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2861 RCEME RC(Army)CC
Cap Badge of EME-GEM
Active	1969–Present
Branch	Royal Canadian Army Cadets
Type	Army Cadet Corps
Role	Royal Canadian Electrical Mechanical Engineers
Size	50-60 Cadets, 12 Staff
Garrison/HQ	HMCS Hunter, Windsor, Ontario
Nickname	'RCEME'
Motto	“Arte Et Marte”
Colors	Blue-Yellow-Red
Mascot	"Sadie"
Decorations	Lord Strathcona
Commanders
Current commander	Captain Rose Small

2861 Royal Canadian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (RCEME) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps (RCACC) is located in Windsor Ontario, and was founded in 1969. Currently commanded by Captain Rose Small, 2861 is a multiple recipient of the Lord Strathcona award for best small corps in Ontario. The most recent award was in 2004 under the command of Captain Sean Ewasyke.

[edit] Competition

2861 is actively involved in various area competitions, and has frequently proven itself as a competing unit.

Area Cadet Challenge
2861 has proven it self in recent years as one of the top corps in the area at the army cadet challenge (ACC). ACC is a competition requiring army cadets to use all of this skill that they have learned as an army cadet from leadership takings to map and compass.

• 2006 - 1st Place WOA
• 2005 - 3rd Place WOA
• 2004 - 4th Place WOA
• 2003 - 2nd Place WOA

Drill With Arms
2861 is one of the only Army Cadet Corps still competing in the drill with arms competition, mostly dominated by Sea and Air Cadets. In their last appearance the corps finished 3rd place, and was only a couple of points from a win.

Drill Without Arms
2861 also competes in the drill without arms competition but with little success in the past couple of years.

[edit] Commanding Officers

• 2006-Present Capt. Rose Small
• 2003-2006 Capt. Sean Ewasyke
• 2000-2003 Maj. George Wells, CD
• 2000-2000 Capt Rob Matte, OStJ CD
• 1994-2000 Capt Geri-Ann Hurt, CD
• 1991-1994 Maj John Richard Brown, CD
• 1988-1991 Capt C.M.L. Smith, CD
• 1985-1988 Capt M.V. Grayer, CD
• 1981-1985 Capt W.P. Brooks, CD
• 1977-1981 Maj Stan J. Lee, CD
• 1973-1977 Maj R.D. Stephenson, OStJ CD
• 1969-1973 Maj R.N. Raven, OStJ CD

[edit] Current Command Structure

• CO - Capt R Small
  • DCO - Capt L Young
    • Admin O - CI K Hewit
    • Sup O - Capt S Ewasyke
    • Trg O - 2Lt D Gagnon
      • Standards - OCdt C Small