Change to Poppy Dates

Please note that we will not be selling poppies on Thursday, November 3 anymore. If you signed up for that date, please do not attend.

REMINDER for all cadets! There will be no cadets on October 31st so enjoy Halloween and be safe!

POPPY CAMPAIGN

All cadets should have received a phone call regarding the poppy campaign to sign up for shift(s). Poppy selling is not mandatory but it does go toward your volunteer hours for high school and is a great way to represent the squadron and give back to your community and veterans. If you haven't received a phone call yet, click on Contact Us to let us know what flight you are in and we will contact you to arrange sign up.

The dates available are as follows:
Nov 1: 1800hrs - 2100hrs
Nov 2: 1800hrs - 2100hrs
Nov 5: 1000hrs - 1800hrs
Nov 8: 1800hrs - 2100hrs
Nov 9: 1800hrs - 2100hrs
Nov 10: 1800hrs - 2100hrs

The location for the Poppy Booth in the Bramalea City Center is near the information booth very close to the elevator. It is near the Bay side of the mall. The best doors to use the are the ones from the old bus station and the ones near the Dollar Store both on the Clark St. side of the mall.

REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE - MANDATORY FOR ALL CADETS!!!

The Remembrance Day Parade will take place on November 6, 2011. Cadets are asked to be dropped off at Chinguacousy Park (by the cenotaph) at 0930hrs in full dress uniform with parka and gloves. Cadets who do not have a uniform yet are asked to be in the regular black slacks, white shirts, black tie and black shoes with warm jacket. Parents can pick their cadet up in the parking lot of the Legion, branch 609 on Queen Street by Hwy 410 at around 1300hrs. Please remember to eat a hearty and healthy breakfast prior to the parade as it's a long one. There will be light refreshments at the Legion after the parade if cadets are interested.

SENIOR FTX - LEVELS 4 AND 5

Permission slip is now available for download and must be returned NLT 14 November 2011. As implied by the subject heading, this exercise is only open to levels 4 and 5 (or above). If you have any questions, please forward them through your chain of command.

Attention Level 1-3 cadets who signed up for the October Field Training Exercise (FTX)

Please print off the last page of the permission slip and submit to your flight commander on Monday, October 3, 2011. Please read through the permission slip very carefully as it contains a lot of information. Should you have any questions, please ask your flight commander. If you signed up but cannot make it due to illness or extenuating circumstances, please use the Contact Us section of the website to send a note to us. If you are late meeting the bus, the bus will not wait.

Europe 2012

Candidates attending the trip to Europe are reminded to bring their passport and OHIP (health card) to parade on Monday, October 3, 2011. If you do not have a valid passport, you need to get your application in ASAP!!

Gliding 25 Sep 2011

Cadets are reminded to print off the permission slip to bring with them to meet the buses on Sunday at 0645hrs at the squadron. Don't forget to pack a lunch and bring something to keep you occupied while you wait for your flight. Cadets are reminded that all electronic devices are brought at their own risk as the squadron will not be held responsible for any lost or stolen items. Dress of the day is casual (jeans and t-shirts, sweatshirts are fine) and a warm coat as it can get quite chilly on the flight line. Do not forget your HEALTH CARD!!! You will not attend if the card is not presented to the Duty Officer. Parents can pick their cadets up around 1630hrs at the squadron. Cadets will phone home if they arrive any earlier or later.

2011-2012 Training Year

Attention all returning cadets! Our first day of training is Monday, September 12, 2011. You will be in full-dress uniform (shirt & tie). Flight commanders will collect a list from their cadets of who requires uniform parts exchanged. Cadets will be required to download the Basic Health Questionnaire from the website, fill it out and return it to their flight commander the first night back. This is non-negotiable. Once the form has been handed in, the flight commander will distribute the Fortress Validation Form to the cadet, which is to be returned our second night back (September 19, 2011). If these forms are not handed in at opening parade on the due dates, the cadet will cease to participate until they are returned. There are far too many cadets in this squadron to be chasing individual cadets for months. Phone calls will be going home reminding cadets of this as well.

Remember! This is the first year that we will be charging the $50.00 assessment fee from the Ontario Provincial Committee (Air Cadet League of Canada). This fee is to be made payable by cash or cheque (if cheque - make payable to 758 Argus Squadron Sponsor Association). You will hand in your payment to a member of the sponsoring committee (they'll have a table set up) no later than September 19, 2011.

For those cadets who have chosen not to return to cadets this year, please send us a note via the Contact Us section advising of that and the reason for not returning. Please also arrange the return your uniform at your very earliest convenience (any Monday night, supply is open from 7pm to 9pm). We would like all the uniforms back in September so that we can issue them out again to new cadets. Uniforms must be returned CLEANED - we will not accept dirty uniforms.