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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.