Training was Tough

Heroes Remember

Training was Tough

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When I first went in we did 24 weeks of basic training which is, you know, sort of a rough and tough sort of a thing because out of, I think there was 23 of us in the platoon. I think only about 22 or some made it. But that’s six months of training, hard training. Getting up at five o’clock in the morning and go on a five mile run before breakfast. It was tough, there’s no question about it and most of the time you didn’t sleep in your bed because there’s inspections every morning. So you wouldn’t sleep in your bed. You’d sleep in your sleeping bag, or we got a mattress where you could hide. That’s where you slept. You certainly didn’t sleep in, like in them days we worked Saturday morning too, five and a half days of work and Saturday morning used to be a sea worth inspection. And Friday night, definitely wouldn’t sleep in your bed. Everything had to be laid out the night before.

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Mr. St. Pierre shares his experience during a six month training camp in respect to tough training exercises and strict daily inspections.

Ed St. Pierre

Mr. St. Pierre was born April 20, 1937 in a small Metis District of Yorkton, Saskatchewan. With his hardworking father as his role model, Mr. St. Pierre grew up being taught to follow his dreams, and at the young age of 17 decided to join the army. He became a member of the Canadian Guards Regiment 2nd Battalion holding rank of warrant officer. In 1957, Mr. St. Pierre was posted to Germany for a two year period. After leaving the services Mr. St. Pierre was employed with the Provincial government and later transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs where he retired. Mr. St. Pierre is a strong advocate for recognition of the Aboriginal community and their positive contributions to society.

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