First day of school tomorrow and first night back at Cadets this WEDNESDAY 9 Sep 15 at the Old Virgil Public School.

• Dress: WOII, FSgt, Sgt are in C2B; and FCpl, Cpl, LAC are in C4A
  (check the website under CADETS – DRESS REGULATIONS – to look that up so you’re wearing the right order)

• Timings: 615pm the building is open. Opening parade at 630pm. Closing parade at 9pm. Building closed at 930pm
• Registration paperwork: PARENTS of RETURNING CADETS – please bring the following into the building with you when you drop-off or pick-up your cadet:
  • Health Card
  • $150.00 cash or cheque registration fee
  • Attendance Fee cheques
  • ALL DETAILS HERE: Air Cadet Planner 2015-16 RETURNING cadet (READ and print a copy for yourself if you’d like one)
• Registration paperwork: PARENTS of NEW CADETS – please bring the following into the building with you when you drop-off or pick-up your cadet:
  • Health Card
  • Birth Certificate
  • $150.00 cash or cheque registration fee
  • Attendance Fee cheques
  • ALL DETAILS HERE: Air Cadet Planner 2015-16 NEW CADETS (new cadets will be given a paper copy upon registration)
  • Your cadet can come dressed as they are, or in: black pants, a white collared shirt (tie optional) and black shoes. That will become their required dress until they receive their uniform – about 4-6 weeks after the registration process is complete.
• CO’s Policies 2015-16 – there will be copies available for you to sign with the Sponsoring Committee Chairman/Treasurer and the Administration Officer (or you can print and bring in your own). PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY THEY ARE REVISED FROM LAST YEAR! All parents will be required to sign the policies (both returning and new cadets) for EACH cadet.
• Don’t forget: this weekend is the first Bottle Drive: Sat 12 Sep at the VanNoort Greenhouses (corner of Hunter and Creek Rds) 0900 hrs to 1600 hrs – we need ALL hands on deck: parents to drive and sort, and cadets to collect and load the trucks. Lunch is provided.

• Level 3-5 Cadets – we will transition from the Bottle Drive to the NCO Trg Joint Trg Day with 79 Sqn immediately following. Dinner and breakfast and lunch the next day, will be provided for you. You will be completed training by NLT 1600hrs Sunday 13 Sep. Kit list will be distributed this Wednesday night.

We hope you are enjoying the last two weeks of summer vacation.  The Sponsors and Staff have been working through the summer to make some important updates to the training area and calendar of events. We know you’ll like them!

We start cadet training on Wednesday the 9th of September at 630pm at the Old Virgil Public School (same as last year). Dress for the first Wednesday back is UNIFORM: SUMMER C2-B. This night is for new and returning cadets.

Our Welcome BBQ for everyone is the following Wednesday, the 16th September at 630pm. Bring your parents, siblings and friends (especially those who want to join the best youth program in town!)

Registration fee of $150.00 is due at this time. Your first night – cheques to be made payable to 809 Newark Squadron Air Cadets. PARENTS: new this year – you MUST bring in the cheque/cash directly to our Sponsor Treasurer. You will be given a receipt (to be used for the Child Fitness Tax Credit). You will be issued your Lottery Tickets at this time as well.  No cash/cheques are to be sent with cadets or given to Staff Members. If you have questions about this new policy, please speak with the Commanding Officer on a Wednesday night.

SEPTEMBER TRAINING UPDATE:

BOTTLE DRIVE: mark your calendars NOW! The Fall bottle drive is SATURDAY the 12th of September. We will need EVERYONE for the WHOLE day. Timings: 9am-4pm. Dress: Sqn t-shirt, ball cap (we have these for those who did not receive one), jeans and cadet parka depending on the weather. Lunch is provided. PARENTS: we need drivers to help pick up bottles and to sort and load them to the Beer Store for return.

NCO TRG WKND WITH 79 SQN: for the Level 3-5‘s we have a NEW activity this year. Following the completion of the bottle drive on the 12th, we will be having an NCO trg day with 79 Port Colbourne Squadron at our LHQ. So bring your sleeping bag and pillow, and join us for a sleepover and some fun and challenging activities to get you ready for your transition into your new leadership roles at the squadron. The program will run from 4pm on Saturday the 12th of September to 4pm on Sunday the 13th of September. Please plan to attend!