870 Vampire Squadron - Brockville


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Organization

The Air Cadet Organization is possible through a partnership between the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces and the Air Cadet League of Canada. On 9 April 1941, the Air Cadet League received a Dominion Charter. This Charter officially established the Air Cadet League.

Below the National level, both DND and the ACL have subordinate groups at a Provincial or Regional level, then at an Area or Zone level and then locally at the Squadron level.

Locally, the Squadron Commanding Officer and the Squadron Sponsoring Committee Chairperson work together to produce a dynamic, fun and interesting program for the Cadets.

Generally speaking, Cadets who have a question or issue can speak with any person in any of these positions

Squadrons tend to encourage Cadets follow the 'Chain of Command'. That is, for them to report to their Flight Sergeant or the Squadron Warrant Officer (essentially their supervisor). If they do not get a resolution, Cadets are free to speak with any of the Squadron Staff.

The typical Squadron Organization Chart will look something like this:

Personel

 Staff

The staff are responsible for running the Squadron's administration, supply, mandatory and optional training activities. The current staff members of 870 Squadron are:

	Lieutenant(N) Alex Ries Commanding Officer
	Captain Megan Latreille Training Officer
	Captain Donald Loker Range Safety Officer
	Lieutenant(N) Kelly Denis
	Captain Cristal Umlah

There are many Military and Civilian volunteers who assist with the operation of the Sqn. The current compliment of volunteers are:

	Mrs. Lynn Chisamore Supply Officer
	Mr. Gord Chisamore Volunteer
	Mr. Matt Mason Volunteer
	Mr. Jesse Toutloff Volunteer

Senior Cadets

The senior cadets are instructors as well as hold parade positions. Cadets with rank are called Non Commissioned Members (NCM for short).

The senior NCMs in 870 Squadron are as follows:

	WO1 Brianna Chisamore Squadron Warrant Officer
	WO2 Morgan Short

Sponsoring Committee

A basic requirement in the operation of an Air Cadet squadron is financial support. The Canadian Forces provides some personnel, equipment and financial support to Cadet units. The remaining requirements must be met by local sponsorship. Local sponsorhip is coordinated by the Air Cadet League of Canada in the form of a Squadron Sponsoring Committee (SSC).

Cadets and parents are encouraged to participate in fundraising on behalf of the local sponsor and League to cover those costs not covered by the Canadian Forces. Additionally, the Sponsor Us - Become a Sponsor page describes how people can financially support the Squadron.

The official sponsor of 870 Squadron is Royal Canadian Legion Branch 484 & 450 Sabre Wing AFAC. The Squadron is fortunate to have an active Sponsoring Committee, which is comprised of the parents of cadets, Legion Members and other community minded adults.

If you are interested in donating time, money or other support to 870 Sqn, please contact us.

The current Sponsoring Committee members are:

	Mike Bowen Chair
	Gord Chisamore Vice Chair/Treasurer
	Lynn Chisamore

Training

There are 2 types of Cadet Training:

Local Squadron Training is conducted at Air Cadet Squadrons in communities across Canada from September through June - mirroring the normal academic school year.

Summer Training takes place in July and August at Cadet Summer Training Centres across Canada and at destinations around the world.

Training - Local

The Cadet training program is defined nationally by the Directorate of Cadets in Ottawa. The program is broken down into 5 years of training. Each year the subjects are studied in greater detail and pose challenges to the Cadets.

Cadets in the higher levels put their knowledge and skills to practice by taking on instructional and leadership roles.

The core training is conducted on a weekly training night. Additional training and optional activities are conducted on other evenings and weekends.

The subjects taught are called 'Performance Objectives' or PO for short. POs taught during the first year as a Cadet will include:

Click here to show/hide PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES list for Level 1

- Participate in Citizenship Activities
- Perform Community Service
- Participate as a Member of a Team
- Track Participation in Physical Activities
- Fire the Cadet Air Rifle
- Serve in an Air Cadet Squadron
- Perform Drill Movements During an Annual Ceremonial Review
- Participate in Recreational Summer Biathlon Activities
- Participate in Canadian Forces (CF) Familiarization Activities
- Participate in Canadian Aviation, Aerospace and Aerodrome Operations Community Familiarization Activities
- Communicate Using the Phonetic Alphabet and Numbers
- Participate in Aviation Activities
- Participate in Aerospace Activities
- Participate in Aerodrome Operations Activities
- Discuss Aircraft Maintenance and Manufacturing
- Participate in an Aircrew Survival Exercise

Training Details for 870 Squadron:

The Sqn conducts weekly training at the Brockville Armoury on King Street East in Brockville, Ontario.

The weekly training is conducted from September through June on Monday evenings from 1745hrs (5:45pm) through 2030hrs (8:30pm). The evening schedule is as follows:

1745-1800 Arrival
1750-1800 Squadron Formation
1800-1815 Opening parade
1815-1845 Period 1
1850-1920 Period 2
1920-1940 Break
1940-2010 Period 3
2010-2015 Squadron Formation
2015-2030 Closing parade

Monday Training is considered 'mandatory'. Attendance at "mandatory events" is just that - mandatory. If you cannot attend call the Squadron to be excused.



Training - Summer

The Cadet Summer Training options are designed to expand on training received at the Squadron level.

As the details for the summer course options are released, they will be published for all of Canada on the National Cadets website.