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Feeling down about not sleeping in the mud this weekend? No worries! Would an FTX at Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Center help? Good, because that's exactly what I'm super-excited to announce today.

On 21 May 2010, we will be joining Army Cadet units from Edmonton, Vermillion, and Calgary on what's certain to be an excitiing adventure-based weekend filled with abseiling, mountain biking, hiking, marksmanship, and orienteering!

This is looking  to be an amazing opportunity, so please mark it on your calendars!

More information will be released in the coming weeks.

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Four cadets, one adult escort from medicine hat to Calgary:
OCdt. Kaylin Bradley
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Cadet Dylan Bainbridge   Cadet Chase Foshaug Cadet Robert Malboeuf
Cadet Gary Wilson

All will be departing on the Greyhound bus Friday afternoon for Calgary.  Please be prepared!

on schedule 5407 departing Medicine hat at 1415 arriving at Calgary 1800 on 11 sept 09  Returning on schedule 5156 departing Calgary 1900 arriving Medicine hat 2240 on 13 Sept 09

Exercise Timetable

Friday 11/25 Sept 09

1300 - EC Staff prepare and deploy to exercise location, set-up campsite and prepare stores for issue.
2000(approx)- Cadets Arrive, Stores Issue, Safety and Training Briefing.
2200-2300 - Prep for lights out
2300 - Lights out

Saturday 12/26 Sep 09

0630 - Reveille, ablutions, breakfast.
0800 - Packing demonstration and training, Cadets pack equipment for an overnight hike.
0900 - Depart from RMNACSTC to trailhead.
0915 - Navigation review, commence hike, hiking and navigation training en route.
1200 - Break for lunch, navigation practice.
1300 - Continue hike, navigation practice.
1700 - Return to the trail head 1800 - Break for Supper
1900 Set up Bivouac
2200 - Lights out

Sunday 13/27 Sep 09

0600 - Reveille, ablutions, breakfast
0700 - Depart for camp
1200 - Arrive at camp, lunch, return stores
1245 - Debrief and Dismissal
1300 - Cadets leave Exercise location
 
Annex B
1085-20-20(EC Instr (Calgary))
 3 Sept 09

Participant Kit List

All cadets and staff participating on EC weekends are to bring the following equipment: Where it`s written combat clothing it can be replace by suitable outdoor clothing. NB: Combat and jeans are not appropriate for the training that the cadets will be doing.

Personal
•    2 pr Trousers or equivalent NO JEANS (1 packed, 1 worn)    •    2 x Shirt or equivalent (1 packed, 1 worn)
•    1 x hiking boots or equivalent (worn)
•    Extra laces for boots (packed)
•    Extra laces for boots (packed)
•    3 x t-shirt or  or equivalent (2 packed, 1 worn)
•    Thermal Underwear (packed)
•    3 x Underwear (2 packed, 1 worn)
•    4 pr Wool Socks (3 packed, 1 worn)
•    PT gear (shorts, t-shirt, sweatpants, sweatshirt) and runners (packed)
•    Fleece jacket/Mid-layer (packed)
•    Toque (packed)
•    Scarf (packed)
•    Rain gear (packed)
•    Gloves (warm) (packed)
•    Boot bands (worn)
•    Belt (worn)
•    Garbage bag (to line backpack)
•    Notebook and pencil (packed)
•    Lighter/waterproof matches (packed)
•    Metal Spoon (packed)
•    Mug (packed)
•    Water bottle - minimum 1 liter capacity (packed)
•    Wash kit - to include:  Soap and/or shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving kit, baby wipes(optional),     tissues/toilet paper, travel towel/small towel. (packed)

Optional
•    Compass •    Map case •    Flashlight or headlamp (recommended) - with red filter(optional) •    Survival Tin - space blanket, button compass, wire saw, fishing kit, whistle, small knife, matches (windproof/waterproof), bouillon packets, small piece of chocolate, etc.
•    Sewing kit - black and green thread, spare buttons for military clothing, strong needles to pierce tough fabrics
•    Personal first aid kit - to include:
    Band-Aids, mole skin for blisters, bandages/gauze, safety pins, foot powder,     water purification tablets, personal medication*, mosquito repellant, sun cream
•    Multi-tool (recommend Leatherman, Swiss army, or Gerber)
*Personal Meds will be turned over to the escort staff.

*Personal Meds will be turned over to the escort staff.
 
 

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This weekend, I'm working on putting a TENTATIVE calendar for the next training year up on the site. If you go to the calendar you may notice several events already up for next year, with very few details about the events. This is because locations have yet to be secured and timings have yet to be decided. This is a blueprint for us to work off of, with what we'd like to do next year. By no means should any of these events be considered set in stone. For example, you'll notice that there is an event for Mil Band practice on Fridays. We have yet to find an instructor, secure instruments, or done any of the various things required to start a band. It may not happen, but we'd like it to.

 So please, take a look at the calendar, get an idea for what we are planning for next yea, and leave us feedback right here in the comments about it. We'd like to hear from you, get your thoughts or ideas. So any comments, questions, queries or theories, leave them here and we'll get an answer for you. See something missing from the calendar that you think we should do? Leave a comment and we'll see if we can accommodate it. Remember, this is your corps, you have a say in what we do.

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