Army Cadet Summer Training

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Army Cadet Summer Training
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Outline

• What is Army Cadet Summer Training?
• What courses are available?
• Who can attend?
• Where is summer training conducted?
• Who conducts supervises the courses?
• How do cadets get to and from the centres?
• How do cadets apply?

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Aim of summer training

• Provide instruction and opportunities to develop
  advanced knowledge and skills in specialized
  activities
• To develop instructor/leaders for these
  activities
• To provide further opportunities to employ the
  general knowledge and skills obtained through the
  corps program.

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Categories of Training

• General Training
• Basic
• Intermediate / Instructor
• Advanced Training

2 week courses designed to introduce cadets to
summer training. 3 week courses designed to
teach the knowledge skills in specialized
activities 6 week courses designed to develop
instructor/leaders in specialized
activities Various courses designed to advance
senior cadets leadership skills
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General Training CoursesDescriptions
2 Weeks Vernon The aim of the General
Training qualification is to introduce army
cadets to the CSTC environment and specialty
training qualifications including expedition c
eremonial leadership marksmanship music sports
and fitness CF familiarization communications adv
enture training
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General Training CoursesWho can attend?

• 12 and 13 years of age (preferable)
• Completed the Green Star level
• Physically fit and in good health
• Recommended by the corps Commanding Officer and
  approved by RCSU (Pra)

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General Training CoursesCourse Dates

• General Training (2 Weeks)
• 11 July - 22 July
• 25 July - 05 Aug
• 08 Aug - 19 Aug

Course dates do not include travel days. Cadets
must be prepared to travel up to 2 days prior and
after course dates.
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Basic Expedition
• ( Vernon and Whitehorse)
• Develop expedition related specialist skills and
  knowledge that will allow cadets to participate
  in a five-day expedition, travel by canoe on flat
  water, travel by mountain bike on novice trails,
  navigate using a trail map, work as a team, and
  further develop skills learned in the Corps
  Program

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Basic Fitness and Sports
• (Cold Lake)
• Develop Fitness and Sports related specialist
  skills and knowledge that will allow cadets to
  perform the duties of a Fitness and Sports
  Assistant, follow a personal fitness routine,
  lead a warm up and cool down session, assist with
  the cadet fitness assessment, and assist with
  recreational sports

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Basic Leadership
• (Vernon)
• Develop leadership related specialist skills and
  knowledge that will allow the cadets to perform
  the role of a peer leader, lead team-building
  activities, communicate effectively within a
  leadership team, command a squad, execute rifle
  drill as a member of a squad, participate in a
  recreational summer biathlon activity

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Basic Marksman
• (Vernon and Whitehorse)
• Develop marksmanship related specialist skills
  and knowledge that will allow the cadet to
  participate in zone and regional marksmanship
  competitions, assist with mentoring junior
  cadets in marksmanship, and further develop
  marksmanship skills learned in the Corps Program

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Military Band Basic Musician
• (Penhold)
• Develop knowledge and skills in Military Band and
  to further develop music, drill and ceremonial
  and leadership knowledge and skills learned
  during the corps program and/or regionally
  directed activities

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic Courses Descriptions

• Pipe Band Basic Musician
• (Rocky Mountain)
• Develop knowledge and skills in Pipes and Drums
  and to further develop music, drill and
  ceremonial and leadership knowledge and skills
  learned during the corps program and/or
  regionally directed activities

All Basic Courses are 3 weeks long
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Basic CoursesWho can attend?

• 13 and 14 years of age (preferable)
• Completed the Red Star level
• Physically fit and in good health
• Recommended by the corps Commanding Officer and
  approved by RCSU (Pra)

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Basic CoursesCourse Dates

• Cold Lake Penhold
• Rocky Mountain Vernon
• 11 July - 29 July
• 01 August - 19 August

Whitehorse Expedition 25 July 12
August Marksmanship 4 July 22 July
Course dates do not include travel days. Cadets
must be prepared to travel up to 2 days prior and
after course dates.
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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course
Descriptions

• Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructor
• To develop individual air rifle marksmanship and
  summer biathlon specialty skills while
  reinforcing and further developing the cadets
  leadership and instructional techniques skills
  preparing the cadet to support these two
  specialty activities at the corps/squadron, CSTC
  or during regionally and/or nationally directed
  activities.

