillery Soldiers normally work outdoors, where they experience the unique challenges that come

BASIC MILITARY OFFICER QUALIFICATION

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces
Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills
and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian
Forces physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.

SOLDIER QUALIFICATION

After Basic Training, Army recruits go to a Military Training centre for the Soldier Qualification course for approxi-
mately one month, which covers the following topics:

Army Physical Fitness
Dismounted Offensive and Defensive Operations
Reconnaissance Patrolling

Advanced Weapons Handling
ARTILLERY SOLDIERS

Individual Field Craft

BASIC OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING

Artillery Soldiers who speak English as their first language attend the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School
in Gagetown, New Brunswick. Artillery Soldiers who speak French as their first language attend the Centre d’in-
struction in the Secteur du Québec Force Terrestre in Valcartier, Quebec. Training takes about 10 weeks and cov-
ers the following topics:

Gun-position duties and gun drills
Individual Field/Battle craft
Urban Operations
Field communications, including use of radios and field telephones
Basic survival, including use of personal weapons, unarmed combat, and recognition of minefields and Army
physical fitness
Dismounted offensive and defensive operations
Reconnaissance patrolling
Light and Medium Machine Gun training

SPECIALTY TRAINING

Artillery Soldiers may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job
training.
MILITARY POLICE
ON THE JOB-MILITARY POLICE

WHAT THEY DO-

Military Police enforce laws and regulations on Canadian Forces’ establishments in Canada and abroad. They
serve the entire Canadian Forces community, including Regular and Reserve Force members, civilian employees,
cadets, and family members.

The primary responsibilities of the Military Police are to:

Support Canadian Forces missions by providing policing and operational support
Investigate and report incidents involving military or criminal offenses
Develop and apply crime prevention measures to protect military communities against criminal acts
Coordinate tasks related to persons held in custody (including military detainees and prisoners of war)
Provide security at selected Canadian embassies around the world
Provide service to the community through conflict mediation, negotiation, dispute resolution, public relations
and victim assistance
Perform other policing duties, such as traffic control, traffic-accident investigation, emergency response, and
liaison with Canadian, allied and other foreign police forces

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

All Canadian citizens are entitled to the same rights, privileges and protection under Canadian law, and Military
Police are qualified to provide these services to the same standard as every other Canadian police service. Military
Police routinely work within the civilian criminal and military justice systems, and are recognized as peace officers
in the Criminal Code of Canada. With over 1,250 full-time members, they form one of the largest police forces in
Canada.

Military Police provide around-the-clock service to the military community in Canada or around the world, including
areas of armed conflict or natural disaster. Most Military Police members work outdoors, on foot or in a vehicle, or
in an office setting to take statements or complete documentation.

BASIC MILITARY QUALIFICATION

The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces
Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills
and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian
Forces physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.

BASIC OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION TRAINING
MILITARY POLICE

Military Police attend the Military Police Academy in Borden, Ontario. Over a six-month period, they will learn the
basics of Canadian civilian and military law, investigative techniques, and acquire skills necessary to perform daily
Military Police functions.

SPECIALTY TRAINING

Military Police may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job
training, including:

Criminal Identification Specialist
Polygraph Examiner
Major Crime Investigator
Crime Scene Manager
Major Case Management
Drug Investigator
Aircraft Security Specialist
Sexual Assault and Fraud Investigations
Clandestine Lab Investigator
Homicide Investigator
Evasive Anti-terror Driving
Strategic Intelligence Analysis
Cybercrime Investigative technique

ADVANCED TRAINING

As they progress in their career, Military Police who demonstrate the required ability and potential will be offered
advanced training. Available courses include:

Interview Techniques
Information Security Investigation Specialist
Criminal Investigator
Counter-Human Intelligence Specialist
Surveillance Operator
Officer Safety Instructor
Senior Police Administration
Use-of-force Instructor
Congratulatory Notes
St. John’s Airport Authority RONA
Mr Rick Stacey Mr Anthony Pittman Mr James Lynch
CEO
Jim, Good Morning Leo Commissionaires Newfound-
land and Labrador

I would like to thank you and the

In the month of June we had
Commissionaires for providing
two (2) security incidents that Dear Sir:
RONA with the most professional
involved individuals trying to
and best security coverage that we While visiting the Passport Office in
enter our sterile area. Inci- have ever seen. Your guards were July to renew my passport I observed
dents involving entry into our Commissionaire Eric Keating per-
always on time and very profes-
sterile area are very serious form his duty. He welcomed all who
sional in full uniform. I could not
came into the office. However one
and can cause a lot of issues
be happier with the results of hav- interaction in particular stood out.
here at the airport. Cmre. Pat-
ing you folks look after this cover- Two older ladies arrived at the office,
rick O’Neill and Cmre. age for us. The Commissionaires visibly upset and Commissionaire
Wanda Smith were involved Keating went to them inquiring what
are definitely a top pick for us for
in the incidents. was wrong. One of the ladies had lost
any future uniform security cover-
her passport while travelling from
age needs that we may have. British Columbia the day before. He
was very kind and caring to them and
I have reviewed both inci-
Feel free to pass this along to your explained who they needed to talk
dents with Patrick and Wanda
with at the Passport Office. He then
boss, or whom ever you would like.
and want to inform you that went and spoke to one of the Passport

both incidents were handled Officers and asked that they be sensi-
very well. They were profes- tive to the ladies and what they were
Thanks Again and have a great day. looking for. Once the ladies got the
sional in their dealings with
needed forms to complete, and Com-
the individuals involved and
missionaire Keating found them both
Anthony Pittman
they had a very good under- chairs and comforted them and

standing of the procedures helped all he could. He went again
that needed to be followed. Resource Protection Investigator / and spoke to one of the officers to
Newfoundland ensure they understood what was
Wanda in particular was deal-
Protection des ressources happening to the ladies. From my
ing with a gentleman who was
observation Commissionaire Keating
Ressource protection
aggressive, but she stood her enjoys his work and treated all who
RONA
ground and brought the situa- visited the passport office with kind-
tion under control and to an Tél. / Phone : [phone] poste / ness especially the two ladies. I was
ext. 264 very impressed with his professional-
end.
Téléc. / Fax : [phone] ism and therefore wanted to send you
this note to congratulate him and to
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congratulate you on the caliber of
A job well done by both Pat-
(Note: Commissionaries Alan security officers you employ.
rick and Wanda.
McIntosh and Gary Simmons
worded the RONA site)
Kryan Dwyer
Thanks, 23 August 2013

Rick