First and foremost, remember that this week is the final week to bring in your permission slips with your $5 if you want to attend Amazin' Race. Parents: if you want to volunteer but haven't made it to any meeting, and won't make it to the one on the meeting on 03 May, please write your name on your child's permission slip with your t-shirt size. There is no cost for volunteers.

 This week is the last parade night of the month, which of course means CO's parade. Please come in full dress with your PT gear in a bag. Recruits - If you don't have a uniform yet, please wear your black t-shirt.

I know everyone's been dying to do another Fitness Test, so we will do one this week following parade. I'm not one for typing a lot if someone else has done the work already, so I'm going to steal the ACFT details from 2293 N Sask R RCACC's facebook page.

GENERAL
The Army Cadet Fitness Test (ACFT) is a four-section evaluation designed to give you knowledge about your own personal level of health and conditioning. Cadets Canada identifies the following objectives of the ACFT:
a. to identify a common standard of fitness;
b. to motivate cadets to participate in physical activities; c. to create interest in fitness through the provision of badges for proficiency;
d. to confirm the ability of a cadet to meet standards of performance for the National Star Certification Examination (NSCE); and
e. to encourage cadets to prepare to meet standards of fitness for Army Cadet Exchanges, Expeditions and Advanced Training Courses.
SECTIONS
The ACFT is divided into four sections:
1. Standing Long Jump
2. Sit Ups
3. Push Ups
4. 20m Shuttle Run (Beep Test)
There are three levels of proficiency:
1. Bronze
2. Silver
3. Gold
STANDARDS
To attain one of the levels of the ACFT, the cadet must meet the following standards: 1. meet or exceed the minimum in all 4 tests; and 2. meet or exceed the point value required based on the gender/age requirement.

The female ACFT standards.

The male ACFT standards.

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Dress: Dress for thursday is summer dress. Make sure you have your green button- up T-shirt, your dress pants, parade boots, name tags and berets. If you do not have your uniform please wear your corps T-shirt and appropriate pants. Please make sure badges are on properly,burn off old threads, polish your boots, iron your uniforms, delint your berets and buy name tags if you need to (you can buy them at trophy world: beside XS Cargo). If your beret does not fit properly that is no excuse not to wear the rest of your uniform bring the berete in and we will try to get you a new one.

Females: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put your hair up in a bun with GEL AND/OR HAIRSPRAY. If it is not done there is gel, hairspray, hair ties and hair nets in the office and I will be doing your hair. There will be NO if's and's or but's about it, it will be done!!!!!!!!! I will also be bringing nail polish remover if you are wearing nail polish i want it taken off before we form up form up for parade and unless earings are silver or gold studs and in the bottom hole only, they will be removed too.

Males: If you need to get haircuts please get them done. There should be no hair touching the collar of your shirts/ tunics, touching your ears or sticking out the front of your beret. This also applys to the females who prefer to keep their hair that short as well.

Pipe Band: Monday night at 6:30 (1830hrs) there will be pipe band practice at Alexandra Junior High School. Any body is welcome to join.

Shooting Team: For those of you who are on shooting team you know who you are, there will be no practice this sunday.

Biathlon Team: There will beno biathalon team practice this sunday.

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Dress: Dress for thursday is full dress. Make sure you have your tunic , your green button- up T-shirt, your dress pants, parade boots, name tags, berets and ascots/ ties. If you do not have your uniform please wear your corps T-shirt and appropriate pants. PLease make sure badges are on properly,burn off old threads, polish your boots, iron your uniforms, delint your berets and buy name tags if you need to (you can buy them at trophy world: beside XS Cargo). If your beret does not fit properly that is no excuse not to wear the rest of your uniform bring the berete in and we will try to get you a new one.

Females: PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE put your hair up in a bun with GEL AND/OR HAIRSPRAY. If it is not done there is gel, hairspray, hair ties and hair nets in the office and I will be doing your hair. There will be NO if's and's or but's about it, it will be done!!!!!!!!! I will also be bringing nail polish remover if you are wearing nail polish i want it taken off before we form up form up for parade and unless earings are silver or gold studs and in the bottom hole only, they will be removed too.

Males: If you need to get haircuts please get them done. There should be no hair touching the collar of your shirts/ tunics, touching your ears or sticking out the front of your beret. This also applys to the females who prefer to keep their hair that short as well.

Pipe Band: Monday night at 6 (1800hrs) there will be pipe band practice at Alexandra Junior High School. Any body is welcome to join.

Shooting Team: For those of you who are on shooting team you know who you are, there will be a practice Sunday morning at the armouries from 9-12 (noon).

Biathlon Team: There will be a practice for the biathlon on Sunday from 1-5 pm.  Bring your lunches as you will be staying at the armouries all afternoon.

