Cadets converge on camp

Jul 9, 2019 | 6:00 PM

The cadets are back in town.

The Vernon Cadet Training Centre (VCTC) has kicked off its 70th year by welcoming over 900 cadets for summer training programs.

“Over the next six weeks, army, sea and air cadets from across Western Canada will be receiving instruction and training in a variety of specialties at the centre including music, ceremonial drill, marksmanship, fitness and sports, and expedition. In addition to these unique experiences and skills, cadets will finish the summer with new friends and a new sense of confidence,” Captain Melodie Fallah, the unit public affairs representative, said.

The camp will run until mid August.

“Throughout the summer, cadets from the training centre will perform in a number of public engagements including the Okanagan Military Tattoo and Penticton Peach Festival. The VCTC annual end of summer Sunset Parade will be held on August 15 at 6 p.m.,” Fallah added.

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The Vernon camp is one of four training centres in B.C. and the only one on the mainland.

Cadets who are selected for summer training attend at no cost to themselves or their families.

“This summer marks our 70th year at the Vernon Cadet Training Centre. We are very proud of our presence here in Vernon, and the warm welcome we receive each year from businesses and residents. Citizenship is an integral part of the Cadet Program and we continue to see the cadets learn to give back to their communities and become engaged and active citizens here at the training centre and when they return home,” Commanding Officer Lieutenant Colonel Miroslav Novak, said.

(submitted photo/Vernon Cadet Training Centre)

by Pete McIntyre

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