Thursday, 21 July 2005 (14 photos)
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Foxtrot Company's Basic Rifle Coach cadets practice on Air Rifle Range #2 with the Daisy air rifles. Cdt Shawn Mahar 2963 Seaforth Highlanders of Canada RC(Army)CC Sechelt, BC, prepares to shoot.
Foxtrot Company's Basic Rifle Coach cadets practice on Air Rifle Range #2 with the Daisy air rifles. Cdt Hanson Tan 2822 Royal Westminster Regt RC(Army)CC, Surrey, BC, fires on his target 10 metres down range.
Canoe lake training at Kin Beach on Lake Okanagan with Capt Peter Tujik.
Practicing the reverse paddle, a skill that will be required on the river portion of the upcoming canoe trip.
The canoes are beached and returned to the camp at the end of each training day.
Back at the alpine expedition bivouac, the sun has risen on Mt Grimface. This 8600' ASL peak is today's goal of 4 Platoon. Early in the morning, just before the climb, the ascent route somewhat hidden is to the right and behind Grimface along McKenna Ridge. The descent route, scree covered, is quite obvious and to the left and will occur 6 hours later. (photo: C/WO Sean Craddock)
At the bivouac site, the cadets are prepping their rucksacks for the hike. (photo: C/WO Sean Craddock)
1130 hrs, Cdt Derek Derkson 3020 Engineers RC(Army)CC, Houston, BC, halfway up Grimface. (photo: C/WO Sean Craddock)
1530 hrs, the platoon arrives at the summit of Grimface, over 8600' above sea level, air temperature 12c compared to 30c at the base. The view looking south to the US border a mere 3 kilometres away. (photo: C/WO Sean Craddock)
C/WO Sean Craddock and Cdt Mitchell Carroll 2689 Bataillon des Services RC(Army)CC Havelock, QC, at the summit. "It felt good to finally do it" - C/WO Craddock. Cdt CArroll is one of six cadets from Quebec on course at Vernon this summer. (photo: Stephanie Johnson)
Back at camp, 3 Platoon is busy boot shining between platoon commander interviews on Coutt's Common after supper. Cdts Donovan Anderson 2305 Rocky Mountain Rangers RC(Army)CC Kamloops, BC; Allan Ochsher 2383 Oilfields Highlanders RC(Army)CC Turner Valley, AB; Sadaf Habibi 526 Winnipeg Grenadiers RC(Army)CC Winnipeg, MB; and Alex Fox 2554 Princess Patricias's Canadian Light Infantry RC(Army)CC Calgary, AB; On their tricks for boot shining, Cdt Anderson - "Just water", Cdt Ochsher - "Perseverance", Cdt Habibi - "Vinegar... honest!" Cdt Fox - "Time... no tricks, just plenty of time"
Cdts Victor Kuefler 2733 Service Battalion RC(Army)CC Sherwood Park, AB, Jordan Radtke 2509 Royal Canadian Signals RC(Army)CC Calgary, AB, and Chelsea Brisby 1955 Service Battalion RC(Army)CC Calgary AB also working on their boots. Their tricks... Cdt Kuefler - "Cotton batten and water and polish and rub", Cdt Radtke - "Little circles and don't push too hard", Cdt Brisby - "Just water and polish"
Staff cadets C/MCpl Allan Hood from Bravo Company and C/MCpl Shawn Papke polish and prepare the parade markers for the Friday parades, both for the first intake two-week basic grad and the Friday night weekly parade.
Guard Company's C/WO Milton Taylor diligently cleans and polishes one of the parade markers.
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A Coy - in Camp, 4 Platoon at Cathedral Mountain
B Coy - in Camp
C Coy - in Camp
D Coy - Returning from the field, in Camp
E Coy - in Camp
F Coy - in Camp
G Coy - In Camp
Today's weather: Max Temp. 32c Min Temp. 11c sunny and hot
This day in Canadian Military History...
21 July 1943
A Canadian brigade group, some 4800 officers and men, arrives at the island of Adak, in the Aleutians. The brigade will begin specialized training on Adak in preparation for landings against the Japanese bases on Kiska and Attu, in the western Aleutians.
21 July 19472/Lt. R.T. Heaslip solos in one of the RCAF's new Sikorsky H-5 helicopters. Heaslip will then introduce more pilots to the revolutionary new aircraft, which the Air Force will limit at first to mainly search and rescue missions.