Roles of the 7th Toronto Regt, RCA

The unit is a reserve artillery unit equiped with 105mm C3 howitzers and with 81mm mortars. Its function is to provide indirect fire support for 32 Canadian Brigade Group (Reserve).    It is to train and prepare personnel for both domestic tasks and individuals for deployment roles.

Crew Life

Soldiers in 7 Toronto will get to perform in a variety of tasks as the requirements arise. The main purpose of training is to man and operate the battery consisting of howitzers and mortars. The additional training of critical roles is given to troops as requirements rise. The soldier’s earliest essential training begins in BMQ or basic military qualifications. Here, they learn military law, drill, field survival techniques and how to operate the C7, Canadian standard issue service rifle. From there, they progress to SQ or soldier qualification in which more advanced weaponry is introduced including the operation of the C6, C9 machine guns, hand grenades and The 84mm SRAAW(M). Soldiers end training by learning to spend a week in the field using the new techniques and weapons taught to them. Training progresses from there into specialized trade qualification. Artillery soldiers will learn to become gunners by training in crews to operate the 105mm Howitzer and the 81mm Mortar.