We need to register our unit for the Sports Competition & Mess Dinner on 8-Mar-2025. If your cadet would like to participate at the Sports Competition or the Mess Dinner or BOTH please email Capt J Hutchinson ASAP at julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca

Friday 17-Jan-2025 Band Practice Time:1845-2100hrs All cadets must be picked up no later than 2105hrs

Sunday 19-Jan-2025 Fundemental Day – ADA – Location: Barrack Green Armoury 60 Broadview Ave, Saint John Registered Cadets will arrive: 0800hrs Dress: Level 1 & 2 cadets Appropriate Sports Gear & sneakers & Bring FTU’s Level 3, 4 & 5: Wear FTU’s All Cadets are to bring a winter jacket, toque & gloves Lunch is Provided – bring a water bottle Pick Up Time: 1700hrs The following cadets are registered for this activity:

Adams
Ahmed
Carson
Cassidy
Colwell
Dileep
Dileep
Dileep
Dickeson
Dickeson
Djomo
Djoumessi Kenfack
Doughty
Epee Eboa
Etong Keutcheu
Feltmate
Goldsworthy
Johnston
Keutcheu
King
Leugang Kaptchouang
Ljatha
Lindsay
MacCready
Maxwell
McNutt
Mfoulou
Mohamed
Perry
Perry
Robichaud
Robichaud Scott
Sedore
Tchadjeu Ngassa
Vissamsetty
Wetzel
Williams
Yerrabelli

Sunday 19-Jan-2025 Marksmanship & Model Building – NO RECREATIONAL SHOOTING THIS WEEK Time 1800-2100hrs

MONDAY 20-JAN-2025 -1900hrs – VIRTUAL MEETING FOR SPORTS COMPETITION & MESS DINNER Senior Cadets who signed up for this meeting will be sent an invite to your cadet accounts.

WEDNESDAY 22-JAN-2025 Regular Training Time: 1815-2115hrs Dress: FTU’s

UP COMING EVENTS

5-Feb-2025 Level 4 Cadets IT – Instruct a 30 min Lesson (Cadets have already begun working on their lessons)

8-Mar-2025 Sports Competition & Mess Dinner – CADETS MUST REGISTER TO PARTICIPATE – EMAIL CAPT J HUTCHINSON AT JULIA.HUTCHINSON@CADETS.GC.CA

12-Mar-2025 Effective Speaking Competition at Simonds High School (All Cadets)

NO BAND THIS WEEK

SUNDAY 12-JAN-2025 MARKSMANSHIP & MODEL BUILDING TIME: 1800-2100hrs

WEDNESDAY 15-JAN-2025 REGULAR TRAINING Dress: FTU’s Time: 1815-2115hrs

SENIORS please see chat in teams to review TORs and apply for parade positions – contact Capt McNutt for more info

LEVEL 4’s – 409 Instrutional Techniques – Teaching 5-Feb-2025

Effective Speaking – Unit Competition – 19-Feb-2025

Effective Speaking – Zone Competition – 12-Mar-2025

Anyone interested in SUMMER TRAINING CAMPS please see our Summer Training – 2025 post. Any questions please contact Capt J Hutchinson. APPLYING FOR CAMP – DEADLINE IS ON THE SUMMER TRAINING – 2025 POST – https://161aircadets.ca/2024/12/24/summer-training-2025/

SUNDAY 5-JAN-2025 MARKSMANSHIP – NO MODEL BUILDING Time: 1800-2100hrs Dress: Civillian Clothing

WEDNESDAY 8-JAN-2025 – REGULAR TRAINING Time: 1815-2115hrs Dress: FTU’s

Up Coming Events:

19-Feb-2025 Unit Effective Speaking Competition – contact Capt MacDonald if you don’t/can’t access your cadet365 account at evan.macdonald@cadets.gc.ca

We have just begun our winter break, and theres no better time to think about summer training opportunities. With the re-opening of Greenwood Cadet Training Centre there will be more spots available to cadets. Please click this link to view Summer Training Courses

https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/cadets-junior-canadian-rangers/cadets/summer-training/courses.html

Each Course will give you a discription of the course, length, prerequisites and locations available. There are Common Courses that are offered to all Cadet Programs, then there are Air Cadet Courses that are only offered to Air Cadets. Please be sure to review both the Common Courses & Air Cadet Courses.

If you are interested in applying please email Capt Hutchinson at julia.hutchinson@cadets.gc.ca with atleast 3 camp options in the order of your preference.

Senior Courses Deadline is 19-Feb-2025

Staff Cadet Deadline is 15-Jan-2025 – Any Seniors looking for Summer Employment https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/cadets-junior-canadian-rangers/cadets/summer-training/staff-cadet.html

All other Deadlines for summer training will be posted in the new year.

NO BAND UNTIL 2025

SUNDAY 15-DEC-2024 MARKSMANSHIP & MODEL BUILDING

WEDNESDAY 18-DEC-2024 HOLIDAY PARTY

DRESS: NO UNIFORMS

UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATERS ARE ENCOURAGED!  – GIFT CARDS WILL BE AWARDED TO TOP 3 UGLY HOLIDAY SWEATERS

TIME: 1815-2100hrs – CADETS MUST BE PICKED UP BY 2100hrs

PARENTS: WE ARE LOOKING FOR SNACKS TO SHARE WITH THE CADETS! PLEASE PROVIDE A SNACK FOR OUR PARTY – GINGERBREAD COOKIES, POP & WATER WILL BE PROVIDED.

HOLIDAY BREAK STARTS 19-DEC-2024

REGULAR TRAINING TO RETURN 8-JAN-2025 PLEASE CHECK WEBSITE FOR UPDATES

Roads are better than expected. Approx arrival time 1515hrs

We have left Argonaut.
We should arrive 1530-1600hrs

Due to weather cadets returning from the music seminar will be delayed. We will post an update when the bus leaves CFB Gagetown with approximate arrival time.