Expect a whole army of training exercises in Creemore this week. Fifty soldiers and staff from the Canadian Armed Forces soldiers from the Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers School (RCEME School) will be charting a course down main street Tuesday. Soldiers will be walking the streets with maps and compasses, familiarizing themselves with the conduct of military operations in built-up areas. National Defence says experience in recent overseas deployments highlighted that contemporary conflicts are likely to take place in the streets of cities and towns, rather than in rural areas. Intelligence suggests interaction with the public is encouraged as this presents a realistic element of a deployment. This is a part of the Royal Canadian electrical and mechanical engineers rank qualification land equipment engineering technologist warrant officer training course. The course is designed to enhance the knowledge of tactics and administration as it relates to maintenance units in the Canadian Armed Forces. The soldiers will not be armed, and no live, blank or pyrotechnic ammunition will be used.
