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Issue # 18

Week of March 8, 2015

Cadets of The Week

151 Squadron’s Annual  Mess Dinner

The dinner is one of the highlights of the Squadron’s training year and this year we have not only more cadets but a renowned guest speaker. 

The tariff is $20.00 per adult and $18 per cadet/child and tickets are available on Monday at the school.

LAC Promotions

Last week the squadron promoted the cadets from the first Recruit Course to the rank of Leading Air Cadet. Congratulations!

Weekly Cadet Activities 

Date	Day	Month	Activity	Location	Time
9	Mon	Mar	Regular Training	Central Collegiate	1830 – 2200 hrs
10	Tues	Mar	Rifle Team Practice	Squadron HQ	1830 – 2130 hrs
11	Wed	Mar	Drill Team	Squadron HQ	1900 – 2130 hrs
11	Wed	Mar	Boot Shining	Squadron HQ	1900 – 2130 hrs
12	Thurs	Mar	Non Comp Band	Squadron HQ	1900 – 2100 hrs
12	Thurs	Mar	Competition  Band	Lviv Hall	1900 – 2130 hrs
13	Fri	Mar	Movie Night  “The Great Escape”	Squadron HQ	1830-TBD
14	Sat	Mar	No Cadets	No Cadets	No Cadets
15	Sun	Mar	No Cadets	No Cadets	No Cadets

For details of the Squadron’s many activities please review the squadron

calendar by following this link :

https://www.chadburn.org/activity-calendar-2

Where Are They Now ?

Our squadron has been fortunate to have had an outstanding piper as one of the cadets in our squadron. The piper David Chandler has now graduated from the cadet program but as a member of our band his skill and talent brought a new and emotional sound to our Squadron’s band performances. Presently he is serving with the Prince Of Wales Regiment in Kingston as an Infantry Army Reservist while he completes his studies at Queen’s University in Kingston.

Last summer he played with the band of the Governor General’s Foot Guards on Parliament Hill. In April this year he will again be transferring back to Ottawa to rejoin the Ceremonial Guard. The main tasking’s for the foot guards are the Changing of the Guard on the Hill as well as ceremonies at the War Memorial and Rideau Hall.  In the photos you can see him performing with our band as well as how he appeared when parading in Ottawa.

 

A Surprise Visit

Last Monday two of our recent graduates attended the squadron’s closing parade. The first is 2Lt. Kelly who is currently undergoing flight training with the Air Force. The other is OCdt Singh who is attending  Royal Military College Saint-Jean PQ where he is enrolled in the aerospace engineering program. As readers can see their attendance sparked considerable interest with numerous cadets and parents coming over to chat with them about their military careers.

Royal Order of the Glassy Boot

The following cadets have all been accepted as full members in the special and exclusive society

known  as the “Royal Order of the Glassy Boot.”

WO1/WO2	WO1 Bliss	WO2 Boyden	WO2 Hembruff	WO2 Lloyd, D
	WO2 Shaw	WO2 Sheppard
FSGT	FSgt Barton	FSgt Brandow	FSgt Dellipizzi	FSgt Gagnon
	FSgt Katzer	FSgt Lloyd, A	FSgt O’Brien	FSgt Sam
	FSgt Travis
SGT	Sgt Abraham	Sgt Annis	Sgt Carson	Sgt Davies
	Sgt Hewett	Sgt Kennedy	Sgt Loyst	Sgt Mejia
	Sgt Milne	Sgt Nemeth	Sgt Singh
FCPL	FCpl Alleyne	FCpl Chandler	FCpl Hancock	FCpl Hayes
	FCpl Katzer	FCpl Sealy	FCpl Talhouk
CPL	Cpl Anthony	Cpl Garriock	Cpl Rabjohn

Cadets wishing to apply for membership must first be approved by the Squadron Warrant Officer,

then we will post their name here in our newsletter.

Our Ski Day Mount St. Louis Moonstone

Up Coming Cadet Activities

Day	Month	Activity	Location
28	Mar	Zone 16 Air Rifle Comp	R.S. McLaughlin Armories
29	Mar	Mess Dinner	Lviv Ukrainian Hall
5	Apr	Easter Egg Hunt	Oshawa Airport
12	Apr	Gliding	Mountainview
12	Apr	Spring Training	Ganaraska Forest
16-19	Apr	Fund Raising (Tagging)	City of Oshawa
25	Apr	EOA Band Comp	Kingston
30	May	Canadian International Military Tattoo	Hamilton

“Achievement Points” A Cadet Incentive Program

Not everyone who follows the Dispatch may know what we mean when we mention “Achievements” .  Each time a cadet participates in a band practice, a sports parade, air rifle shooting, tagging or other cadet activity he or she is awarded a point providing that the activity does not require a fee. These points are then added up and published for all cadets to see. The objective is to provide a positive incentive for cadets to become involved in all of the many activities that take place at 151.

However there is one way that a cadet can lose points and that occurs when a cadet does not report that they will be absent from a regular Monday evening training parade.

This program is unique in the cadet system and it has been in use at the Squadron for many years. It does have one other important function and that is it gives the staff a positive reference when evaluating cadets for awards or when selecting cadets for participation at a summer camp or a year end trip.