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course
Descriptions

• Drill Ceremonial Instructor
• To develop advanced drill and ceremonial related
  specialist skills and knowledge that will allow
  the cadet to perform the duties of a specialist
  instructor and team leader for ceremonial
  activities
• To further develop skills learned in the Corps
  Program

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course
Descriptions

• Expedition Instructor
• To develop expedition-related specialist skills
  and knowledge that will allow them to perform the
  duties of a specialist instructor and team leader
  during expedition training, act as a participant
  in a long-duration expedition, travel by a
  variety of means (canoe, voyageur canoe, mountain
  bike, and/or hike), perform field maintenance on
  expedition equipment (mountain bikes, stoves,
  tents, packs, water filters, etc), navigate using
  a route card, belay an abseiler, and further
  develop skills learned in the Corps Program

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course
Descriptions

• Fitness and Sports Instructor
• To develop sports and fitness-related specialist
  skills and knowledge that will allow them to
  promote physical fitness and perform the role of
  a specialist instructor and a team leader for
  fitness and sports activities conducted at the
  corps, during regionally directed activities
  and/or as a staff cadet at a CSTC

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course
Descriptions

• Fullbore Marksmanship Phase I
• To develop marksmanship-related specialist skills
  and knowledge that will allow them to compete as
  an individual in a fullbore marksmanship
  competition.

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Who can attend?

• Must have completed a Basic Course
• 14 to 16 years of age (preferable)
• Completed the Silver Star level
• Be physically fit and in good health
• Be recommended by the corps Commanding Officer
  and approved by RCSU

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Additional
Requirements

• Expedition Instructor
• CFAIP Bronze for the age group
• Fullbore Marksmanship Phase I
• Priority given to cadets who attended the Basic
  Marksmanship Course
• Pipe Band - Intermediate Musician
• Music proficiency level II
• Military Band - Intermediate Musician
• Music proficiency level Basic

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Intermediate/Instructor Courses Course Dates

• Intermediate/Instructor Courses in Connaught and
  Vernon
• 11 July - 19 August
• Intermediate/Instructor Courses in
• Whitehorse
• 04 July - 11 August

Course dates do not include travel days. Cadets
must be prepared to travel up to 2 days prior and
after course dates.
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Advanced TrainingDescriptions

• Cadet Leadership and Challenge Course
• To provide a unique advanced leadership and
  challenge development activities
• To prepare cadets to accept the responsibilities
  of leaders at Cadet Corps and Summer Training
  Centres

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Advanced TrainingDescriptions

• Fullbore Marksmanship Phase II
• The cadet will achieve the Fullbore Marksman
  Phase II qualification and will further develop
  specialist skills and knowledge that will allow
  them to compete as an individual in a fullbore
  marksmanship competition.
• This qualification is the second phase in the
  preparation and selection of cadets for
  competitive fullbore marksmanship at an
  international level.

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Advanced TrainingDescriptions

• Advanced Military Band
• Advanced Pipes and Drums
• To teach the knowledge and skills required of a
  band instructor
• To provide an opportunity to develop
  instructional skill and style
• To be capable of playing and leading in a unit
  band

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Advanced TrainingDescriptions

• Parachutist Course
• To Qualify as a CF Basic Military Parachutist
• RCACC National Rifle Team
• To provide the opportunity to compete in
  National/ International large bore competitions
• To introduce cadets the the British Army Cadet
  Training Program
• To participate in cultural activities

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Advanced TrainingDescriptions
Outward Bound Scotland Scotland Outward Bound
Wales Wales Maple Leaf Exchange England ACE
Exchanges Australia Cayman Islands
South Korea United States
To develop leadership skills To be introduced to
the Cadet or Military programs of host
countries To participate in cultural activities
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Advanced TrainingWho can attend?
15 to 17 years of age (Cadet Leadership and
Challenge, Fullbore marksmanship Phase II,
Advanced Musician Courses) 16 years of age (all
other Advanced Courses) Meet the requirements of
CATOs 40-01 and 42-05 Priority given if
completed CLI series course Be recommended by
the Corps CO Be nominated by RCSU Be approved
by the Directorate of Cadets
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Advanced TrainingWho can attend?
Must have completed Silver Star
Level Fullbore Marksmanship Phase II Gold
Star Advanced Military Band Advanced Pipes
and Drums NSCE Cadet Leadership and Challenge
Course Outward Bound (Scotland, Wales) Maple
Leaf Exchange (England) RCAC National Rifle
Team Basic Parachutist ACE (All)
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Advanced TrainingAdditional Requirements
Advanced Band Qualified Proficiency Level II
Advanced Pipes Drums Qualified Proficiency
Level III
Leadership Challenge Minimum CFAIP Bronze
-for age group Able to swim with a PFD
Parachutist Passed Para PT Test Meet CF medical
standards
RCAC National Rifle Team Minimum CFAIP Bronze
-for age group Functional in English Selected
from previous course
Exchanges Fitness standard IAW CATO
42-05 Functional in English
Fullbore Marksmanship Phase II Selected from
previous course
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Advanced TrainingCourse Dates
Fullbore Marksmanship Phase II 11 July - 19
August Maple Leaf Exchange Outward Bound
Wales Outward Bound Scotland 27 Jun - 5 August
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Advanced TrainingCourse Dates
RCAC National Rifle Team Parachutist Course
TBD Cadet Leadership and Challenge Course 11
July - 19 August ACE Exchanges 10 Jul - 1 Aug
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Where is summer trainingconducted?
Vernon, British Columbia Located in the interior
of BC on the north end of the Okanagan valley.
The training centre is located in the city of
Vernon Most cadets are housed dormitory style in
permanent barracks with all bedding provided.
Cadets on the Basic Course will be housed in 6
man tents (CF Modular) with electricity Additiona
l facilities include games room, canteen,
internet cafe, cadet bank, church, medical
inspection room
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Where is summer trainingconducted?
Whitehorse, Yukon Located at Boyle Barracks
which is 20 km south of Whitehorse Most cadets
are housed dormitory style in permanent barracks
with all bedding provided. Some cadets will be
housed in 6 man tents (CF Modular) with
electricity Additional facilities include
canteen, cadet bank, medical inspection room
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Where is summer trainingconducted?
Cochrane, Alberta (Rocky Mountain
NACSTC) Located in the Rocky Mountain Forest
Reserve 100 Km NW of Calgary and 45 km NW of
Cochrane A new facility built in 1999. All
cadets are housed in eight person rooms in
permanent barracks with all bedding
provided Additional facilities include canteen,
cadet banking, medical inspection room, internet
access
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Where is summer trainingconducted?

