Weekly Announcements for 24-30 October 2022

Parade – Mon 24 Oct

Tonight will be a sports night. Dress will be appropriate civilian sports attire.

Annual Validations & Applications

Annual validations were distributed previously. Please return them to Lt Drew as soon as possible.

For new cadets, if you have not provided your health card and birth certificate to Lt Drew, please bring them this week.

Halloween – Mon 31 Oct

Tonight will be our halloween night. Don’t forget your costumes! If you don’t want to wear your costume, dress will be C5- FTU. Please dress for the weather.

We well be holding hot chocolate stations throughout the town. Cadets are expected to sign up and attend a shift.

We will set up from 17:00-18:00 (5-6PM) and the first shift will be from 18:00-19:00 (6-7PM) and the second shift from 19:00-20:00 (7-8PM).

Please contact 2Lt Whalley to signup if you have not already.

Range & Uniform Care Day – Sat 5 Nov

Today is full day activity where we will work on and learn how to properly care for both sets of uniforms. Everyone will also get a chance to shoot.

Bring your uniform including both sets of boots and a water bottle.

Dress will be appropriate civilian attire.

More details to follow.

Remembrance Day 2022

Remembrance Day 2022 is quickly approaching. Your attendance at a Remembrance Day activity is mandatory. The Squadron has been asked to participate in the service at the Memorial Hall with the Legion. I will need 4 cadets with Blue uniforms to carry flags and/or lay wreaths at the service in Indian Head.

Local Services: You may attend a service in your local community. We ask that you sill dress up and participate in the service if asked to do so by a organizer. This may include standing by the memorial, caring a flag or laying a wreath. You will be in the public eye, so make sure your uniform look top notch. If you don’t have a your full dress blue uniform you may dress in appropriate civilian attire.

School Services: Many cadet may be asked to participate in a service at their school during Remembrance Week. Cadets are authorized to wear their Blue uniforms complete with tunic(jacket) blue collar shirt, tie and the rest of your uniform. You must let me know if you are going to participate in a school service. Please drop me a email trent.walton@cadets.gc.ca.

Remember to represent Air Cadet and your self in a positive manner when dressed in your uniform in public.

Mess Dinner 2022

A mess dinner is a long time military tradition where a formal meal is shared with member of a squadron. We would like to invite you to our mess dinner on Dec 5 2022. This will be a served formal sit down dinner with a guest speaker. This is open to cadet and officers. We will be looking to parents to serve the meal. We need to know how many will attend so we can book the food order. Please signup online at the following link.

Dress will be Blue uniforms and Bow Ties (supplied)

Menu is to be determined, previous years has been a chicken or beef main course.

Supply Orders

Several supply orders have been sent in and we are waiting for the shipments to arrive.

Online Registration

Did you know you can register for cadets online? Feel free to share this link with your friends and family that may be interested in joining!

https://registration.cadets.gc.ca/get-started.html?unitId=257

Activity Suggestions

If you have any suggestions of activities you would like to do this year send them to 691hawk@gmail.com