The University at War: Military Preparedness
COTC Volunteer Group(?) |
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COTC Drill Exercise |
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“One of the chief prices which
Canada paid in the last war for her lack of preparation was the tragic
waste of thousands of her best young men killed while fighting in the
ranks because they had not been previously trained for a more useful career
as officers. It is to prevent such a waste in any possible future war
that every Canadian University is now giving facilities to its students
to qualify as officers during their undergraduate course. Our own contingent
of the COTC came to life in January of this year and is already recruited
up to a strength of 170.” - The Spectrum, 1921
The Canadian Officers Training Corps
The Canadian Officers' Training Corps
was a unit in the Active Militia of Canada. The Corps prepared university
students for the examinations for a Lieutenant's or Captain's Commission
and initially, the universities granted course credit for COTC work. Senior
commissions were held by faculty while all junior commissioned and non-commissioned
ranks were open to undergraduates.
University of Saskatchewan COTC |
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From CATM Magazine, 1946 |
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"Both the Pen and the Sword" |
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Reserve Officers Training Plan Recruits |
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Recruits for the Royal Canadian Air Force |
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