Welcome to 60 Confederation Air Cadet Squadron
Congratulations on your decision to join the Air Cadets program. You have decided to join an amazing group of young people and make new friends. The cadet program offers many different activities. It is up to you to do as much or as little as you want.
Meeting & Training Information:
We parade on Tuesday evenings from 6 pm to 9 pm at the Queen Charlotte Armoury (1 Haviland Street) in Charlottetown. Do not get dropped off prior to 6 pm as no officers will be present to supervise. Please ensure you have checked the calendar on our website to have the correct uniform dress or sports attire for the evening. The calendar is where we will be posting all the details for events and parades. http://aircadetleaguepei.ca/60squadron/calendar/
We also train on Saturday mornings at St. Jean School (335 Queen Street – Use Stewart Street entrance). Most Saturdays we are there from 9 am to 12 noon. However, check the calendar for more details regarding the activities for that day. Our supplementary training options include Band, Drill Team, Remote Control (RC) flying, Biathlon, Marksmanship. In addition, we also offer Ground School which is held at Charlottetown Airport, GA Gateway, 250 Brackley Point Road, Charlottetown, PE Wednesday evenings.
During the year, we take part of other optional activities that include but are not limited to: Battle of Britain Parade, Flags of Remembrance Parade, Y’smen Food Drive, Remembrance Day parade, Commonwealth Ceremony, and community events such as, Tribute, New Year’s Levee, and Roadside Cleanup. We also have a Survival exercise weekend late May or early June every year.
Attendance:
It is the responsibility of each cadet to sign the attendance sheet when they come to cadets. If he/she forgets and does not sign in, we will not be marking them present in our computer system. This could have an impact on summer course selection, promotions, and other activities where we look at attendance to evaluate and select cadets. In addition, new this year, we will be taking attendance at St. Jean school on Saturday mornings.
If you are unable to attend cadets, you are responsible for contacting us by email at aircadetinfo@gmail.com. We will not be monitoring Facebook for messages. If you miss cadets for educational reasons, you will be responsible to make up the missed classes prior to promotion. If you do not contact us prior to the start of training, you will be marked absent.
Cadet Conduct:
All cadets will sign a code of conduct letter of agreement. We expect cadets to treat each other, as well as the staff, with respect. Honesty and loyalty are part of the cadet program. Furthermore, all Cadets will sign a cell phone use policy. We expect our cadets to follow this policy and respect the time, effort, and dedication of our instructors.
Announcements:
All our training information can be found on the calendar on our website. The website is http://60confederationaircadets.ca Please check the calendar and website often as we will be updating both as we receive information. We have a Facebook group you can join and ask questions. It is called 60 Confederation Air Cadets. We use this group to advise you of upcoming training events and activities.
If there is a school closure due to a snowstorm, we will also be canceling cadets. This information will be updated on the calendar on the website and a group email will be sent prior to 4pm.
We have implemented google documents to allow cadets to sign up for events. These signup sheets can only be accessed by the email we have on file for you. Please ensure we have your correct email. It is your responsibility to notify us in writing of any changes to your email, phone, or home address.
Uniforms:
Cadets will be provided with a uniform free of charge. We ask that you take good care of it and return it when you are no longer in cadets. If the uniform is not returned, the cost of the uniform could be invoiced to you. Our supply office is at St. Jean School. If you need to be issued a new uniform or if any part of yo6ur uniform needs to be exchanged, please see us on Saturday mornings at St. Jean School.
Please note that the first Tuesday of every month is Commanding Officer’s (CO’s) parade, therefore it will always be full uniform. For all training and events, please check the calendar on the website as the details of the activity will include the dress of the day. The calendar will have the Dress Regulations Annex A.pdf attached. Please save this document to your computer or print it for your reference.
