When required an armoured regiment will be tasked to provide an armoured squadron to its higher formation to provide it with a formation mounted reconnaissance capability.

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The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps (RCAC; French: Corps blindé royal canadien) is the armoured corps within the Canadian Army, including regular and reserve force regiments.[1]. The Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery School. RCACS is responsible to deliver individual training for Regular and Reserve Force soldiers and officers of the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps. Units on the Supplementary Order of Battle legally exist, but have no personnel or matériel. "Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School [Military Institution]", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Canadian_Armoured_Corps_School&oldid=969503659, Canadian Armed Forces education and training establishments, Military education and training in Canada, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Three training squadrons and a Regimental Headquarters, Disciplina ante augmentationem (Training before growth), This page was last edited on 25 July 2020, at 20:49. Originally equipped with 12 Carden Loyd Machine Gun Carriers, this school evolved into the 'Canadian Armoured Fighting Vehicles Training Centre' in 1938, once the threat of war had driven the politicos into releasing funds for preparation. List of Civilian organizations with prefix "Royal" - Heritage Canada. However, the first tanks since the First World War did not arrive until a few machine gun armed Vickers Mark VI light tanks appeared just one year before Canada went to war with Germany again. Although, in the 1930s there were some small attempts at mechanization with motorcycles, experimental armoured cars and the purchase of a few tracked Carden-Loyd machine gun carriers for training. This British design was to be built in Canada. The Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School is located at CFB Gagetown, New Brunswick and is responsible for the tactical and technical training for armoured crewmen and officers, in addition to maintaining certain specialized qualifications on behalf of the Canadian Army.