Training in Canada
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Training in Canada
Fair, but rough you know, they were rough. You had to be
rough. Let’s face it or you would have a, you know a bunch of
people that would be out of hand. But way I remember, one
corporal, I was in artillery but the bombardiers that they
were pretty tough. I mean you did, as long as you did what
you were told, I mean you were clear sailing for you.
That's the way I worked it. I went to Woodstock, Ontario, that’s
where they sent me to take a driver/mechanic course there and
I was there for two months and then I went to, what they call
that camp up... Eastern Passage out in Nova Scotia. That’s
where I took my advanced training on the guns. Well I enjoyed
it to tell you the truth, I did. I really enjoyed the guns.
And one thing I really remember there, salt old air out in the
Atlantic there you used to have to keep those guns pretty well
oiled up or they would get rusted. That’s always been in my mind
Not bad though, I mean let’s face it, things didn’t get
rough until you got overseas, but you still had those tough
guys there running you down to the knee caps,
but as long as you mind your business it was okay.
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