Hair and Personal Grooming:
As a member of 60 Confederation Air Cadets, you are expected to meet the standards for hair care and uniform presentation as described in CATO 55-04. (On our website)
Male cadets
Hair shall be taper-trimmed at the back, sides, and above the ears to blend with the hair. Style; be no more than 15 cm (6 in.) in length and sufficiently short that, when the hair is groomed and headdress is removed, no hair shall touch the ears or fall below the top of the eyebrows; be no more than 4 cm (1-1/2 in.) in bulk at the top of the head, gradually decreasing to blend with the taper. Trimmed sides and back; and be kept free from the neck to a distance of 2.5 cm (1 in.) above the shirt collar. Taper – trimmed square back styles and shaving off all the hair on the head are permitted.
Sideburns shall not extend below a line horizontally bisecting the ear, and shall be squared off horizontally at the bottom edge and taper – trimmed to conform to the overall hairstyle
Beard & Moustaches the CO may authorize wearing of a beard or mustache. You must request in writing and receive written approval prior to growing a beard or mustache.
Female cadets
Hair can be worn:
– Short hair can be worn down but cannot extend below the lower edge of the shirt collar. With the permission of the sqn CO, a reasonable period may be authorized in order to transition from short to long hairstyles during which time hair may extend below the lower edge of the shirt collar.
– Hair longer than shirt collar must be tied back neatly either in a single braid down the center of the back OR in a neat low bun
Note: the maximum length of braid cannot extend below the top of the armpit
For more details see CATO 55-04 OAIC 55-04 ANNEX F, ILLUSTRATED REFERENCES found on our webpage. http://aircadetleaguepei.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/OAIC-55-04-annex-f.pdf
Make-up, female cadets are authorized to wear a minimal amount of make-up. When in uniform, make-up shall be applied conservatively. This precludes the use of false eyelashes, heavy eyeliner, brightly colored eye-shadow or lipstick, colored nail polish, and excessive facial make-up.
Jewelry, the only jewelry that may be worn in uniform shall be a wristwatch, a medical alert bracelet and a maximum of two rings, which are not of a costume jewelry nature. In addition, female cadets in uniform may wear a single pair of plain gold, silver stud or white pearl earrings in pierced ears. The single stud earring, worn in the center of each earlobe, shall be spherical in shape and do not exceed 0.6 cm in diameter. No other type of earring shall be worn except for a gold or silver-healing device of similar shape and size, which may be worn while ears are healing after piercing. Only a single earring or healing device, worn in the center of each earlobe, may be worn at a time. Male cadets are not authorized to wear an earring or earrings.
Tattoos and body piercing, Cadets shall not acquire visible tattoos that could be deemed to be offensive (e.g. pornographic, blasphemous, racist, etc.) or otherwise reflect discredit on the Canadian Cadet Organization (CCO). Cadets in uniform shall not wear visible body piercing adornments (tongue included), with the exception of female cadets earrings. Covering the unauthorized piercing with an adhesive bandage (band-aid™) is not acceptable.
The Officers of this squadron are very dedicated to the program. However, most of our time is volunteer hours. We all have full-time jobs during the day, as well as family members that need our time. Please respect this by having your parents pick you up on time from all our activities. If you are late being picked up once, you will receive a notice. If it happens twice, we will ask that you no longer attend any cadet activity unless you are positive you can be picked up on time.
Contact Information:
Squadron phone number: 902-892-5651 This number is forwarded to Captain Christopher Kassouf’s cell phone number. If you call and there is no answer, leave a message.
Squadron Website: http://60confederationaircadets.ca
Squadron Email: aircadetinfo@gmail.com
I look forward to having you as a member of 60 Confederation Air Cadet Squadron. Please contact us if you have any questions.
Christopher Kassouf, Capt
Commanding Officer
60 Confederation Air Cadets
Charlottetown, PE
Squadron Sponsoring Committees: A high level of parental involvement is a valuable resource and is the key to building a strong sponsoring committee. Parents and Volunteers are most likely to stay involved if they feel good about what they are doing and appreciated. To build that relationship requires good leadership from the SSC Executive Team which is why this article is recommended reading. The main message is, “It’s not what you do, it’s the way that you do it, that’s what gets results”. https://aircadetleague.com/en/documents/leadership_module_final.pdf
Our sponsors: The Kiwanis Club of Charlottetown and the 201 Wing.
Sponsoring Chair person is _______________________________