
41 Service Battalion
Unit Information

Location
4225 Crowchild Trail SW
Calgary, AB T3E 7K4
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8403 Roper Rd
Edmonton, AB T6E 6T5
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Join Our Team
Looking for full-time or part-time work? We are hiring and provide excellent career opportunities. 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.
Our Team Recruiter
Calgary
Phone: 310-ARMY (2769)
Email : 41CBG.Recruiting.Cgy@forces.gc.ca
Edmonton
Phone: 310-ARMY (2769)
Email: 41CBG.Recruiting.Edm@forces.gc.ca
Or contact
Phone: 1-800-856-8488
Find a recruiting centre near you.
When We Train
September to June:
- Wednesday evenings
- 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- one Saturday a month from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- one weekend per month.
Full-time summer employment is available from May to August.
Trades In Our Unit
- Mobile Support Equipment Operator
- Supply Technician
- Cook
- Human Resources Administrator
- Financial Services Administrator
- Vehicle Technician
- Weapons Technician – Land
- Logistics Officer
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer
Equipment
Weapons:
Vehicles:
- Medium Support Vehicle System (MSVS)
- Light Support Vehicle Wheeled (LSVS)
- G Wagon - Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW)
- Militarized Commercial Off-The-Shelf (MilCOTS)
- Heavy Logistic Vehicle Wheeled (HLVW)
Who We Are
41 Service Battalion is an Army Reserve Combat Service Support unit that trains to provide transportation, supply, and maintenance to field units under combat conditions. With elements in both Calgary (14 Service Company) and Edmonton (15 Service Company), 41 Service Battalion offers critically important logistics support to all Alberta Army Reserve units on both domestic operations and major training events. It has had members serve in both World Wars, Korea, and Afghanistan. The Battalion has also provided a large number of soldiers to augment the Regular Force for operations in Germany, Cyprus, Egypt, Cambodia, Bosnia, Croatia, Haiti and Somalia.
The battalion traces its origins to the formation of No. 14 Company, Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC) in Calgary on 01 April 1910. 14 Company provided transport, food services, maintenance and some supply functions until February 1922. The unit received different designations through the years including the following: 13th Divisional Train, CASC; 2nd (Reserve) Corps Troops Column Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC); 4 (Reserve) Armoured Divisional Column, RCASC; 7 Column RCASC; Calgary Service Battalion; and 14 (Calgary) Service Battalion.
Benefits of Joining
When you join our unit, you will receive competitive pay for your part time or full time work as well as be eligible for on the job training that could benefit you in civilian life. Also, there are medical, dental and educational benefits available to Army Reservists.
Here are all the details:
Command Team
- Commanding Officer: Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Boyle, CD
- Sergeant Major: Chief Warrant Officer John MacCormack, CD
Contact Us
Calgary
General Sir Arthur Currie Building
4225 Crowchild Trail SW,
Calgary, AB T3E 7K4
Phone: 403-310-ARMY (2769)
Edmonton
LCol Philip L. Debney Armoury
8403 Roper Rd,
Edmonton, AB T6E 6T5
Phone: 403-310-ARMY (2769)
News

1 Service Battalion salutes Army aviators
Edmonton, Alberta — A historic uniform on display at the headquarters of a Canadian Army logistics unit is a reminder of a time now past, when Army members could earn wings.
April 17, 2020
Our History
41 Service Battalion is a Combat Service Support unit that trains to provide transportation, supply, and maintenance to field units under combat conditions. With elements in both Calgary (14 Forward Support Group) and Edmonton (15 Forward Support Group), 41 Service Battalion offers critically important logistics support to all Alberta Army Reserve units on both domestic operations and major training events. It has had members serve in both World Wars, Korea, and Afghanistan. The Battalion has also provided a large number of soldiers as augmentees to the Regular Force for operations in Germany, Cyprus, Egypt, Cambodia, Bosnia, Croatia, Haiti and Somalia.
The battalion traces its origins to the formation of No. 14 Company, Canadian Army Service Corps (CASC) in Calgary on April 1, 1910. 14 Company provided transport, food services, maintenance and some supply functions until February 1922. The unit received different designations through the years including the following: 13th Divisional Train, CASC; 2nd (Reserve) Corps Troops Column Royal Canadian Army Service Corps (RCASC); 4 (Reserve) Armoured Divisional Column, RCASC; 7 Column RCASC; Calgary Service Battalion; and 14 (Calgary) Service Battalion. The battalion history in Edmonton goes back to immediately after the Second World War. Five independent service support units were brought together under a trial to form one unit called the Experimental Brigade Service Battalion: 154 Transport Company RCASC; 23 Medical Company Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps (RCAMC); 7 Ordnance Company Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (RCOC); 38 Technical Squadron Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers (RCEME); and 15 Provost Platoon Canadian Provost Corps (C Pro C). The unit received different designations through the years including Edmonton Service Battalion and 15 (Edmonton) Service Battalion.
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