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The Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) (RCSU(E)) is the Canadian Forces unit that is responsible for the organisation of the Canadian Cadet Movement within the province of Québec, Canada . By French-Canadian and other Francophones, the unit is known as the '''Unité régionale de soutien aux cadets (Est)''' or '''l'URSC (Est)'''.

The RCSU Eastern is a sub-unit of Land Forces Quebec Area (or Section Québec Force Terreste) of the Canadian Forces .
=Purpose of the RCSU(E)=

There exists 6 different Regional Cadet Support Units in Canada. They are:

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Altantic) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the provinces of New Brunswick , Prince Edward Island , Nova Scotia , and Newfoundland And Labrador . The commanding officer is Commander Patrick T. Charlton, O.M.M., C.D., and the unit is a sub-unit Maritime Forces Altantic;

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the Province Of Québec and the Ottawa Valley Air Cadets units.

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Central) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the Province Of Ontario . The unit a sub-unit of Land Forces Central Area.

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Prairie) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the Provinces of Alberta , Saskatchewan , Manitoba and Northern Ontario . The unit is commanded by LCol Miligan.

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Pacific) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the Province Of British Columbia . It is commanded by Commander Richard Mountford, and is a sub-unit of Maritime Forces Pacific.

  • Regional Cadet Support Unit (Northern) - Supporting the Cadet Movement within the northern Canadian Territories of the Yukon , the Northwest Territories , and Nunavut . The unit is commanded by Major L.P. Binette, CD.


=Commanding Officer=

RCSU(E) is commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mario Albert, CD .

=Cadet Summer Training Centres=

RCSU Eastern also responsible for the organisation and distribution of the following Cadet Summer Training Centres:


=Regional Cadet Instructor School (Eastern)=
RCIS(E) is the training school for officers of the Cadet Instructor Cadre within the Eastern Region. There are RCIS in every region of the cadet movement: including:

  • RCIS (Altantic)

  • RCIS (Eastern) - however, known in French as l'École régionale des instructeurs des cadets (Est)

  • RCIS (Central)

  • RCIS (Prairie)

  • RCIS (Pacific)