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About RCIS
 

GENERAL INFORMATION
victoria-map.jpg (102778 bytes) RCIS (Pacific) is located near Victoria, BC and is the Canadian Forces training school for Cadet Instructor Cadre officers who reside in British Columbia (Pacific Region). 

CIC officers, assigned to take training at RCIS (Pacific), travel to the Albert Head Training Area of CFB Esquimalt.   

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How to get to RCIS (Pacific)

The Albert Head Training Area of Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, where RCIS (Pacific) is located, is approximately 17 kilometers from Victoria BC.   Click here for map and directions, which can also be printed for future reference.

Maps showing the location and main routes to find RCIS (Pacific) are also included in the course joining instructions.

Facilities

The majority of courses are conducted in the training building, where course candidates have access to four fully-equipped classrooms and a computer lab with internet access.  
While on course, candidates are housed in either barrack-block-style housing (larger courses) or in the new accommodations building (smaller courses).
There is also a large eating facility, a drill shed, parade square, sports field and a field training area located at Albert Head. 
 

Training Courses Offered

Courses are offered at RCIS (Pacific) from September to June of every year, and are grouped into two categories:  compulsory,and specialized training. 

Please check CIC Training for a complete listing.

If you are interested in the dates of  CIC training courses available at RCIS (Pacific) please visit our page listing the Course Schedule.


  

 Training Dress

Dress for courses will vary depending on the objectives of the course. To determine what dress is required, the Joining Instructions for each course should be consulted. In addition, the Dress Matrix for RCIS (Pacific) will provide an overview of dress requirements for each course, based on the following dress categories:

No 1 Ceremonial Dress
No 2 Mess Dress; and
No 3 Service Dress.

 

Coming on Course Soon?
 
If you are scheduled to be attending a course at RCIS (P) at Albert Head in the near future, you should check out the Joining Instructions and/or Pre Instruction Packages  specific to the course you are attending.
 
These instructions will give you the general info you will require to answer important questions such as:  What do I bring? What is the training dress? How do I travel?

School Staff

A list of staff members and their email addresses can be found by clicking the link above.. 

Contact Information

RCIS (Pacific) can be reached at the following:

Main Office:  250-391-4104

FAX:  250-391-4106

After Office Hours (Emergencies):

       Duty Officer:    250-883-8080 (Cel)
Staff Duty Officer:   250-413-5429 (Pgr)

These numbers are only applicable when a course is in-house.

Postal Address

Regional Cadet Instructor School (Pacific)
Albert Head Training Area
CFB Esquimalt
PO Box 17000 Stn Forces
Victoria BC V9A 7N2

Electronic Mail

Website Manager:     hildebrandt.ly@cadets.net