A hearty congratulations to our Commanding Officer on her well-earned promotion to Major. This senior officer rank is somewhat uncommon amongst cadet units at a local level, and CIC officers in general. The promotion reflects Maj Angel’s outstanding leadership and the strong performance of the Squadron.
Congratulations, Maj Angel!
Updated: 1 Aug 20 @1300h. Cadets late-loaded onto the Web Programming course (A_Programming_2E).
The majority of cadets who applied have now been course loaded for Virtual CTC training. Most cadets received their first choice, although some cadets were loaded to their second or third choices. Some cadets are loaded on multiple courses, and some cadets may not have been loaded onto the specific serial requested (but are still loaded to the course they wanted).
A full list of 918 Griffon Squadron cadets who have been course loaded is available, organized by course and organized by cadet last name. Cadets who applied for Virtual CTC Courses are advised to review the course load list to confirm what course(s) they are attending.
All cadets course loaded should have already received an initial email that outlines Virtual CTC Course IT login information. That email includes instructions on how to sign up and join the virtual platforms being used for their course. For most cadets, this platform is Microsoft Teams, via a unique cadet login (administered by Shared Services Canada, GC Collaboration Team). Additional details regarding IT information for Virtual CTC courses is available.
Cadets may still apply for Virtual CTC courses this summer, and applications will continue to be accepted until the courses have been fully loaded, or until 4 weeks into Virtual CTC (whichever comes first). If you are unable to participate, there will be an attempt to record most sessions of most courses. Technical limitations are still being sorted, but there is an intent to allow future / later viewing.
If you have questions about Virtual CTC course loading, your first point of contact is Capt Hunter, who is 918 Sqn’s summer contact officer. From there, your inquiry may be further directed for more accurate information.
As announced in CANCDTGEN 021/20, the official Cadet & Junior Canadian Rangers Mobile Application (CJCR App) has entered the Beta phase. Current cadets and stakeholders will be able to utilize the app to receive updates from Formation leadership, access to social media feeds, as well as access a variety of resources.
Details on how to download and install the CJCR App are in the CANCDTGEN.
Updated: 29 Jun @1510h. New email address for course registration! If you previously submitted an email registration to the old address, forward the original email to the new address so that your timestamp is retained.
5-weeks of summer training activities!
Cadets will be able to take five weeks of distance learning activities during the summer, for about two to three hours per week. The choice of the 22 activities is posted in the Virtual CTC Catalogue on the Cadets Canada Facebook Notes, and can also be viewed as a PDF.
Registration for these activities will open on Monday, 29 June at 1100hrs EST and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. Applications received before this time will not be accepted. In order for cadets to register for these activities, Cadets will need to send an email to their Regional Cadet Support Unit (RCSU) at the email address below, with the following information:
• Last Name
• First Name
• Corps / Squadron Number
• Corps / Squadron element
• Name of the activity you wish to register for.
• Dates of serial you wish to register for.
• The language you would like the activity delivered in;
• Phone number (will be used as a second factor authentication for your online account)
• A email address that the cadet has access to; and
• Instrument selection, for cadets registering for the music course
Cadets must send an email with the above information to the following address: RCSU Northwest, VCTCRegistrationNW@Cadets.gc.ca VCTCRegistrationNorthWest@cadets.gc.ca
Cadets’ email must be send from their personal email address or an email that they can access. A parent email, that the cadet cannot access, should not be used.
Cadets may apply for up to three different choices. Please clearly rank your selections in order of desire/priority in your email. Cadets may be registered in more than one course concurrently, but additional registrations will depend on overall demand and individual course demand.
For the music course, music level testing will be available at the end of the summer.
All courses are open to all elements (i.e. an Air Cadet can take the Naval Communications Course).
Course badges will not be awarded for these Virtual CTC courses.
Cadets will be contacted once they are loaded on an activity, and provided instructions on how to log in to the learning tools required to participate in the activity.
The following is a list of presentations made during our virtual awards ceremony on Wed 17 Jun.
Congratulations!
| Awards | 2020 Recipient |
| Top Instructor | FSgt Cecilia Chen |
| Top Bandsperson | FCpl Owen Song |
| Top Drill Team Member | FCpl John Grey |
| Outstanding Proficiency Level One Cadet | LAC Christina Li |
| Outstanding Proficiency Level Two Cadet | Cpl Kim Nguyen |
| Outstanding Proficiency Level Three Cadet | FCpl Julian Tan |
| Outstanding Proficiency Level Four Cadet | Sgt Heidi Leung |
| Outstanding Proficiency Level Five Cadet | WO2 Shuyao Qin |
| Outstanding First Year Cadet | AC Emily Chow |
| Top Junior NCO | FCpl Stephanie Tan |
| Top Dress Drill and Deportment | FCpl Katherine Archer |
| Heart of the Griffon Award | Sgt Bettina Granda |
| Top Overall Cadet | WO2 Shuyao Qin |
| Top Flight | Thunderbird |
| Unsung Hero | CI Joshua Wong |
| Medals | 2020 Recipient |
| Royal Canadian Legion Medal of Excellence | WO1 Valerie Leung |
| Lord Strathcona Trust Fund Medal | Sgt Bettina Granda |
Updated: 16 Jun. Additional clarity WRT cadet participation instructions.
918 Griffon Squadron will be hosting a Virtual Awards Ceremony on Wed 17 Jun to celebrate the achievements of cadets during this training year. In addition to the presentation of annual awards and medals, end of year promotions and qualifications will also be announced.
Please join us on Wed 17 Jun beginning at 1900h.
For cadets, you are encouraged to participate and interact with your fellow cadets via the 918 Discord Server, while observing the live YouTube feed.
For parents, friends, and extended family members wishing to support their cadet, we have set up a live YouTube feed.
