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809 Newark Squadron Annual Ceremonial Review 2018

It’s hard to believe that we’re coming up on the final month of our training year, but that’s exactly where we are. Time flies when you’re having fun.

Attached below is the invitation for 809 Newark Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron’s 47th Annual Ceremonial Review to be held on the 26th of May, 2018 at the Niagara-on-the-Lake District 3 Fire Station at 1100h (11:00am).

This is our cadets’ opportunity to demonstrate to family, community, and other supporters some of the things we have learned throughout the year. It’s a time of accomplishment, where our cadets are recognized for their many achievements. It is also bittersweet as we say farewell to some of our senior cadets, who will be leaving us to embark on new challenges. Throughout all of this, the common theme is pride in our cadets, their ambitions, their dedication, their achievements, and our squadron as a whole.

The memories we create today will live on in the memories of all who follow.

We are 809!

Immortal.

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 29 April 2018

Date
29 Apr 2018

RO Number
18-16

Training Night
2 May 2018

CAF Member Dress
3B

Cadet Dress
C2: All Cadets

Training Night Routine

Activity	Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup	1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade	1830-1845
Period One	1845-1920
Period Two	1925-2000
Break	2000-2015
Period Three	2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square	2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing	2100-2115
Dismissal	2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: CV Nicolescu

Training Night Schedule

		Period 1 1845-1915	Period 2 1925-1955	Period 3 2015-2045
Level One	PO/EO	O-Drill	O-Drill	O-Drill
Level One	Description	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition
Level Two	PO/EO	O-Drill	O-Drill	O-Drill
Level Two	Description	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition
Level Three	PO/EO	O-Drill	O-Drill	O-Drill
Level Three	Description	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition
Level Four	PO/EO	O-Drill	O-Drill	O-Drill
Level Four	Description	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition	Inter-Flight Drill Competition

This Week’s Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
30 Apr 2018 1900-2000	Monday	Aerospace Club	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
30 Apr 2018 2000-2100	Monday	Film: Destination Moon / Destination Mars	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
2 May 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Training Night	809 HQ (REIA)	C2	CV Nicolescu
4-6 May 2018	Friday-Sunday	NAG FTX	Valens Conservation Area	Civilian	Capt Lemoine

Upcoming Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
7 May 2018 1900-2100	Monday	TBD	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
9 May 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Training Night	809 HQ (REIA)	C2B/C4A	CV Carbone

Jody Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer, 809 “Newark” Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS)
Canadian Armed Forces
jody.lemoine@cadets.gc.ca / Telephone: 905-468-7584

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 22 Apr 2018

Date
22 Apr 2018

RO Number
18-15

Training Night
24 Apr 2018

CAF Member Dress
Sports Attire or Operational Uniform (CADPAT)

Cadet Dress
Sports Attire: All Cadets

Training Night Routine

Activity	Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup	1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade	1830-1845
Period One	1845-1920
Period Two	1925-2000
Break	2000-2015
Period Three	2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square	2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing	2100-2115
Dismissal	2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: CV Lemoine

Training Night Schedule

		Period 1 1845-1915	Period 2 1925-1955	Period 3 2015-2045
Level One	PO/EO	MX05.01e	MX05.01f	MX05.01g
	Description	Sports	Sports	Sports
	Instructor
Level Two	PO/EO	MX05.01e	MX05.01f	MX05.01g
	Description	Sports	Sports	Sports
	Instructor
Level Three	PO/EO	MX05.01e	MX05.01f	MX05.01g
	Description	Sports	Sports	Sports
	Instructor
Level Four	PO/EO	MX05.01e	MX05.01f	MX05.01g
	Description	Sports	Sports	Sports
	Instructor