Volleyball Tournament: On saturday february 6 at 9:00 am there will be a tri- servie volleyball tournament at the southridge YMCA. For those of you who don't know what that is, it is a volleyball tournament between the air, sea and army cadet corps. Last year we had a great turn out, I'm hoping this year will be the same.

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Dress: Dress for the 28th is full dress. Make sure you have your tunic , your green button- up T-shirt, your dress pants, parade boots, name tags, berets and ascots/ ties. If you do not have your uniform please wear your corps T-shirt and appropriate pants. EVERYONE should be bringing their PT gear for after parade!

Pipe Band: Monday night at 6 (1800hrs) there will be pipe band practice at Alexandra Junior High School. Any body is welcome to join.

Shooting Team: For those of you who are on shooting team you know who you are, there will be a practice Sunday morning at the armouries from 9-12 (noon).

Biathlon Team: There will be a practice for the biathlon on Sunday from 1-5 pm.  

Seniors Meeting: Seniors (Cpl and +) don't forget that after final parade there will be a meeting. It should not take longer then 10 minutes. Please let your parents know so they don't have to wait.

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Dress: Summer dress- green shirt, dress pants, belt, beret and parade boots. If you don't have a uniform wear the black corps tshirt and appropriate pants.

Drill Team: There will be no drill team this sunday.

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Dress: Next weeks dress is summer dress this includes the green button up t shirt, the green dress pants, parade boots, beret and belt. If you do not have your uniform please wear your corps t shirt and appropriate pants.For those of you who have ascots please where them as well.

Drill Team: Tis sunday there will be drill team practice for those who are interested. Practice will be from 1-4 pm (1300-1600 hrs) at the armouries.

Pipe Band: Monday night at 6 (1800hrs) there will be pipe band practice at Alexandra Junior High School. Any body is welcome to join.

Mess Dinner: Don't forget anybody wishing to attend mess dinner  must return the RSVP card to Mrs. Whaley before Dec. 1 Please don't forget that the fees for mess dinner is $10.00 and must be in by Dec 1 as well.

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First off, congratulations to our Biathlon teams who competed in the Southern Zones Championship this past Saturday. Both teams did very well with the Boys' team coming in first place. Cadets Robinson and Dawe came in first and second overall in the competition. Congratulations to all competitors.

Remembrance Day is this Wednesday. All cadets are expected to attend a ceremony in their full dress uniform (C-1). Those cadets parading in Medicine Hat are expected to be at the Esplanade for 0900hrs. For those cadets parading in Redcliff, you need to be at the Redcliff Legion for 0930hrs.  Ralston Cadets are expected to be at the cenotaph for 1020hrs.

Dress this Thursday is beret, green CF shirt, pants with belt, and parade boots. This dress is called C-2A.

 MUSCON this weekend has been changed slightly. It will now be held at HMCS TECUMSEH in Calgary on Saturday, and we will be returning that evening. Fridays timings will be announced when finalized by Winnipeg.

Drill team will be having it's second practice on Sunday from 1300hrs - 1600hrs. We need at least 21 cadets so please make every effort to attend.

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First off I'd like to say congratulations on a successful FTX this past weekend. Despite a few snags, the first corps FTX of the year went very well. Some photos have been posted already. If anybody has more they'd like posted, please get them to me.

This week is CO's Parade. Dress for Thursday is your Full Dress uniform. Make sure pants are ironed and boots are shone. If you don't yet have it, wear your black shirt with good pants and shoes as per usual. Every body must bring PT gear, including running shoes, to change into after the parade. Jeans are not acceptable PT gear. 

Wednesday night Biathlon practice has been canceled  this week as Lt Gebhardt has the flu.

Remembrance Day cenotaph party members need to remember to be at the Armouries this Wednesday at 1900hrs (7:00pm). Dress is appropriate civilians. Bring your parade boots.

Permission slips went home with cadets on Sunday for the Museum of the Regiments Tour in Calgary happening on 21 Nov 09. They need to be returned NLT 05 Nov 09 in order to participate. More permission slips will be handed out on Thursday night for those cadets who were not on the FTX.

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Regular training this week. The dress for the week is parade boots, uniform pants, cadet corps t-shirt, and your beret; for seniors it is summer dress open collar (no ascots).

For those that are interested in attending Wilderness Challenge in October must attend the Wilderness Challenge Prep on Tuesday night at 1800hrs at the Kin Coulee band stand. This week we are just going for a walk without rucks but bringing a ruck is optional, the dress is PT gear.

Also for those interested, the military band will be starting up this Friday at 1900hrs at the Armouries. This is different than Pipes and Drums! Military band includes the same instruments as a concert band. For those interested see me on Thursday and I will hopefully be able to introduce you to our new band instructor.

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