01 October 2015


Wednesday, September 30, 2015

  1. Ground school classes for cadets interested in applying for the Glider Pilot Scholarship Course, the Power Pilot Scholarship Course, or who just want to learn about flight will be every Wednesday evening from 1800-1830hrs in the Ante Room (Conference Room) at the Armoury. Ground school is open to all cadets of all levels and is the first step in learning to fly. For information please speak to WO2 Rochat.
  2. Cadets who wish to participate in an air rifle range practice and try out for the Squadron’s Marksmanship Team are encouraged to come out to the Armoury Thursday evenings. Range will be held every Thursday night from 1800hrs to 2100hrs unless otherwise stated. This activity is open to all cadets of the Squadron.
  3. The Squadron’s two drill teams (Drill with Arms and Drill without Arms) will be practicing every Monday at the Armoury from 1930-2130hrs unless otherwise stated. These two teams are open to all cadets.
  4. Cadets that are interested in the Squadron’s model rocket club are to see Aviator (Avr) Solimine.
  5. The Squadron’s Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX) is taking place on 2-4 Oct 15. The deadline for submission of permission slips was 30 Sep 15. Flight Sergeants and Warrant Officers are invited to come out Friday night. All other cadets are to arrive Saturday morning. Don’t forget your health card, water bottle, sleeping bag, warm clothes, rain jackets, etc…
  6. The Squadron will be gliding on 16-18 Oct 15 in North Bay. Permission slips are due next week (7 Oct 15).
  7. There will be a presentation by the Duke of Edinburgh program next Wednesday night at 1845hrs (6:45pm) for all cadets. Parent/guardian(s) are more than welcome to attend to find out more about the program.
  8. Congratulations to the cadets who competed at the Area Orienteering Competition this past weekend in Sudbury!
  9. Next Wednesday is sports night. No uniforms are to be worn. Dress for the evening is sports gear (i.e. shorts, sweatpants, running shoes, and Squadron t-shirt).
  10. We now have the red cadet t-shirts in all sizes. They are $15 each at the office. See Miss Vicki.
  11. Annually we must verify the information we have for your son/daughter/ward. Included in this package is the “Annual Validation Form.” Please read the instructions, make any corrections required, attach copies of any applicable official documents, sign, and then return to the Squadron office. We are also including validation forms for cadets who just joined the Squadron to ensure the accuracy of the information entered into our system. As well, it is very important that we have active email addresses for all parent/guardian(s) and cadets. When we distribute information for summer training (i.e. travel orders, etc…) this information is only distributed via email. Also included in this package is the revised “Squadron Handbook.” This booklet was formerly entitled the “Parents’ Handbook.” The handbook is a reference for parent/guardian(s) and cadets. All information in the handbook is important, but items of specific importance have been labelled with an exclamation mark. We ask that you read over the handbook and then sign and return the acknowledgement form (last page of the handbook) to the Squadron office. The deadline for the return of the annual validation form and squadron handbook acknowledgement form is Wednesday, October 28, 2015. Cadets who have not returned these two forms by the deadline will not be permitted to participate in any cadet training until these forms are received by the squadron office.