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#1726 Cadet Corps
2005
On April 12, 2005, Mr. Jim Caldwell, who joined the Canadian Scottish Army Cadets in
Victoria 60 years ago, donated a Sergeant Major’s Hair Sporran to 1726 RCACC. Commanding Officer
Captain Anthony Bone received the sporran and presented it to the Corps’ Regimental Sergeant Major,
Master Warrant Officer Dustin Bauch. Mr. Caldwell long association with Army Cadets has not dimmed his
appreciation of the oldest and largest youth organization in Canada. He spoke to the Cadets of his fond
memories of being a part of the Regimental Family.
The following is the speech given by The Honourable Iona Campagnolo, PC, CM, OBC Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the reviewing officer for the corps May 28 2005 Annula Inspection.
1726 Canadian Scottish Army Cadets (Princess Mary’s)
Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps 65th Annual Review
19 Wing Comox
Lazo, BC
28 May 2005
Director of Ceremonies — Lt. Commander Gerry Pash, Commanding Officer Captain Anthony Bone and Ms. Jennifer Bone, Brigadier-General Michael Heppell, Honourary Colonel — Canadian Scottish Regiment, Member of Parliament Mr. Duncan, Your Worships, Major Brian Power, Mr. Charles Whisker, Mr. Don and Ms. Jacquie Ferguson, Ms. Natasha Lauzon, Royal Canadian Legion Representative — Mr. Ferguson, honoured guests, proud families and Cadets:
Today we celebrate the 65th Anniversary of 1726 Canadian Scottish Army Cadets. Formed as an Armoured Division in 1940 and based in Cumberland, by 1945 the Corps was reclassified as a Scottish Regiment and moved to the Comox Valley, parading now here at 19 Wing Comox but maintaining ties to the Seal Bay transmitter site, where uniforms and supplies are stored. Current strength is at 38 Cadets with 8 Officers and Civilian Instructors all of whom we salute on this anniversary.
Being a first-class Cadet does not necessarily mean that you are bound for a career in Canada’s Armed Forces, although it could provide you with such a direction. Being a Cadet is preparation for participation as a mature person in society. It means that you are to be taken seriously in your community and are prepared and able to contribute to the good of all. In this year of 2005 we are paying tribute to that great generation of Canadians who put themselves into ‘harm’s way’ in our defence during World War Two and who today we honour in this “Year of the Veteran”. As young men, approximately the age of today’s young men and women who are Cadets, they pitted themselves against a fearful enemy so that following generations, including today’s Cadets would not have to do so. It is a tribute to those who fought and those who died and those who survived to build the Canada we know today, that succeeding generations of Canadians have not since had to fight in a world war. We offer them all our gratitude for teaching us the life-lessons in valour, gallantry and courage and for securing Peace in our land that has lasted for the past six decades.
Those honoured Veterans pitted themselves against an enemy, but they, like you had first to pit themselves against their own fears and doubts. As Cadets you are encouraged to test yourself in order to achieve your own best dreams and hopes. Service as a Cadet also offers you a whole menu of human possibilities to examine, to experience and to experiment with, until you find your own confidence level, leading to your own personal best performance throughout life!
What do you learn when you test yourself as a Cadet? You begin to see new possibilities of the kind of a life you will live for the next 50 or 60 years. You understand what you are capable of achieving and you see the broad outlines of your own intellectual and physical strengths.
As you strengthen both your body and your mind, inevitably you form new ideas and better understand those areas in which you have special talents, commitment and capacity. You learn valuable lessons such as the importance of other people in your life, of those who support you and love you, as well as important role that you play in the lives of other people. You learn the importance of mutual respect and trust as the first order of all ethical human business. As Cadets you learn to naturally strive for excellence and gain insights into yourself that you could gain in no other manner.
As Cadets of the Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary’s) you are part of one of the great and storied Regiments of British Columbia and Canada. With a proud Regimental Motto of “DEAS GU CATH’ (Gaelic for ‘Ready for the Fray’) formulated on the rolling decks of troop ship, headed for the terrible battlefields of the First World War in 1914, The Canadian Scottish have proudly marched though Canada’s history in a continuum of service to our country and all its peoples, from their home-base in Victoria in this province. The Canadian Scottish Regiment has been distinguished in all the battles and peace-keeping of our collective Canadian story. They are the very personification of the integrity of this country, since they embody the values of tolerance, inclusiveness and justice, in their ranks, filled by those with roots in many nations, of every faith and none, of both sexes and all cultures and yet are imbued with the Scottish Warrior ethic that has sustained this great Regiment through the 93 heroic years of its action and tradition.
As representative in British Columbia of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of Canada, I salute these exceptional, spirited, vital and accomplished young men and women who have worked hard as the fine young Cadets we see before us today. We thank the Regiment, their instructors and teachers, parents, siblings and proud families for helping each Cadet to reach out to find their ‘very best selves’ in preparation for lives of commitment and dedication to Canada’s future in a world of peace, pride and security. My congratulations to one and all!by kind permission office of The Lieutenant Governor of BC
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Sgt Lauzon and Sgt Monych
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