TRANSCRIPT

Daily life in the force commenced and ended with the sound of the bugle. The routine was similar each day with some slight variation in the start time and extra duties. In the winter, the day started a bit earlier and the duties to correspond with that season would be delegated accordingly. The men; their order of dress; the drills; patrols and outpost duties; barracks and grounds maintenance; and wood chopping, were all assignments structured to establish a form of law and order within the troop - to stay on the straight and narrow. Their equipment and training, including their horses was reflective of an infantry style of dress and mannerisms.

In 1882, regimental life of 'D' Division employed 26 officers. The troop consisted of 1 Superintendent, 1 Inspector, 1 Staff Sergeant, 1 Duty Sergeant, 1 Corporal, and 21 Constables. Life seemed somewhat uneventful and did not fulfill the officers' romantic notions of taming the Western Frontier.

Within a few years, there was no need to have the size of troops originally thought and the number of men posted at the Fort was decreased. Finally, in 1884, the Fort became an outpost of Fort Calgary and 'E' Division under Inspector Griesbach.

Narrated by Kris Nygren