Squadron Cozy Movie Night (Dec 18)

Hello Parents/Guardians & Cadets,

Below are the announcements for this week. Please read this email along with the respective attachments in their entirety. This Thursday will be a Squadron Cozy Movie Night. Dress for this Thursday is appropriate, comfortable civilian attire (PJs, holiday sweaters, etc).  Canteen will be running all evening for cadets to purchase snacks and there will be two movies on display. Prices and the menu are in the attached poster on TEAMS. 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 between 9:15 and 9:30.

DRILL TEAM PRACTICE

Drill team practice continues tonight. Please refer to TEAMS for more details regarding the timing and location.

Note: This will be the last drill team practice before the holiday break.

BAND PRACTICE / MUSIC TRAINING

There will be no band practice this Saturday. The band will resume in January following the holiday break.

AIR RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP TEAM PRACTICE

The cadets identified by Captain Gillatly will continue their practice this Saturday from 0800-1200 hrs at HMCS PREVOST. Dress will be civilian attire.

HOLIDAY STAND DOWN

There will be NO regular training or drill/band practices during the holiday break. There may be optional marksmanship team practice(s) that will occur at some point during the break that will be communicated by Captain Larabie and Captain Gillatly to team members. We wish you a very happy holiday season and look forward to seeing you all back in the new year on January 8^th to resume training!

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.