This Week’s Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
23 Apr 2018 1900-2000	Monday	Drill Team Practice	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	OCdt Couroux
23 Apr 2018 2000-2100	Monday	Film: Destination Moon	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
25 Apr 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Sports Night	809 HQ (REIA)	Sports Attire	CV Lemoine
28 Apr 2018 1200–1700	Saturday	RCL Branch 124 Clean-up Day	RCL Branch 124 410 King Street Niagara-on-the-Lake	Civilian	Capt Lemoine

Upcoming Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
30 Apr 2018 1900-2000	Monday	Drill Team Practice	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	OCdt Couroux
2 May 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Training Night and CO’s Parade	809 HQ (REIA)	C1	CV Nicolescu
4-6 May 2018	Friday-Sunday	NAG FTX	Valens Conservation Area	Civilian	Capt Lemoine

Jody Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer, 809 “Newark” Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS)
Canadian Armed Forces
jody.lemoine@cadets.gc.ca / Telephone: 905-468-7584

Summer Training Schedule

Last night, a few parents/guardians were asking about the timings for the different summer training courses. In previous years, we were always scheduled for the last intake of the summer and timings could be more easily predicted. This year, with our unit’s supervision moving from the Southwestern Ontario Area to the Niagara to the Greater Toronto Area, the schedules are a bit more unpredictable. All of the timings for the courses announced last night are posted below:

Basic Aviation Course (BAC) – CTC Trenton – 2018/7/9-2018/7/27
Basic Aviation Technology and Aerospace Course (BATAC) – CTC Trenton – 2018/7/9-2018/7/27
Basic Survival Course – CTC Blackdown – 2018/7/30-2018/8/16
Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructor Course – CTC Connaught – 2018/7/9-2018/8/17
Survival Instructor Course (SIC) – CTC Blackdown – 2018/7/9-2018/8/16
Staff, Advanced Aerospace Course (SC/CC AASC) – CTC St-Jean – 2018/6/26-2018/8/14

Although our final acceptance list isn’t in yet, it looks like our intake for the two-week General Training course for first year cadets will be 2018/7/23-2017/8/3 at CTC Trenton.

J. Lemoine
Captain
CO 809 Newark RCACS

Weekly Routine Orders – Week of 15 Apr 2018

Date
15 Apr 2018

RO Number
18-14

Training Night
18 Apr 2018

CAF Member Dress
3B (3A for WO2 Merit Review Board)

Cadet Dress
C1: FSgt (WO2 Merit Review Board Candidates)
C2: Sgt, WO2, WO1
C3: AC, LAC, Cpl, FCpl

Training Night Routine

Activity	Timings
Building Open, Parade Setup	1815-1830
Fall-in, Inspection, Opening Parade	1830-1845
Period One	1845-1920
Period Two	1925-2000
Break	2000-2015
Period Three	2015-2050
Clean Up Training Areas and Parade Square	2050-2100
Fall-in, Closing	2100-2115
Dismissal	2115

Duty Personnel
Duty Officer: OCdt Couroux

Training Night Schedule

		Period 1 1845-1915	Period 2 1925-1955	Period 3 2015-2045
Level One	PO/EO	M190.07a	M190.07b	M190.07c
	Description	Aircrew Survival	Aircrew Survival	Aircrew Survival
	Instructor
Level Two	PO/EO	C232.02a	C232.02b	C208.02d
	Description	Aero Engine Systems	Aero Engine Systems	Drill
	Instructor
Level Three	PO/EO	M33x.PC	M33x.PC	M33x.PC
Level Three	Description	Aviation PC	Aviation PC	Aviation PC
Level Four	PO/EO	M43x.PC	M43x.PC	M43x.PC
Level Four	Description	Aviation PC	Aviation PC	Aviation PC

This Week’s Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
16 Apr 2018 1900-2100	Monday	Squadron Bowling Night	Parkway Lanes, 327 Ontario Street, St. Catharines	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
18 Apr 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Training Night	809 HQ (REIA)	C1/C2/C3	OCdt Couroux

