The 641 cadet squadron, based in West Prince, is looking for new recruits.
Second Lieutenant Marc Doucette said the squadron has been in communication with their sponsors, being the Tignish, Bloomfield and O’Leary legions, to address the matter of recruitment. He said the 641 squadron had 10 news recruits last year, giving them 35 total. This was a healthy number, Mr. Doucette said because each new influx of recruits constitutes an age group. Once that age group reaches their final year in cadets, at the age of 18, there will be enough of them to help train the younger cadets. This year squadron 641 only have 2-3 recruits.
“When you get to the high levels and you only have one or two cadets, that’s a problem for taking care of the young cadets,” said Mr. Doucette. “We’d like to have enough at every level, so 10-12 would be perfect.” READ THE WHOLE WEST PRINCE GRAPHIC ARTICLE >>