Regular Training Night (April 30)

Hello Parents/Guardians and Cadets,

Below are the announcements for this week. Please read this email along with the respective attachments in their entirety. This Thursday will consist of regular training, the dress will be C5 (Green Field Training Uniform) or C3C (Blue dress uniform with elemental T-shirt), or white shirt and black pants, if your cadet has not been issued C5 or C3C. Cadets are always to bring with them a water bottle, a notebook, and a pen/pencil to take notes during their training. A reminder that doors will open at 6:30 pm to cadets. Please ensure that your cadets do not arrive earlier than this time. 

At the end of the evening, doors will open to parents at 8:55 pm for our final announcements for the evening, and cadets will be dismissed at 9:15.

SPRING FUNDRAISING THIS WEEKEND (MAY 1-3)

Tag Days are a vital part of the fundraising that helps keep your cadet’s program running at no cost to you. While we do receive some financial assistance from the Department of National Defense, the funds raised through our tagging events are an essential component of our annual budget.

Your support is critical to making this event a success. As a parent, you play a pivotal role in ensuring your cadet's attendance by providing transportation to and from the tagging headquarters, as well as to their assigned tagging location along with supervising your cadet at their assigned location.

Cadet Participation: Every cadet is expected to aim to complete at least one shift during the tagging weekend (see dates below). Cadets who volunteer for two consecutive shifts (AM/PM) will be provided with a per-diem allowance for lunch. If your cadet is not able to attend, please consider an OPTIONAL donation of $100. Although the program is free and no donation is expected, we rely on donations to continue to provide a program beyond the scope of what the government provides. A charitable tax receipt will be provided for this contribution

Dress :[C3– Blue Dress Uniform (no medals, no nametag), weather-appropriate outerwear, black gloves if cold, etc.] [C5 Green Field Training Uniform if cadet does not have C3] or white shirt, black pants if cadet has no C5 or C3 dress.

Shift Times are as follows:

Friday MAY 1ST - 2026 (5:00 to 8:30 pm)

Saturday MAY 2ND - 2026 (8:30 am-13:00)

Saturday MAY 2ND - 2026 (12:30-17:00) 

Sunday MAY 3RD - 2026 (8:30 am-13:00)

Sunday MAY 3RD - 2026 (12:30-17:00

Tagging Headquarters Location

Please refer to TEAMS for more detail

NOTE: More shifts are needed for Sunday, so please consider signing up for a Sunday shift if you have yet to sign up for a shift.  Forms are being accepted at any point, and if you are unable to bring a form back, you can still show up at any shift time to participate. The form is mainly to inform our planning .

BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC DAY PARADE SUN (MAY 3)

To honour the sacrifice of the many veterans that fought in the Battle of the Atlantic, HMCS PREVOST will be holding a commemoration parade on Sunday, May 3rd at HMCS PREVOST from 1045-1145 hrs. As a lodger unit, we have been invited to participate in this parade by providing a contingent of 10-15 cadets. Ideally, this contingent will consist of senior cadets, Level 3 and above that have full dress uniform. Dress for the parade will be C1 (Blues). Cadets are to arrive NLT 1015 hrs. 

DRILL TEAM PRACTICE

Team members are to consult their MS Teams for further directions from coaches.

BAND PRACTICE

Band practice this week is cancelled due to the fundraising weekend. Cadets are expected to be participating in tagging.

CONCERN REPORT FORM

In the event of an issue or concern that took place at cadets, cadets and parents may submit the linked form to CV Hayes so that it can be addressed, resolved and any necessary support or resources may be provided. The form is on TEAMS and anonymous, and confidentiality will be respected.

SPORTS NIGHT MAY 21

On Thursday May 21st, the squadron will be holding a Sports Night. Dress will be comfortable civilian physical activity attire. This night will run longer than a regular training in order to allow for more time to complete the various activities planned. Please refer to TEAMS for more detail.

AIRCREW SURVIVAL TRAINING DAY MAY 23

27 RCACS will holding an aircrew survival training day on Saturday May 23^rd. This will NOT be an overnight exercise. Cadets will be provided lunch and dinner. Dress for the day will be C5 (Field Training Uniform) or suitable civilian physical activity attire. More details to follow in coming weeks with respect to logistics. Please refer to TEAMS for more detail.

ABSENCE REPORTING AND ATTENDANCE

If your cadet is unable to attend a training night, please ensure that an absence report form is filled out to excuse their absence. It is important to note that once a cadet has been absent for over 30 days without an excused absence (4 consecutive weeks of unexcused absences), they will be removed from the effective strength of the unit. The absence report form can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/dRVZ6q3QDB

CADET365, ROUTINE ORDERS, CHAIN OF COMMAND

It is important that your cadet is checking their Cadet365 Outlook and Microsoft Teams regularly to ensure they are receiving the most up-to-date information. Each week, weekly routine orders  (see attachment for your reference) will be distributed via their cadet email detailing the upcoming week's training along with any additional information for upcoming events and activities. It is expected that ALL cadets read this document. If they have difficulty accessing their account, please reach out via email to Lt Amoah (charles.amoah@cadets.gc.ca) as soon as account access issues are encountered. 

It important that cadets begin to take the initiative to read communications and communicate with their superiors when they have questions. Each cadet has been added to a flight which has a senior cadet in charge. They can communicate with their flight seniors via their designated flight Microsoft Teams channel they have been added to. This ensures streamlined communication channels and efficient responses to questions, issues or concerns. Cadets should not be reaching out to adult staff directly to seek answers to minor questions or information that is addressed in the routine orders or can easily be answered by their senior cadet in charge. Communications of this nature from cadets will not be responded to, but rather redirected to the appropriate level in their chain of command. 

Parents are always encouraged and able to reach out if they have questions or concerns; however we encourage you to give your cadet the responsibility of staying informed, clarifying information using their chain of command and keeping you informed, as it is an important life skill they should be developing that will serve them well beyond the cadet program.

DRESS INSTRUCTIONS

For details on how to wear the uniform correctly in accordance with the set standard, cadets are required to consult the Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers (CJCR) Dress Instructions. This should be the primary reference for what the standard is for hair, facial hair and placement of insignia and badges. If a cadet is confused by what is presented in the instructions, they can use their chain of command to direct their question to a senior cadet of the Standards department for further clarification. Dress instructions can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/cadets-junior-canadian-rangers/cjcr-policy/cjcr-dress-instructions.html.