Archive for July, 2020

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#296Daily – 1990’s cadet video

by CI Horton on July 19, 2020 at 9:00 am
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In the 1990’s – units received video tapes with recruiting videos we could share ( via being played on TV/VCR) . While I could NOT locate the AIR cadet version of this – the Sea Cadet 90’s recruiting video is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Effective Speaking Competition

by CI Horton on July 18, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Air Cadets have long held communication and public speaking as part of their program. For years the Air Cadet League has held an effective speaking contest – an opportunity for cadets who want to build their skill. Here is the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Survivorman at the Movies

by CI Horton on July 17, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Les Stroud is a Canadian survival expert. Here he goes through some famous survival scenes from movies and gives his take.

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#296Daily – Operation Bolo

by CI Horton on July 16, 2020 at 9:00 am
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One of the most sucessful operations during Vietnam by the USAF – the team performed a deception operation, pretending to be slow moving bombers- using their callsigns, routes and operational signals – bringing a host of enemy fighters up for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – Productivity

by CI Horton on July 15, 2020 at 9:00 pm
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As we all work through the limitations put on by Covid. This article covers how you can help maximize your time, your space and your effort. From setting up a good workspace at home to ensuring you stay fit – […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Regional Mental Health Conference – WebEx

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 6:28 pm
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There is the opportunity for all cadets to join a call/ conference related to cadet support and mental health. It will be held tonight ( 14 Jul ) as well as tomorrow ( 15 Jul). 1900h both nights. The Tool […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Follow up – vCTC and Login problems for vCTC

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 5:11 pm
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We hope that most cadets have not been contacted and gotten issues resolved for their login / password / new e-mail for vCTC We have more than 50 course out to cadets ( in many cases – cadets taking more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – The Canadian Virtual War Memorial

by CI Horton on July 14, 2020 at 9:00 am
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This fantastic resource – managed by Veterans Affairs Canada contains individual entries on each member of the Canadian Military whom has been lost.These entries contain lots of information – from the city they lived in to the service. It will […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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More good news – even more cadets selected for courses – Monday afternoon

by CI Horton on July 13, 2020 at 6:21 pm
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Here is the full list as it appears to me today: Now with all these changes – PLEASE GIVE THEM SOME TIME TO REACT TO THE CHANGES – they’ll need a day or two to catch up with their load […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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#296Daily – D-Day landing

by CI Horton on July 13, 2020 at 9:00 am
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Everyone knows about the five d-day landing beaches – but WHY were they chosen? Why was this beach – certainly not the closest beach to the UK chosen? Planners had to look at not just the landing beach- but tides, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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