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Welcome to yet another edition of Training Officer’s Message for the month of March hosted by yours truly 2Lt Bradley.

We started out last month with the biathlon team going to provincial competition in Canmore. Unfortunately, no one placed for Nationals, but the cadets put on a good showing and had fun. Cpl Lucas Crockett also received the Perseverance Award from LCol Leo Brodeur, the Commanding Officer of Regional Cadet Support Unit (Prairie).

That very same weekend was Superbowl Sunday. I’m not a big football fan, but I am a huge fan of commercials. I wasn’t disappointed this year, with the big winner being the Volkswagen Darth Vader commercial (youtube.com/adblitz). I’m also quite proud of the fact that I picked the winning football team based solely on the fact that their fans wear cheese on their heads. Go Packers!

The next weekend, coming up on Valentine’s Day, 145 Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps put together a day of sports on the 12 and topped it off with a dance. The cadets enjoyed a day of fun playing floor hockey, and also participating in Cross Country Ski Races. The dance was also a lot of fun with a DJ who really knew his stuff.

NSCE candidates continue to study for the second part of their big exam coming up at the end of March. Capt Gerbrandt has been working with them on Mondays at the armouries for 2 hours at a time.

We continued our monthly Swim nights on the last Tuesday of every month. We’d like to see a better turnout. Next month.

No cadets during reading week. Hope you took the time to read a book, go for a run, spend time with family, watch Vampire Diaries, or whatever else.

Coming Up

Corps T-shirt with civilian pants. All other standards apply. Females,
hair must be up, males must be shaven, etc. Cadets from New Brunswick will be
arriving this evening. Red stars will be on the range.
 

Sponsoring Committee Meeting will be formally establishing the committee, and will be
filling available committee positions with volunteers.

The purpose of the 2313 RCACC SC is to
represent the Army Cadet League of Canada in the local community and provide
support to the cadet corps such as:

a. Ensuring that the corps has adequate facilities to carry out the training
program;

b. Providing that the corps has sufficient funds to support cadet activities
not funded by the DND and to enable the corps to conduct optional training;

c. Assisting commanding officers in recruiting cadets, officers and civilian
instructors when required;

d. Making known to the community the corps’ goals and activities; and

e. In cooperation with the Commanding Officer providing other assistance as
needed.

Who can apply:

1) Parents/Guardians of cadets
presently on strength with the 2313 corps,

2) Volunteers,

3) Parents/Guardians of cadets that have aged out of the corps and have an interest in volunteering,

4) Army Cadet League Rep,

5) Sponsorship Partners,

6) Affiliated Unit Rep,

7) Other persons, businesses, organizations or entities in the local community that may have been voted on, or appointed to “member status” by the 2313 RCACC SC Executive.

Benefits:

1) Access to current information and discussions of current and future activities with respect to the 2313 SALH RCACC (Kiwanis).

2) Ability to contribute to the discussions on more then a monthly basis.

3) Access information on the actions and activities of the SC.

4) Collaboration and input through chat feature between SC members.

5) Private forum for discussion of issues and concerns.

Friday 4 March 2011

Mess Dinner will be at the Medicine Hat Legion in the Ortona Room (back door of the legion).  We ask your son or daughter to be at the Legion at 1700 hrs (5 pm) in full dress uniform.  Dinner should be over by 2100 hrs (9 pm) and your son or daughter will need to be picked up from the Legion.

Weekend, ICE

Unfortunately we are only able to take 13 16 of our cadets, however next year we will all have the opportunity to visit somewhere else.

NSCE on Mondays 1900 hrs – 2100hrs in prep for the practical portion of the exam on 26-27 March.

Swim night on Tuesday, 29 Mar 1830-2100.

First FTX of new year first weekend of April. 1-3 April. Main Group Camp in Elkwater.

May try to get out with seniors for a recce on 19-20 of March.

FTU available for purchase at armycadetleague.com

Hopefully we’ll get running team back up and… running again in April.

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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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Good day everyone,

As a lot of cadets got new uniforms over the past two weeks we want to make sure that the badges are placed accordingly.

Please refer to our blog on the website for badge placement, hair cut requirements, and how to lace boots properly.  The dress for this week for all cadets is full dress uniform with beret, jacket, green dress shirt, tie, belt, boots, and trousers.  Please ensure hair cuts are done and ladies hair is put up if it is more than 1 inch below the collar.  Also please make sure all badges are sewn on correctly.

Swimming on tuesday 1830-2100 at the leisure centre. Late cadets will have to pay their own way.

Amazing race entry forms are due for all cadets and parent volunteers who have not submitted them yet.  They are available at the unit and must be in by Thursday night. Late entries will NOT be accepted.  If you want to participate you must make the commitment.

Any Silver stars must let the CO know if they will be participating in the expedition training on may 8-10 by Thursday night.

Reminder that those who volunteered for the recruiting info booth and rattler run are to follow through with those obligations next weekend.

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Running Team will start at 1800hrs at Kin Coulee Bandstand this Wednesday. Please be on time and ready to run!

This update is for April 9th.  Regular parade night with regular training.  Dress for this night is corps t-shirt, pants, belt, boots and beret. Please remember that all parts of the cadet uniform are NOT to be worn other than to a cadet function.  Sweatshirts and T-Shirts may be worn at any time, however pieces such as the parka or fleece are not to be worn when out of uniform.

Please note there IS cadets next 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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