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Originally Posted by Mike Baker
Another question for my own benefit - the VMO history for my truck indicates that it served in Wainwright and then Chilliwack, which is where is was retired. No units are listed, and the maintenance was all done by the bases. However, my canvas top had "BCR" stencilled on it in white paint. BCR would be the BC Regiment, but what are the odds that my truck was actually used by them? Did militia units do their own maintenance back then, or would it make sense that the vehicle sat in Chilliwack most of the time?
Thanks.
Mike
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Its not unusual (nowadays) for Reserve Units to have vehicles pooled at the closest Area Support Unit. This is especially true for places like Chilliwack, London, Toronto, Halifax etc. Even the Reg Force has shifter to this to some extent with CMTC by having the MRTF fleet that is set aside for deployment training. It is usually the Reserve Units that are far removed that usually keep a dedicated small fleet.
In the case of your Jeep coming from Chilliwack, it was most likely part of the pool there and could have been in use with any of the Lower Mainland reserve units as well as CFSME, CFOCS and possibly even 1 CER. Even during my time in the Wack in the early 90s, the Base Tpt Section held a fairly significant SMP Fleet. There was also the DMER pool, but it was mostly Engineer Specific equipment and trucks.
A side note, I also had a 38A1 CDN2 (forgot the CFR) back when I lived out there. It had TAC signs from the Royal Westminster Regiment and yet the Doors and Cavnvas were marked BC Dragoons.....
Scotty