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This is to serve as a reminder that EX BIVOUAC BUFFALO is this weekend, 15-17 Oct. We will be leaving Friday night around 1730 hrs (5:30 pm) and returning Sunday afternoon for around 1530 hrs (3:30 pm).

Remember to bring your kit (kit list issued last week) on Thursday to be packed away. You will be issued Rucksacks, Parkas, and sleeping bags for the weekend.

 Dress for Thursday will be civies with corps t-shirts. 

Also, tonight (Tuesday) is Running Team at the Crescent Heights High School running track at 1900 hrs. Parents and siblings are more than welcome to join in on the fun.

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Dear Parent/Guardian and Cadet

Welcome back to what is looking to be another great training year with 2313 South Alberta Light Horse (Kiwanis) Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps.

There are a lot of ambitious plans for the new training year which our excellent team of staff members are working hard to implement. I’d like to take this time to share some important information on recurring complementary activities with you.

Band – Our Army Cadets train with the South Alberta Pipes and Drums. Practice is every Monday at 1830 (6:30pm) in the Cultural Centre parking lot. The band provides instruction in your choice of bagpipes, bass drum, snare drum, or tenor. For more information on band, you can speak to Captain Girling.

Range – There will be range practice on every second Sunday starting 19 September. It is important that you attend if you want to be a member of either the Biathlon or Shooting Team. For more information on Range days, contact Lieutenant Gebhardt.

Running Team – If you are looking to improve your fitness level, then this is an ideal activity. Running Team will meet every Tuesday (with the exception of swim nights) starting in October at the Kin Coulee Band Stand. This is also important to attend if you want to be a member of the Biathlon Team. For more information on Running Team, see Second Lieutenant Bradley.

Swim Nights – Swim Nights are scheduled to occur on the last Tuesday of every month at the Family Leisure Centre. Cadets are encouraged to bring a friend to this activity. Swimming is free so long as you arrive prior to payment at 1830. You may contact CI Macdonald for more information on this.

Honour Guard – Honour Guard forms the pride and joy of the unit and plays an important role to our public. Honour Guard events include forming the flag party for weekly parades, forming the Cenotaph for Remembrance and Decoration Day ceremonies, participating in the Provincial Tri-Service Drill Competition, and forming flag parties for other events such as the Optimist Club and Medicine Hat College Convocation. This team is about a lot more than just drill and is a very fun and rewarding team to be on. For more details on Honour Guard, contact Captain Gerbrandt.

Important to note: members of the Biathlon or Shooting Team may not be members of the Drill Team due to the high demand of work that these teams require.

For a calendar of these activities and more, visit our website at www.salhcadets.org.

K.F. Bradley

Second Lieutenant

Training Officer

2313 SALH (Kiwanis) RCACC

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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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There will be NO CADETS on Thursday 18 February 2010 due in lieu of reading week. Cadets will resume on Thursday 25 February 2010.

Next week will be CO's parade, which means full dress uniform (C-1). Bring your PT gear in a bag as there will be squadron sports afterward.

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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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As promised, Amazin Race photos are finally posted. The upload was over 300MB, and simply wasn't possible before. Sorry that it took so long. Enjoy!

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Just a quick thank you to all the Cadets and volunteers that made the first tri-service Amazin' Race event a HUGE success. THanks guys, it wouldn't have worked without you.

 I will be trying to get photos and times posted within the week. Please send any photos you have to KFBradley [at] live [dot] ca (deliberately broken for spammers), and I will try very hard to get them up. Alternatively, you may bring them in to your unit on a parade night, and they will get to me.

 So again, thank you everyone and keep watching this space for updates within the week.

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I just added a few pictures from the Tri-Service Volleyball Tournament and Optimist Club Flag Party to the Photo Album for anyone interested.

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This update is for April 16th.  Regular parade night with sports training.  Dress for this night is corps t-shirt, and PT GEAR. No jeans or combat boots with PT Gear.

Please note there IS cadets this week during the Easter Break.  There will be a parents meeting for the Amazing Race on April 16th.   If you are available to help out/volunteer at this event please come to the meeting.  It will be at 1900hrs  at the Armoury.  It is imperative that we get volunteers for this activity, please come out and help us get ready for a fun day!

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