Date
8 May 2022

RO Number
2022-17

CO’s Message

Good evening!

Reports have it that there were some excited cadets this weekend at the CC130J Hercules familiarization flight. Other than some miscommunication that we still need to get to the bottom of, it was a very successful event. Thanks go to Lt Couroux and CI Dau for serving as escorts on Saturday.

We’ve got an optional training night on Monday at 1900 (7:00pm) with a mixture of activities, including some drill and some squadron sports. Optional training nights are more casual and will not be uniformed. Standard civilian garb is appropriate.

Wednesday night, we’re back to regular training, but are switching to C3B dress for the evening as we begin to prepare for our Annual Ceremonial Review. We won’t be switching back to C5 dress for the remainder of the training year, so make sure everything fits.

See everyone on Wednesday!

Regular Training Night
11 May 2022 1830

Registration

All attendees must complete the Ontario COVID-19 School Screening form and check in for all in-person activities using the Registration for In-Person Events form. Cadets must complete the school screening as students. Staff must complete the school screening as employees. Confirmation should be emailed to the squadron email box.

Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Form

In-Person Activity Check-In Form

CAF Member Dress
3B (Operational)

Cadet Dress
C3B

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Nicolescu

Training Night Schedule

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

The WROs this week indicated in one section that the regular training night would be the 3rd rather than the 4th of May. This was a typo. There is no training tonight and we will have our regular training night tomorrow. Please accept my apology for the error.

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
1 May 2022

RO Number
2022-16

CO’s Message

Good afternoon!

We had a really good time last week between bowling and a last-minute rework of our training night. I’m particularly glad to see our attendance picking up again.

With the exception of one end-of-year activity that’s still in the planning stages, I’ve populated all of the squadron activities for the rest of the training year in the “Upcoming Activities” section of the WROs. Take a close look. As of next week, we’re back in our blue uniforms and slowly moving up to proper dress for our Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR), Awards Night, and Change of Command on the 25th of May. If you haven’t taken the opportunity to find out what fits and what doesn’t, do it this week so that you can see CI Dau about getting replacements for the things that don’t.

This Wednesday, we have a special activity night planned. They have some aviation and aerospace ideas revolving around the significance of May 4th. (I’m thinking that Lt Couroux might have some understanding of such things.) Make sure you come out and see what they have planned.

Last week, the pictures below were posted to get everyone excited about the RCAF familiarization flights this Saturday! We’ve got a bus picking us up at 0715 that Saturday morning and we’re heading down to London International Airport to catch a ride. Cadets attending should be wearing C5 uniform, C3B if they don’t have a complete C5 uniform, and (as a last resort) black pants and a white shirt if they have neither. Cadets who find themselves in that last category need to see both CI Dau and myself this Wednesday.

Participating cadets need to be at 809 HQ at 0700 on Saturday morning at the latest in proper attire, with a snack bag for the trip, a refillable water bottle, and their Ontario health cards. If any of these are missing, the cadet will not board the bus. Don’t leave things at home.

See everyone on Wednesday!

Regular Training Night
4 May 2022 1830

Registration

All attendees must complete the Ontario COVID-19 School Screening form and check in for all in-person activities using the Registration for In-Person Events form. Cadets must complete the school screening as students. Staff must complete the school screening as employees. Confirmation should be emailed to the squadron email box.

Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Form

In-Person Activity Check-In Form

CAF Member Dress
5 (Operational)

Cadet Dress
C5 (FTU)

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Couroux

Training Night Schedule

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
25 April 2022

RO Number
2022-15

CO’s Message

Good afternoon!

It’s time to bring on the fun! Tonight’s all about the bowling at Parkway Social in St. Catharines. We’ll be throwing balls down the lanes from 1900 (7pm) to 2100 (9pm) so bring your competitive spirit and an appetite because there will be food! We’re still subject to COVID-19 precautionary procedures, so do the on-line check-in below just as if you were coming to training on Wednesday and definitely bring a mask. When you’re not eating, mask wear and physical distancing are still required.

On Wednesday, we’re returning to some regular aviation subject training to get you into into the theme of our next big activity… RCAF familiarization flying on the 7th of May! We’ve got a bus picking us up at 0715 that Saturday morning and we’re heading down to London International Airport to get a ride on one of these.

If there’s ever a time to be excited about aviation, this is the time! We’ll discuss the details on Wednesday.

See you on tonight!

