1st Inter-Allied Commando

[rcaf_777]

In 1992, Deputy Minister of Defence Robert Fowler announced he was recommending to Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn that he disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and create a new military counter-terrorism group. The decision was made largely because the Canadian Forces offered better-trained recruits for the program than civilian police forces, and it stemmed the public uproar about police being taught to use primarily lethal means. The Military also dose it cheaper since we paid by salary vs by hour as with the RCMP

In early 1993, the unit was activated with just over 100 members, primarily drawn from the Canadian Airborne Regiment and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. They were given the SERT facility on Dwyer Hill Road near Ottawa as their own base of operations.

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by rcaf_777

In 1992, Deputy Minister of Defence Robert Fowler announced he was recommending to Governor General Ray Hnatyshyn that he disband the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) and create a new military counter-terrorism group. The decision was made largely because the Canadian Forces offered better-trained recruits for the program than civilian police forces, and it stemmed the public uproar about police being taught to use primarily lethal means. The Military also dose it cheaper since we paid by salary vs by hour as with the RCMP

In early 1993, the unit was activated with just over 100 members, primarily drawn from the Canadian Airborne Regiment and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. They were given the SERT facility on Dwyer Hill Road near Ottawa as their own base of operations.

In your professional opinion, would this have occured if the Cold War had continued? I think my source was probably pre-'93, and that may account for the odd designation I used.

[rcaf_777]

I would say so just wondering would it a part of the Airborne Regt like orginal advocated my the then CO and it's time of disbandment or would been it's own unit