Canadian Army Tertiary Reserve

The Canadian Army Tertiary Reserve is the newest and smallest of the three reserve forces of the Canadian Army. Established in March 1998, it currently consists of 30,378 reserve personnel, most of whom are trained infantry and sniper teams. Its headquarters is at CFB Vernon in Vernon, the county seat and most populous municipality in Kalamalka County within the larger ceremonial county of the Okanagan. Most instructors of the Canadian Army Cadets Corps are drawn from the ranks of the Tertiary Reserve.