Author: Capt C. Bowman

Weekly Routine Orders for Week of Oct 7-13

All;

I hope everyone had a wonderful long weekend. Thank you to all the cadets, Parents Sponsoring Committee members, and volunteers who helped with tagging. Tagging is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and keeps the lights on and the training going. Thank you!

Here is the WROs (Weekly Routine Orders) and reminders for upcoming activities:

1. Drill Team Practice – Tonight

Timing: 1845hrs
Bring: Wedge, boots, health card

2. CO Parade – Wednesday

Dress: C1 (Ceremonial Training Dress)
Duty Officer: Lt Bowman
Duty NCO: F/Cpl Sager (See office on arrival)
Admin OJT: F/Sgt Baker
Supply OJT: F/Sgt Norio
Training OJT: WOII Kalenuik

Have a great week everyone,

Lt. Bowman
CO

Weekly Routine Orders for Week of Sept 23-29

All;

Here is the WROs (Weekly Routine Orders) and reminders for upcoming activities:

1. Parade Night – Tonight

Dress: C2 (Routine Training Dress)
Duty Officer: OCdt Silva
Duty NCO: Cpl Hulley (See office on arrival)

2. Leadership Training Day – Saturday September 29th – All Levels

All cadets are reminded about an upcoming mandatory Leadership Training Day for all levels this Saturday.


  • Timing: 0800–1630hrs
  • Location: 87 LHQ
  • Dress: Civilian, rank slip-ons and name tags optional.
  • Bring: Health cards, notebooks, and writing utensils.

3. Gliding – Sunday September 30th

All cadets that have signed up for gliding please note the following information:

  • Timing: 1300–1700hrs
  • Location: CARES/CASARA Building at the Niagara District Airport (See below)
  • Bring: Health Card, water bottle, snacks, sunscreen, hat, and dress for the weather (see note below).
  • Parents: May come and request to take photos, please see flight staff on arrival.

Drop-Off Location:
CARES/CASARA building (Not the main terminal building)
Niagara District Airport
468 Niagara Stone Road
Niagara-on-the-Lake

Parking is available directly across the street from the CARES/CASARA building.

Weather:
As a reminder, please ensure you are dressed for the weather.  The grass is typically wet and soggy in the mornings, so proper footwear needs to be worn.  The air temperature and wind are also typically not the same as in the city, so again, please ensure appropriate outer wear is present.  Cadets not dressed appropriately for the weather conditions may be required to stay off of the airfield.

Enjoy your weekend,

Lt. Bowman
CO

Fundraiser: Big Reds Bacon and Meats is Back!

The Squadron Sponsoring Committee has brought back Big Reds for our first fundraiser of the year! Help support 87 and eat some awesome meats from Big Red!

Everything is $45 a box:

  • Bacon – 11 lbs Thick Sliced
  • Chicken Fingers – 4 kg (approx 60 ct) Pub Style
  • 4oz Hamburgers – 10 lb Box (42 ct)
  • Jumbo Hotdogs – 6 kg Box (70 ct)

Order Forms due Wed Oct 3! Pickup Wed Oct 10. Proceeds go to supporting our local Air Cadet squadron!

Download the Order Form (Due Oct 3):

Big-Red-Market-Fundraiser-order-formDownload

Weekly Routine Orders for Week of Sep 16-22

All;

Thank you everyone who attended and helped out at our Open House on Wednesday. Everyone is welcome back this week to pickup a Registration Package from the office.

The Officers and SSC wish to thank Spinosa’s Bakery for donating the buns for our Open House.

Here is the WROs (Weekly Routine Orders) and reminders for upcoming activities:

1. Battle of Britain Parade – Sunday September 16th

  • All cadets are reminded about an upcoming mandatory parade for the Battle of Britain on Sunday September 16th.
  • Timing: 1200–1400hrs
  • Location: 1 Municipal Centre Drive, Fort Erie, Ontario
  • Dress: C1, and be prepared to wear summer dress (bring your rank slip-ons) (learn about numbered orders of dress)
  • Cadets are reminded to bring Health cards and to eat lunch

2. Parade Night – Wednesday

Dress: C2 (Routine Training Dress) (If it is hot we will adjust to C2A, Summer Training Dress)
Duty Officer: OCdt Morrow
Duty NCO: TBA

If you are new to cadets, please come to the office to pickup a Registration Package.

Supply will be open.

3. Attention all Level 4s and 5s

Level 4s/5s FYA;

All Level 4s and 5s are required to be registered on Slack to view the Training Schedule. The schedule for this week has been posted since 9 Sep 18.

To join us on Slack:

  1. Go here to register for a new account: https://join.slack.com/t/87eagle/shared_invite/enQtNDMxMTQyNTA1ODkxLWZmMjc2ZTY5OTVhYjU1ZTI4YmU0ODg2MjZmZTUwMGMwZTdjOTU4NTZiOTIxNTg0NTlkZmNmZGVkNThlMDVmMDA
  2. After you have registered, visit https://87eagle.slack.com to join the conversation and download the Training Schedule from the #training-schedules channel
  3. Optional: Install the free Slack app on iPhone or Android

If you are having difficulty, contact the appropriate person in your chain-of-command. It is your duty to login to Slack each week to download the Training Schedule and see any other NCO level announcements.

Enjoy your weekend,

Lt. Bowman
CO