Is CFB Valcartier a strictly Francophone base? (home, transfer)

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Is Canadian Forces Base Valcartier a strictly Francophone outpost?

[jambo101]

no

[Acajack]

They don't seem to transfer many anglos there. Unless it's to get them to learn French.

[jambo101]

Couple of anglo friends have done their basic training in Valcartier, when i went to see their graduation ceremony English was spoken in abundance .=
Canadian Forces Base Valcartier | Canadian Army

[badlander]

The day I was there the personal spoke to us in English. The western base I worked for had many francophone over the decade I was there, as long as their English was passable they could transfer. I assume the same for the bases in Quebec.

[barneyg]

Francophones are undoubtedly the majority but the surrounding villages (Shannon and St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier) are the only places in the Quebec City area with a substantial (native) English-speaking population, due in part to the military base.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Originally Posted by barneyg

Francophones are undoubtedly the majority but the surrounding villages (Shannon and St-Gabriel-de-Valcartier) are the only places in the Quebec City area with a substantial (native) English-speaking population, due in part to the military base.

I read that both of those communities were settled by Irish immigrants.

[Acajack]

Valcartier I reckon would function predominantly in French as I believe it is the home base for the Royal 22e Régiment, but would have a high degree of bilingual capacity when required given that it is part of a Canada-wide military structure that has a majority of anglophones within it.

[Mouldy Old Schmo]

Here’s a program about the Van Doos.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=atSu9300jtA