Monthly Archives:August 2017

This is just another update with information for the exhibition, farmer’s market, and first night of training:

Exhibition: The booth is set-up inside the main exhibition building with 250 Wing. Dress for the event will be uniform (summer dress with dress shirt but cadets can wear tunics if it is cold).

Note that there are still openings. We have no one scheduled for Wednesday from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, Friday from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM, and Friday from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Let Capt Phinney know if you are able to go.

Farmer’s Market Breakfast: Saturday 2 Sep 17 from 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM at the Kingston Farmer’s Market

Dress is uniform (summer dress – wear tunic if it is cold).Current volunteers:- LAC Robicheau- LAC Doiron- Sgt Gilbert
We still need three more volunteers for this. Let Capt Phinney know if you are available

First Night of Cadets: Wed 6 Sep 17

Dress will be summer dress (t-shirt for levels 1 to 3 and dress shirt for cadets in levels 4 and above).

Senior Cadet Review Board Process: This year’s merit review board process will begin on Wednesday evening. Those cadets being considered for the four warrant officer positions will be interview this Wednesday. The remaining senior cadets will be interviewed on the following Wednesday, 13 Sep 17. Drill evaluations will take place on Friday 8 Sep 17 during our senior cadet training weekend.

Senior Cadet Training Weekend – 8-10 Sep 17 at the armoury

This is for all cadets in levels four and five. The weekend included mandatory level training. All meals will be provided. Cadets will need to bring sleeping bags.

For more information on our upcoming events please use our calendar found at: https://161aircadets.ca/calendar/

For more information check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/161aircadets/ and follow us on Twitter @161aircadets.

I hope everyone had an excellent summer. We are now gearing up for another great training year. We are starting with some recruiting activities this week.

Saint John Exhibition:

This year we will again have a recruiting booth set up at the Saint John Exhibition. The booth will have some recruiting materials as well as two flight simulators (an interactive activity for the public). This will count for your community service hours! Our senior cadets have been calling to find people to fill the available times. We would like to have two cadets in every time spot so there are still 13 spaces available. If you or you know any other cadets who are able to sign up to fill the vacant spots listed below let Capt Phinney know or message the facebook page and we will add you to the list.
Dress for the event will be uniform (summer dress with dress shirt but cadets can wear tunics if it is cold).

First fund raiser of the year:

Saturday 2 Aug 17 – Kingston Farmer’s Market Breakfast

The cadets will be serving dinner at the breakfast as a fund raiser and we will need six cadets to assist. Cadets will meet at the farmer’s market and dress is uniform (summer dress but cadets can wear tunics if it is cold).If you are interested, let Capt Phinney or FSgt Colwell know to sign up. This counts towards your fund raising credits.

Our first training night back will be Wednesday, 6 September 2017. Dress will be summer dress (t-shirt for levels 1 to 3 and dress shirt for cadets in levels 4 and above). All cadets in levels four and five will be completing interviews for parade positions – more information will be handed out in the coming days. New cadets are welcome.

For more information check out our facebook page https://www.facebook.com/161aircadets/ and follow us on Twitter @161aircadets.

Final preparations are underway for the start to the 2017-2018 training year. We will have our first training night on Wednesday, September 6th.

We are starting with some recruiting activities:

• Saint John Exhibition – 29 Aug 17 – 2 Sep 17
• Kingston Farmer’s Market Breakfast (Fund raising/community service) – 2 Sep 17
• Saint John Fall Registration Expo – 7 Sep 17 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
• Grand Bay Community Expo – 14 Sep 17 from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Any cadets interested in helping can contact FSgt Reed or FSgt Colwell.

Other upcoming events for September include:

• Senior Cadet Training Weekend 8-10 Sep 17
• Freedom of the City Parade 16 Sep 17
• Battle of Britain Parade 17 Sep 17
• Gliding 23 Sep 17
• Field Training Exercise 29 Sep – 1 Oct 17

We look forward to seeing everyone in the next couple of weeks!