3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) is a regular force light infantry battalion of the Canadian Forces. 3 RCR's most notable service occurred in Korea, Germany, Bosnia and Afghanistan. In 2006–2010, the battalion was deployed to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.

Today, the 3rd Battalion is the Regiment’s light infantry battalion, specializing in airborne, airmobile and amphibious infantry operations. With a deserved reputation for physical fitness and battlefield aggression, the battalion’s cheerful and infectious optimism is characteristic of airborne and light infantry forces wherein the ...

The Royal Canadian Regiment (RCR) is an infantry regiment of the Canadian Army. The regiment consists of four battalions, three in the Regular Force and one in the primary reserve. The RCR is ranked first in the order of precedence amongst Canadian Army infantry regiments, but in a quirk of the rules of seniority, its 4th battalion is ninth.

3 rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment is a regular force light infantry battalion, part of the 4 th Canadian Division's 2 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group. Please do not hesitate to call or email our recruiter who will be pleased to answer any questions you may have and provide direction on how to apply to our Regiment. Phone: 1-800-856-8488

3rd Battalion RCR, Geroldshofen, Germany, Fallex, 14 Sep 1982. All three Regular Force battalions of The RCR were deployed during the October Crisis in 1970 as part of the government's response to the FLQ. Major John Hasek became the first commander of the Canadian Forces Parachute Team, The Sky Hawks when it formed in 1971.

On May 31, 2023, soldiers from 3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR) conducted Exercise LETHAL WEAPON, a vertical envelopment raid, with the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) 436 Transport Squadron and 450 and 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadrons in …

Enhancing Readiness, One Flight at a Time / Renforcer la préparation, une mission à la fois Oscar Company, 3rd Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment (3 RCR), is honing joint warfighting skills through intensive training in airmobile operations.

Celebrated by the 3rd Battalion. Events have traditionally included a battalion parade to which regimental veterans of the Korean War are invited as VIPs, along with attendance from other veterans who served in 3 RCR

In common usage, the battalion was known simply as “3rd Battalion, The Royal Canadian Regiment” by 1965, and on 22 May 1970, with the creation of a new 3rd Battalion of the regiment embodied in the Regular Force, the battalion designation evolved to its …

2019年6月8日 · GARRISON PETAWAWA -The 3rd Battalion, the Royal Canadian Regiment began a new era Friday, May 31 as it welcomed Lt.-Col. B.J. Irvine as the new commanding officer of the light infantry unit.