Here is a current list of the points attained by the top 70 cadets

SGT	Milne	Tanya	130	AC	Rowan	Selena	57
SGT	Abraham	Christoper	124	SGT	Kennedy, B	Brooke	54
FCPL	McDougall	Robert	102	AC	Lloyd, C	Caitlin	57
WO2	Sheppard	Samantha	99	AC	Fava, S	Saccara	57
SGT	Singh, M	Muskaan	99	FCPL	Mbuyi, M	Michelline	57
SGT	Carson	Alexandra	98	FSGT	O’Brien	Marissa	55
FSGT	Medina	Brandon	95	FCPL	Sealy	Rochelle	55
FCPL	Lloyd, Del	Delaney	94	CPL	Mbuyi, O	Onassis	55
SGT	Hancock, Jas	Jasmine	92	CPL	Shewchuk, K	Kyle	55
FSGT	Brandow	Christina	91	CPL	Wardell	Behlen	54
FSGT	Flanagan-Dellipizzi, E	Emma	91	SGT	Annis	Madeleine	53
WO2	Shaw	James	88	WO2	Boyden, A	Adam	53
SGT	Hewett	Bradley	83	SGT	Nemeth	Nicholas	53
FCPL	Fava, J	Jacob	81	FSGT	Barton, R	Roman	52
FSGT	White-Travis	Cory	80	FSGT	Gagnon	Nicolas	51
FCPL	Chandler	Fiona	82	AC	Lang	Ethan	54
SGT	Mejia, P	Paula	79	FCPL	Lake	Katelyn	50
WO1	Bliss	Ryan	78	CPL	Zubiri, J	John	50
FCPL	Hancock, Jes	Jessica	77	FCPL	Zubiri, P	Peter	48
CPL	Hayes	Iliana	74	SGT	Loyst	Andrew	48
SGT	Davies	Kaitlyn	70	FCPL	Massey	Zackary	48
WO2	Lloyd, Dec	Declan	71	FCPL	Maung	Matthew	46
CPL	Rabjohn	Nicole	69	FCPL	Stuart	Gregory	49
WO2	Hembruff	Amanda	62	FCPL	Flanagan-Dellipizzi,	Noah	46
FSGT	Lloyd, A	Andrew	65	CPL	Mahadeo	Ravi	48
FSGT	Sam, D	Desiree	61	SGT	Sigus	Bryce	47
FSGT	DeMille	Russell	62	AC	Boyden, E	Emily	46
FCPL	Mbuyi, J	Jean-Claude	63	CPL	Kabeya	Daniel	46
FCPL	Anthony	Marcus	62	AC	PATERSON	EMMA	47
CPL	Kennedy, H	Hunter	61	CPL	McCullough	William	44
FCPL	Suen	Rebecca	59	FSGT	Katzer, K	Kyle	41
AC	ROWAN	SELENA	57	AC	Chen, J	Jevin	41
SGT	Kennedy, B	Brooke	54	SGT	Contre	Felixpier	40

Thoughts From the Treadmill

I had the pleasure of sitting on the NCO Course interview boards on Sunday.  Although it was an extremely long day for the cadets and staff alike, I for one was very satisfied with the results.  These cadets have been participating in the Senior NCO Course for 8 weeks including today and the results are very promising.  I truly feel that the future leaders of the Squadron are up to the task of filling whatever gaps appear in the coming years.  Congratulations to all cadets who completed the course.  I would like to thank all of the staff who came out so often to run the course and to the 26 staff that came out for the testing weekend.  The professionalism, esprit de corps and knowledge of the senior NCO Course candidates is due in no small part to your participation.

I would also like to recognize the great work of the Warrant Officers and Flight Sergeants in helping to organize and run the course.

I received an email earlier this week from Mr. Brooks, the Chairman of our Sponsoring Committee from the Rotary Club of Oshawa. For many years the Rotary Club of Oshawa has provided a $1000 Scholarship for post- secondary education.  This scholarship will be awarded to the cadet who best demonstrates Rotary’s Four Way Test which is.

· Is it the truth?

· Is it fair to all concerned?

· Will it build goodwill and better friendship?

· Will it be beneficial to all concerned?

Any qualified cadet is encouraged to apply.  A letter from the applicant (approximately 300 words) is to be submitted summarizing their cadet career as it pertains to the Four Way Test, which post- secondary institutions they have applied to and outlining their career goals.  Each applicant will have a brief interview with a panel of Rotarians and a staff member.  It is important that cadets compose their letter around the Four Way Test.  In previous years some of the applicants have lost points for not staying with this theme.  During the interview, cadets will be judged on uniform, deportment, general knowledge and squadron activities.

Award of the Scholarship will not receive final approval until confirmation of registration at a university or college has been received.  Such proof is not required upon application.

It is Rotary’s intention to present the award at the Annual Inspection.

The cutoff date for applications will be April 20^th 2015.  Interviews will be scheduled shortly after that.

If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please speak to me personally.

That’s all for now.

Stay Safe and Have a Great Week.

Major Bliss

“Rules of the Air”

Some practical thoughts and comments regarding the world of aviation.

“Always try to keep the number of landings you make equal to the number of take offs you’ve made”

Aviation Photo Of the Week

Marie Marvingt

First Female Pilot to Fly in Military Combat Worldwide, 1915

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Marie Marvingt (1875-1963) was the 3rd woman in France and worldwide to obtain a pilot licence and the first, worldwide, to fly an aircraft in military combat. Nicknamed the ‘fiancée of danger’, Marie was already a very experienced pilot when WWI began. Nonetheless, she started to serve her country in the trenches, gun in hands, disguised as a man. However, she was uncovered and sent home. Determined to serve, she became a war nurse before leveraging her relationships to access air combat airplanes. In 1915, she became the first woman worldwide to complete an airborne combat mission when she bombed a German military barrack in Metz, occupied territory. She was recognized for her heroism with a Croix de guerre with palms.

After the war, Marie Marvingt dedicated the rest of her life to the development of medical flight evacuation. She is recognized worldwide as the ‘mother’ of that discipline. The holder of 34 medals, she is the most decorated woman in the world. Upon turning 80, she earned one last pilot licence, a helicopter pilot licence.

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