Holiday - Christmas Day
2023-12-25 | ontario
Stat Holiday

Holiday - Boxing Day
2023-12-26 | ontario

Drill Team Practice
2023-12-27 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Toronto) | ontario
Practice will be held from 1500-1800hrs on Wed 27th, and after that will be joining movie night with the unit (1830-2100). Please bring a water bottle, your wedge and parade boots with you, as well as anything you might need for the film afterwards. If you can’t make it out that is completely fine, there will be another practice in the future.

Fun Event – Movie @ Armoury Night!
2023-12-27 18:30 - 21:00 | ontario
Working on a fun optional event for this evening.

Wait – we figured it out:

http://www.296aircadets.com/fun-event-movie-armoury/

Holiday - New Years Day
2024-01-01 | ontario

Band Practice
2024-01-09 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-16 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-01-30 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-06 18:00 - 20:00, 2024-02-13 18:00 - 20:00 | ontario

Regular Training
2024-01-10 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – FTU C5

CANCELLED - Friday Night Drop in Sports
2024-01-12 18:30 - 21:00 | ontario
AND IT”S CANCELLED DUE TO THE STORM WARNING.

Come out and play sports! Basketball, some volleyball or dodgeball.

Bring a water bottle.
Non marking running shoes.
Sports clothes ( no uniforms)
Your valid and up to date health card.

1830h to 2100h.

NEW Location for Friday Sports

St Elizabeth School
50 Adler Drive, Cambridge
(Adler Drive is in Hespeler, and is off of Cooper and Ellis)

Effective Speaking Practice
2024-01-15 19:00 - 21:00 | ontario
Cadets participating in effective speaking will meet in person at Armoury Tonight.
We’ll be upstairs ( the Army cadets will be there for their regular training night, so be polite and friendly)

Dress – Civies

Bring a water bottle.

Participants – you’ll be working on your improptu speech skills, but also working on a speech you have prepared.
Review the classroom announcements for details from Wo2 R Patel regarding:

Regular Training
2024-01-17 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – FTU

We will be holding a short information night for those prospective cadets on the waiting list to join.
They have been sent an e-mail, it will begin at 1900h.

Regular night of training for all other cadets – this will include a briefing on what to expect for the upcoming Field Training Weekend at the end of the month.

SSC / Parent Meeting - Field Trg Specific meeting.
2024-01-17 20:00 - 20:30 | ontario
Short meeting at 2000h to discuss what we’ll be doing to support the field training weekend.

Level Five Workshop
2024-01-20 - 2024-01-21 | ontario
PO 513 Workshops WO 2023_2024

Reminder – L5 cadet attending – you have been e-mailed the TEAMS link to attend ( Sent this week)

Timing are 0800-1530h both days. You will have time for breaks.

Open to cadets in L5 whom have not yet attended a L5 workshop.
This is an ONLINE training course.
It will run during the day 0800-1700h approx.
Cadets must be pre-registered, and will receive information to attend via Cadet365

Dress – C3
( Tunic, shirt, tie, no medals)

Effective Speaking
2024-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 | ontario
practice at armoury

CANCELLED - Band Practice
2024-01-23 18:00 - 20:00 | ontario
Due to the extreme weather called for tonight, adn out of an abundance of caution, no band tonight.

See post from CI Malik on what to practice in your warm homes tonight.

Regular Training
2024-01-24 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – FTU

Winter Field Training Weekend
2024-01-26 17:30 - 2024-01-28 15:30 | ontario
Details published on Sqn message board.

Link to Event Activity Sheet
EAS – 2024 Winter FTX

Link to briefing and Kit list on message board:

https://www.296aircadets.com/2024-winter-field-training-kit-list/

See what we did in 2023

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.557648909721905&type=3

Regular Training - Winter Recruits begin training
2024-01-31 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Current cadets – Dress- FTU / if no FTU blue sqn shirt / dark pants.
Our cadets will be continuing in the Paper Aircraft Manufacture Open-Invitational Competition.

