CAF: 33 Combat Engineer Regiment Rank Qualification – Sapper

OTTAWA, ON – The 33 Combat Engineer Regiment Rank Qualification – Sapper course culminated in a series of simulated combat operations at Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre November 29 – December 1, 2024.

The successful candidates are now qualified Combat Engineers, also known as Sappers.

Combat Engineers ensure that troops can live, move and fight on the battlefield. They also perform construction and maintenance tasks, operate vehicles and equipment in support of engineer operations, and maintain field installations and facilities. They construct and maintain roads, airfields, bridges, field defences and obstacles, detect and dispose of mines and bulk explosives, demolish roads and bridges, lay minefields, and operate engineering equipment, including weapons, vehicles, and heavy equipment.