This afternoon I attended the 365 Lloyd "Sparky" Ament Air Cadet Squadron Annual Seremonial Review and Change of Command 10 Year Anniversary 2004-2014. It was an afternoon celebrating the accomplishments of more than 30 young men and women involved with the Air Cadet Squadron.
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| March Past. May 24, 2014 |
The Review is the second I have attended as Mayor and is formal (civialians can be casual). Many guests attended including the Legion, the Cadet League, and S/Sgt Buxley of the RCMP (I assume he was swimming in his boots by the end of the afternoon).
The afternoon activities included: an inspection (I was a part of the group inspecting), a March Past (just as it reads), some demonstrations, awards, a couple of comments from the visiting retired Major, Chris LaClare, who helped form the squadron ten years ago, the Captain, Ian Kehrer, and Cadet League Representatives, the Campbells, changing of command, change of command March Past, Advance in Review (another type of March Past, a General Salute, the departure of the Reviewing Officer, and then dismissal. Fortunately, given the heat, none of the Cadets did a face plant into the asphalt.
Staff who help the Cadets throughout the year include: Capt Ian Kehrer, Capt Monty Shepherd, Lt B Hahn, 2Lt D. Vass, and Civilian Instructor Jeff Vass. It takes a lot of work by both the staff and parents to make the squadron a success.
The Cadets did:
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| Target Shooting. May 24, 2014 |
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| Survival Demo. May 24, 2014 |
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| Survival Demo with Fire. May 24, 2014 |
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| First Aid Demo. May 24, 2014 |
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| Band, May 24, 2014 |
Of course there are the other exercises one associates with a military Cadet program.
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| Colour Guard, May 24, 2014 |
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| Preparing to March. May 24, 2014 |
Today was special because the squad is graduating one commander and replacing him with a new one.
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| Changing Command. May 24, 2014 |
And finally, their fearless Commanding Officer Capt Ian Kehrer who found unstable snow in his Cadet days, giving an address to the squad and their supporters.
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| Captain's Address. May 24, 2014 |
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