Wow 60,000 views

 Im surprised, my cadet work and bits of Commonwealth military history are interesting to others and I'm happy to see.

Poppy sales

 

My good friend Francis Nickerson who is a Cold War vet and reenactment friend of mine. I was with my cadets today helping to raise funds for veterans and our cadets 

Outings with cadets

 

 

Commonwealth Air Training Plan Stanley Airfield

 

Stanley Airport is now a small airfield which is a grass runway allowing for small planes to fly in. Sadly some of the hangers burned earlier this year. I was only able to get the sign and colours in this shot. The gate was secured and it's in a rather extremely rural area of Hants County Nova Scotia. 

As I drove across the Kennectocook River, the steel bridge must date from the war. I couldn't help but think if I was a young man learning to fly, the small base was perfect for focusing on training as there would be naff all else to do. The nearest town in the 1940s would have been an hour by country ba k roads. 

CTC Argonaut end of summer training

 

The last day of work was spent washing modular tent bits and folding them 

I was just waiting for my new friend David Pearcy to help me by driving me up to the bus stop and having a coffee

 

Church parade, 5th Division support Group Gagetown

 The different unit camp colours in the garrison St Luke's Protestant chapel.

Argonaut week 3

 I've been pretty busy. What with figuring out how to do my work, work itself and enjoying down time.

Nearly every night there is a social function in the mess.

Except when I'm on nigjt shifts I go in.

Also today I f8nally got my Jetboil!

There is a second version which I'll look into getting as the esbit systems I'm having issues with getting fuel tablets

CTC Argonaut Combined mess

 When we are off duty, this is where we can come and relax. I was enjoying the art work and commemoration

The entrance to our living room so to speak

I have this British unit in minature running Fox scout cars

Lancashire cadets

Suffolk 

Original cadet button

Royal Corps of Signals

The Rifles 

8th Hussars another storied unit with a rich history here

The Royal Canadian Engineers 

Artwork of 2RCR on exercise with Royal Canadian Dragoons 

What the camp looked like when my Dad was here in the 1970s.

Argonaut week 1

 Our mess hall with the rest of the garrison. This facility can feed 900 people in 90 minutes 

Absolution block, our showers, laundry and toilets

Our barracks. No toilets inside but has fans and air conditioning 

Our meals have been great

One of the afternoons we were permitted into our civilian dress due to the heat

Charged up with tea

A long duty day 0600-0000, had an evening sentry shift

My Dads friend and piping teacher

Donnie had hoped I would have come in as a drummer in his  band

The CO when my  Dad was here with Cadet Instructor List

I made it

Waiting for my bus. A bit of an issue. I arrived at bus stop at 0850 understanding that bus left at 1000. It left at 1300. Oh well

Off to camp this summer

 I've been given my marching orders and I'll be at Argonaut Cadet Training Centre for the entire summer. 

I'm looking forward to working with youth and getting some skills.

Pictures to follow 

Cadet field exercise

we used a community College nature centre

We were able to use Canadian forces field rations

they have a lot in them

I was also able to teach my cadets some table top tactics. They just loved it

What's camping without a campfire. Unfortunately due to rhe previous 6 weeks of rain it wad pretty hard to burn wood

 

1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders

This is the Armoury my grandfather and my father went to

Gate guard is a Ferret scout car

It's seen better days

 And this Doe was across the brook from where we park. 

Weapons familiarization

camp colour of The Princess Louise Fusiliers

Learning the theory of Sustained fire and indirect fire.

Learning how to check, take apart, put back together 

C7rifles and a C6 as a platoon weapon