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Commanding Officer The commanding officer (CO) or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG), is the officer in command of a military unit. The commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latit ...
, commander2 = CWO Andrew MacAlister, MMM, CD , commander2_label =
Regimental Sergeant Major Regimental sergeant major (RSM) is an appointment that may be held by warrant officers class 1 (WO1) in the British Army, the British Royal Marines and in the armies of many other Commonwealth and former Commonwealth nations, including Austral ...
, commander3 = HCol Lloyd Lewis , commander3_label = Honorary Colonel , commander4 = HLCol Tara Veer , commander4_label = Honorary Lieutenant-Colonel 41 Signal Regiment (41 Sig Regt, french: links=no, 41e Régiment des transmissions) is a reserve communications unit of the
Royal Canadian Corps of Signals The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (RCCS or RC Sigs; french: links=no, Corps des transmissions royal du Canada, CTRC) is a component within the Canadian Armed Forces' Communications and Electronics Branch, consisting of all members of that perso ...
. It is part of
41 Canadian Brigade Group 41 Canadian Brigade Group (41 CBG; french: links=no, 41e Groupe-brigade du Canada) is a Canadian Army formation of the 3rd Canadian Division. The formation is composed of Army Reserve units within the province of Alberta and the Northwest T ...
(41 CBG) in Alberta. The unit consists of: * Regimental Headquarters (RHQ) in Edmonton * Headquarters Squadron (HQ Sqn) in all three locations * 1 Squadron (1 Sqn) in Edmonton * 2 Squadron (2 Sqn) in Red Deer * 3 Squadron (3 Sqn) in Calgary The unit parades on Wednesday evenings and Saturdays at the LCol Philip L. Debney Armoury in Edmonton, at the Cormack Armoury in Red Deer, and at in Calgary.


History

The regiment was created on 26 July 2011 by amalgamating the three independent communication squadrons in Alberta.


Cadets

There are several
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units spread across
Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
which are affiliated to 41 Signal Regiment. Cadet units affiliated to signal regiments receive support and also are entitled to wear traditional signals accoutrements on their uniforms.


References


External links

*{{official website
Calgary Sun "Demonstration at Military Museums Chance To Signal Your Interest In Forces" Sept 27, 2014"41 Signal Regiment unofficial website
Military communications regiments of Canada Organizations based in Edmonton Organizations based in Calgary Red Deer, Alberta Military units and formations of Alberta Military units and formations established in 2012 2012 establishments in Alberta