03 November 2011
01 November 2011
BC Cadet Honour Band
During the spring break of 2011, I went to victoria to be a part of the 2011 B.C Cadet Honour Band. It was the best and most balanced band that I have ever worked with. I would just like to say it was the hardest 3 days of my musical life.
Over the period of 3 days, we had 8 hours of rehearsal time. We ended up playing over 20 peices in our concert! That is only 2 hours of rehearsal per song!! It was a great achievement for me to be chosen for the honour band and to play with such talented players from all around B.C.
The cadets were nice, the staff were awesome, the music was great, and the concerts just made you feel so alive. I got to experience the touring part of music and absolutely loved it. I miss it so much and can't wait for 2012 to come around the corner! Music is one of the big programs in cadets, and the music program in cadets are just fantastic!
I've been a part of cadets for 6 years now, and I have to say, have included some of the best moments of my life. There is so much the cadet program has to offer, like biathlon, music, range, sailing, deployments, and summer training. I would not be the happy person I am today without cadets.
If you're in Cadets, stay, and work hard. If you're not, JOIN! There is no other program in the whole world that is as rewarding as cadets. A little advice I would like to give to you younger cadets, attend as often and as many things as possible, be yourself, learn something new, and have fun!
PO2 T. Vo
Over the period of 3 days, we had 8 hours of rehearsal time. We ended up playing over 20 peices in our concert! That is only 2 hours of rehearsal per song!! It was a great achievement for me to be chosen for the honour band and to play with such talented players from all around B.C.
The cadets were nice, the staff were awesome, the music was great, and the concerts just made you feel so alive. I got to experience the touring part of music and absolutely loved it. I miss it so much and can't wait for 2012 to come around the corner! Music is one of the big programs in cadets, and the music program in cadets are just fantastic!
I've been a part of cadets for 6 years now, and I have to say, have included some of the best moments of my life. There is so much the cadet program has to offer, like biathlon, music, range, sailing, deployments, and summer training. I would not be the happy person I am today without cadets.
If you're in Cadets, stay, and work hard. If you're not, JOIN! There is no other program in the whole world that is as rewarding as cadets. A little advice I would like to give to you younger cadets, attend as often and as many things as possible, be yourself, learn something new, and have fun!
PO2 T. Vo
31 October 2011
October in Review
The cadets had a fun skating night at the Moody Park arena in New Westminster
Operation Jellyfish helped all of our new cadets get integrated into the Sea Cadet program and helped them along with the basics of what it is to be a cadet. Boot polishing, ironing, rank structure, and basic drill were the flavour of the weekend. We also had our annual Divisional Pumpkin carving contest. (photos on our Facebook page)
Everyone enjoyed themselves and the uniforms are coming along nicely.
The end of the evening brought Major Jim Short and the friends and family of Mr. Brian Rainbow to the deck as Mr. Rainbow became Naval Cadet Brian Rainbow and was attested into the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy as a Cadet Instructor Cadre Officer at RCSCC FRASER.
Everyone enjoyed themselves and the uniforms are coming along nicely.
The highlight of October was the Ceremonial Divisions parade! RCSCC FRASER was joined by the cadets of 637 RCACS ARROW for review by the Deputy Chief Constable of the New Westminster Police Service, Inspector Laurin Stenerson. This was a thrill for the Cadets and even more so the Officers, as Inspector Stenerson was a past FRASER Cadet! The evening was filled with presentations by the New Westminster Police on drug awareness and (the crowd favorite) the Delta Fire and Safety Service did a demonstration on emergency vehicle extraction. Yes, you guessed right, the gentlemen from the Fire department brought their truck and cut apart a car in our parking lot. It was AWESOME.
The end of the evening brought Major Jim Short and the friends and family of Mr. Brian Rainbow to the deck as Mr. Rainbow became Naval Cadet Brian Rainbow and was attested into the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy as a Cadet Instructor Cadre Officer at RCSCC FRASER. NCdt Rainbow has been a long time member of FRASER and the Officers and Cadets welcome him aboard in his new role.
23 October 2011
2011 Orca Deployment
I was accepted for a Sea Cadet deployment aboard the Grizzly 60 (an Orca Class Patoll Vessel), to live and sail upon it for over a week. At first I was concerned that I would miss too much school, and shouldn't go. I did attend, and it was most definantly worth it!
Over that week, I learned how to do many things including navigation, port and starboard look out duty, signalman duties, and how to be a part of the first response team. The Orca trip was a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work. We learned about the many small jobs around the ship, but that each job is just as important as any big job. Over the trip, I had such a great time, and met alot of friends that are so so close to me now.
One of my favorite moments was when one day, it snowed really hard and it was really foggy out. That meant that we couldn't go out cruising. Instead, we spent the whole day learning power boating, and making a grizzly snow bear.
If any of you cadets out there are looking to have a lot of fun and an amazing new experience, I would highly recomend it, because you can get so much out of this trip that you wouldn't be able to access anywhere else.
PO2 T. Vo
Over that week, I learned how to do many things including navigation, port and starboard look out duty, signalman duties, and how to be a part of the first response team. The Orca trip was a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work. We learned about the many small jobs around the ship, but that each job is just as important as any big job. Over the trip, I had such a great time, and met alot of friends that are so so close to me now.
One of my favorite moments was when one day, it snowed really hard and it was really foggy out. That meant that we couldn't go out cruising. Instead, we spent the whole day learning power boating, and making a grizzly snow bear.
If any of you cadets out there are looking to have a lot of fun and an amazing new experience, I would highly recomend it, because you can get so much out of this trip that you wouldn't be able to access anywhere else.
PO2 T. Vo
01 October 2011
JoinSeaCadets.ca Gets a new look!!
The lovely design team at Available For Hire took a look at our website, sighed, shook their head and turned it into what you see now! Beautiful graphics, easy to find documents, simple and straightforward design and best of all, it's super easy for the Officers to use! We couldn't be happier with the results!! Thank you Available For Hire!!
30 September 2011
September in Review
Rather than update you on single weekends, we are going to try monthly updates! We are back for another fantastic training year and between cadets and school work all the FRASER raiders have been very busy!!
Highlights of the month are simple, registration night and a fitness assessment for everyone and regular training has started. The Chief's and PO's weekend (Operation Starfish) was a HUGE success and integrated many new, fun activities that were excellent team builders, leadership refreshers and some general ice breakers so the newest PO2's can settle into their Mess. Everyone went home thoroughly exhausted but excited for the year to come.
The President of the Navy League of Canada, New Westminster Branch came to review the ship's Company at the Ceremonial Divisions parade in September and was impressed by the turn out.
The President of the Navy League of Canada, New Westminster Branch came to review the ship's Company at the Ceremonial Divisions parade in September and was impressed by the turn out.
28 September 2011
Who Are You
New requirements for placement of medals, name tags and Corps Crests are posted below but, what if you don't have a name tag?
In the Quarterdeck (the white box on the Parade Square) you will find a sign-up sheet for name tags. Name tags are purchased by the Cadet for $2.00 each. Please hand your money to the Commanding Officer (Lt(N) Megan St. Hilaire) as soon as possible. Your order will not be placed until the money has been received, the order will go in November 18th.
All name tags are to military standard specifications and come with regular backers. If you would like to order SuperClips, please add $1.00 to your order. What are SuperClips you ask, see the pic below on the right!
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