Cadets/Parents/Guardians,
September is just around the corner and the staff and volunteers are excited to start off a new training year.
First Training Night
Our first night back is Wednesday September 4th 6:30pm-9:00pm
This first training night is important as key administration needs to be completed by the cadets, to ensure they can participate in exciting activities in September and October. Delays in completed paperwork may lead to cadets missing out on training opportunities.
Parent/Guardian Information Sessions
We will be hosting two (2) parent/guardian information sessions, one virtual and one in person.
We highly recommend you attend one, as may questions you may have as a parent/guardian of a new cadet, and overview of important activities during the year will be covered.
A follow up email with the virtual meeting invite, as well as confirmed dates for the in-person session will follow in September.
Retiring cadets/unit changes
Any cadets not returning this year must let us know by emailing the unit inbox and return all issued uniform pieces during a regular training night.
For cadets switching units, you must still return your uniforms before we release your file to the other unit.
Communications
As a reminder regarding communications:
All important information (training schedule, cancellations, timings, registrations, uniform requests) can be found on our website. Cadets and parents/guardians should be checking it weekly for updates.
If you have questions, your first point of contact should be our unit inbox which is monitored from Sept – June.
Cadets are briefed on upcoming activities every Wednesday night during our closing parade at 8:45pm. Parents/guardians picking cadets are welcome to watch and listen.
While the unit does occasionally send out reminder emails at the start, mid, and end of year on big events, we do not send out emails for every activity we conduct. The reason is that its administratively burdensome and can lead to miscommunication. That is why all the information is posted on the website.
The unit is run by volunteers and reservist CAF members. My staff and volunteers work hard on top of their full-time jobs and family commitments to deliver an excellent program. Please be mindful of this if you experience a delay in response via email.
We look forward to welcoming new and current cadets. We have a very exciting year planned!
Captain Natacha Rueda
Commanding Officer, 2784 GGFG RCACC
Canadian Armed Forces