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New Recruits:
Final group of cadets for year will begin training.
They should be dressed in white shirt and dark pants.
Please be there at 1830 with your paperwork:
This includes:

having completed the online application
having completed the forms in the recruiting envelope
having your supporting docs, as mentioned in the online app.

Drop in Sports
2024-02-02 18:30 - 21:00 | St Elizabeth School, 50 Adler Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 4B7, Canada
Come out and play sports! Basketball, some volleyball or dodgeball.

Bring a water bottle.
Non marking running shoes.
Sports clothes ( no uniforms)
Your valid and up to date health card.

1830h to 2100h.

NEW Location for Friday Sports

St Elizabeth School
50 Adler Drive, Cambridge
(Adler Drive is in Hespeler, and is off of Cooper and Ellis)

Access via side door by portable.
Note- we have to leave door locked, and cannot hear or see the door from gym. We’ll be there 1830-1845 to let cadets in.

Regular Training with CO's parade
2024-02-07 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – C1 Blues
If no Blues – C5 FTU.
If no FTU or a new recruit- White shirt / dark pants.

Parent meeting ( held monthly) at 1900h.

all parents are encouraged to attend the CO’s parade.
Several cadets will be promoted and receiving other awards:

https://www.296aircadets.com/upcoming-promotions-medal-presentations/

Drop in Sports
2024-02-09 18:30 - 21:00 | St Elizabeth School, 50 Adler Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 4B7, Canada
Come out and play sports! Basketball, some volleyball or dodgeball.

Bring a water bottle.
Non marking running shoes.
Sports clothes ( no uniforms)
Your valid and up to date health card.

1830h to 2100h.

NEW Location for Friday Sports

St Elizabeth School
50 Adler Drive, Cambridge
(Adler Drive is in Hespeler, and is off of Cooper and Ellis)
Access is via the side door by the portables.

Competition Day
2024-02-10 07:00 - 17:15 | ontario
SportsADAOpsO
Pick up at Armoury – Return to Armoury.
Dress – sports clothes.
Bring – health card, water bottle, money for canteen, snacks

Early details.

Sports clothes, must bring white and dark shirts.

Carry indoor/gym sports shoes into building (do not wear them)

Drill team brings wedge and boots only (not full uniform)

Bus will pick us up at the Armoury. They still have not given us times, but let’s assume 0700 Saturday, departure from Elmira is 1630, arrival at Cambridge Armoury 1715.

Bring usual stuff (health card, money for canteen, refillable water bottle) Food is provided but I would still recommend they bring food as well.

Effective Speaking Practice
2024-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | ontario
Cadets participating in effective speaking will meet in person at Armoury Tonight.
We’ll be upstairs ( the Army cadets will be there for their regular training night, so be polite and friendly)

Dress – Civies

Bring a water bottle.

Participants – you’ll be working on your improptu speech skills, but also working on a speech you have prepared.
Review the classroom announcements for details from Wo2 R Patel regarding.

Regular Training
2024-02-14 18:30 - 21:15 | ontario
Dress – C5 FTU
New Recruits – White shirt / dark pants.

Note – this night has the Level three Aviation test scheduled.
Study guides for L3 and L4 can be found here, in about the middle of the page:
» CADET RESOURCES (296aircadets.com)

Drop In Sports
2024-02-16 18:30 - 21:00 | St Elizabeth School, 50 Adler Drive, Cambridge, Ontario, N3C 4B7, Canada
Come out and play sports! Basketball, some volleyball or dodgeball.

Bring a water bottle.
Non marking running shoes.
Sports clothes ( no uniforms)
Your valid and up to date health card.

1830h to 2100h.

NEW Location for Friday Sports

St Elizabeth School
50 Adler Drive, Cambridge
(Adler Drive is in Hespeler, and is off of Cooper and Ellis)

Access via side door by portable.

Pilot Selection Exam
2024-02-17 12:00 - 14:00 | ontario
Cadets whom are continuing with their success at Ground School will next have to write and in person exam.

This will be done Sat Feb 17.
Capt Mitchell should be there by 12. Exam begins at 1230h.

Holiday - Family Day
2024-02-19 | ontario