Upcoming Activities

Date	Day	Activity	Location	Dress	OPI
23 Apr 2018 1900-2100	Monday	Drill Team Practice	809 HQ (REIA)	Civilian	OCdt Couroux
25 Apr 2018 1830-2100	Wednesday	Training Night	809 HQ (REIA)	TBD	CV Lemoine
28 Apr 2018 1200–1700	Saturday	RCL Branch 124 Clean-up Day	RCL Branch 124 410 King Street Niagara-on-the-Lake	Civilian	Capt Lemoine
29 Apr 2018 1200–1700	Sunday	RCL Branch 124 Clean-up Day	RCL Branch 124 410 King Street Niagara-on-the-Lake	Civilian	TBD
4-6 May 2018	Friday-Sunday	NAG FTX	Valens Conservation Area	Civilian	Capt Lemoine

Jody Lemoine
Captain
Commanding Officer, 809 “Newark” Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron (RCACS)
Canadian Armed Forces
jody.lemoine@cadets.gc.ca / Telephone: 905-468-7584

Bowling Night!

Don’t come to the Squadron HQ on Monday night!

Meet us at 1900h (7:00pm) at Parkway Lanes at 327 Ontario Street in St. Catharines for two hours of bowling, food and drink. Cadets have been putting in a lot of work over the training year, and following the disappointment of having to cancel the NAG Drill Competition, it’s time to relax and have some fun.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

J. Lemoine
Captain
CO 809 Newark RCACS

NAG Drill Competition – Inclement Weather – Update

Looking at the latest Environment Canada forecast, although the warning is for the afternoon, freezing rain is expected to begin in the morning. I don’t want to cancel the competition, but in the interest of cadet safety, I don’t really have any other choice. Stay home, be safe, and we’ll review our options for another possible date.

J. Lemoine
Captain
CO 809 Newark RCACS

NAG Drill Competition – Inclement Weather

Good evening.

As I’m sure you’re aware, the Niagara Region is under a freezing rain warning with a high probability of this turning into an ice storm. I have received a call from one CO about travel concerns already and have put out a call to the NAG COs asking if any of them have similar considerations. I will be reviewing the responses, will check the weather forecast again at approximately 0600h (6:00am), and will make a final call about whether the competition will proceed at this point. Please be sure to check your email and the web site for updates.

J. Lemoine
Captain
CO 809 Newark RCACS

NAG Drill Competition this Saturday

What: NAG Drill Competition 2018

When: This Saturday, 14 Apr 2018. Be there no later than 0815h (8:15am) and be prepared to stay until about 1600h (4:00pm).

Where: 809 Newark HQ, Royal Elite International Academy, 1975 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON L0S 1J0. Cadets may enter via the front doors or the south parking lot entrance. Spectators are asked to park in the south parking lot and come in the south parking lot entrance. A rough map of the event can be found at the following link.

Annex B – Map

Dress: C2. Do not wear medals as these are C1 items and will count against you at uniform inspection. Come in your civilian clothes, 809 spirit wear if you have it and bring your uniform on a hanger with your boots and wedge.

When: Plan to arrive at 0815h (8:15am) for opening parade at 0830h (8:30am). Uniform inspections begin at 0845h (8:45am) and the first team will be on the parade square at 0900h (9:00am). For parents who wish to come in and see our team shine, we are team four (4), will be doing uniform inspection at 1015h (10:15am) and will hit the parade square at 1000h (10:00am).

Notes:

Bring in your shoe shining kit and a lint brush if you have one. A bit of final polishing and preparation can make all the difference when it comes to uniform inspection.

Bring a packed lunch and a water bottle. We have water on site, but will not be providing disposable bottles.

There will also be a canteen and 809’s SSC will be selling pizza for lunch as well.

Bring in something to do as there will be free time.

During free time, take the opportunity to watch the other teams during their routines. There’s a lot to be learned by observing how others do things.

Good luck!