Regular Training Night
27 April 2022 1830

Registration

All attendees must complete the Ontario COVID-19 School Screening form and check in for all in-person activities using the Registration for In-Person Events form. Cadets must complete the school screening as students. Staff must complete the school screening as employees. Confirmation should be emailed to the squadron email box.

Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Form

In-Person Activity Check-In Form

CAF Member Dress
5 (Operational)

Cadet Dress
C5 (FTU)

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Capt Lemoine

Training Night Schedule

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
17 April 2022

RO Number
2022-14

CO’s Message

Good evening!

Last week’s fitness testing turnout could have been a lot better. We had a little under half of the squadron in attendance and not nearly enough people taking the time to call in and let us know that they wouldn’t be there. The cadet program is a team effort and everyone needs to be on-board in order for everyone to get the most out of it. If a cadet really can’t be in attendance for something, it is expected that they will call in or email us to let us know. Beginning in the new training year, this will be the difference between being absent with an excuse and being absent. Absences without an excuse will count against a cadet’s flight for the inter-flight competitions when they start again, so it’s best to build good habits now.

This week, we will be conducting a marksmanship night and picking our best shots to participate in the mail-in marksmanship competition series. Lt Nicolescu has provided the linked air rifle handling checklist for cadets with some air rifle marksmanship experience to review. We understand that there are a few cadets who still haven’t had an opportunity to become familiar with the handling of air rifles and they will be given appropriate instruction at the beginning of the evening to ensure that they’re properly prepared to participate.

Cadet Air Rifle Handling Test Assessment Checklist

For proficiency level five (L5) cadets, we’ll be conducting leadership evaluations throughout the evening.

See you on Wednesday!

SWO’s Message

This week we will be doing some marksmanship! If you wear glasses you can wear those normally instead of safety glasses however I suggest you wear contacts if possible as they tend to be easier to shoot in. We will briefly go over rifle safety prior to starting the night as well. Another reminder to check you blues to make sure everything fits and for the new Lac’s to make sure you put the new ranks on your blue tunic. If you need help figuring out how to do so please feel free to email any of the seniors and we can help.

Regular Training Night
20 April 2022 1830

Registration

All attendees must complete the Ontario COVID-19 School Screening form and check in for all in-person activities using the Registration for In-Person Events form. Cadets must complete the school screening as students. Staff must complete the school screening as employees. Confirmation should be emailed to the squadron email box.

Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Form

In-Person Activity Check-In Form

CAF Member Dress
5 (Operational)

Cadet Dress
C5 (FTU)

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: CI Dau

Training Night Schedule

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!

Date
10 April 2022

RO Number
2022-13

CO’s Message

Good afternoon!

Fitness testing is this week and it’s an opportunity to set some goals. We haven’t done proper in-person fitness testing over the last few years, so it will be good to get a baseline for where we are and how we can improve. Testing will cover muscular flexibility in multiple categories as well as cardiovascular fitness and endurance. Cadets who perform well will be awarded Bronze, Silver, Gold or Excellence badges to apply to their blue uniform tunics. We’re not only establishing current fitness standards, but also setting individual targets for improvement in the first part of the next training year.

For senior cadets, remembers that staff and summer training opportunities are still open, but not for much longer. Junior cadets will get the full run-down on the Cadet Activity Program over the next couple of weeks.

SWO’s Message

This week is all about fitness and pushing ourselves so be prepared for some hard work. We get a week off uniforms but you should all still put some time in every week to work on making them look as good as possible. Remember we are going back to blues soon so make sure everything fits now. Most of you have never done a fitness test with us so I’m excited to see how well you all do. See you on Wednesday!

Regular Training Night
13 April 2022 1830

Registration

All attendees must complete the Ontario COVID-19 School Screening form and check in for all in-person activities using the Registration for In-Person Events form. Cadets must complete the school screening as students. Staff must complete the school screening as employees. Confirmation should be emailed to the squadron email box.

Ontario COVID-19 School Screening Form

In-Person Activity Check-In Form

CAF Member Dress
PT Attire (T-Shirt, Shorts/Sweatpants, Running Shoes) or 5 (Operational)

Cadet Dress
PT Attire (T-Shirt, Shorts/Sweatpants, Running Shoes)

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: Lt Russell

Training Night Schedule

This Week’s Activities

Upcoming Activities

J Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer
809 Newark RCACS
Immortal!