• Cold Lake, Alberta
• Located in the Rocky Mountain Forest Reserve 100
  Km NW of Calgary and 45 km NW of Cochrane
• Cadets are housed in 2 or 4 person rooms in
  permanent barracks with all bedding provided
• Additional facilities include canteen, cadet
  banking, medical inspection room, internet access

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Where is summer trainingconducted?

• Penhold, Alberta
• Located 5 Km from Red Deer, Alberta between
  Calgary and Edmonton
• Cadets are housed in dormitory style rooms in
  permanent barracks with all bedding provided.
• Additional facilities include canteen, cadet
  banking, medical inspection room, internet access

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Where is summer trainingconducted?
Connaught, Ontario Located 20 km north of
downtown Ottawa on the Ottawa River All cadets
are housed in 6 person modular tents with all
bedding provided Additional facilities include
canteen, cadet bank, medical inspection room
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Who conducts and supervises the courses?
Cadet Instructor Cadre (CIC) Officers staff the
summer training centres Senior cadets are also
employed as staff cadets to assist with
supervision and instruction The ratio of Officer
to Cadet is approximately 110
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How do cadets get to and from the training
centres?
All transportation is organized and paid for by
DND Cadets may travel by bus, commercial air,
or DND air Cadets are escorted or met on all
legs of their journey If parents request special
transportation arrangements, they may be
financially responsible The dates listed are
course dates and cadets may travel up to two days
prior and following the course dates
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How do cadets apply?
ALL cadets will complete the same application
form (General Training, Basic, Intermediate/Instru
ctor, Advanced Courses, and staff
cadet). There is a new application form and a
new process this year. Any additional
information you may require is available from
your corps staff.
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How are cadets selected?
COs review each cadets application and
prioritises them Applications are entered in to
Fortress Applications are reviewed by RCSU (Pra)
Winnipeg Cadets are course loaded in order of
the priority list provided however, there are
limited positions available (positions are
created at Summer Training Centres for 30 of
cadets enrolled) corps are notified which cadets
are selected by 1 April
Not all cadets will get the opportunity to attend
summer training. Selection is based on
performance at the corps.
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Completing the Application
Every year cadets are not selected because of an
incomplete application. Please read the
application thoroughly. Here are some specific
items to pay particular attention to
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Completing the Application
Additional Information If you do not know the
information required check with the corps staff.
They can provide the information available in
Fortress or your personal folder. Medical Health
Changes If your medical information has changed
or you have not completed the medical health
questionnaire this training year you must let the
corps staff know. The medical information must
be the most current available.
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Completing the Acceptance and Consent From
There is a new form this year. Once you have
been selected you will receive from your corps an
Acceptance and Consent Form. There are some
specific items to pay particular attention to
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Completing the Acceptance and Consent From
It is extremely important that you check all the
information on this form to make sure it is
correct. Make any corrections necessary. Ensure
that all other sections of the form are completed
including Leave pass restrictions Alternate
Family or Friend Contact Cadet
signature Parent Signature
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Application due date?
15 February 2011 Any applications entered after
this date will still be considered, however they
will be placed at the bottom of the priority list
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Contacts

• Please direct any questions to our corps contact
• Insert your corps contact information

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