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Military top brass visits Inuvik Joint Task Force North commander inspects Inuvik army cadets,
talks about Operation NanookLaura Busch Northern News Services Published Thursday, May 10, 2012
When asked how he felt standing in front of the general, Don Gruben of the 2749 Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp. could only think of one word: "nervous." Gruben has been a cadet for about three years. On Monday, he was presented with a Commander's Coin from Hamel for community service. He also recently won a regional marksmanship competition in Whitehorse, where he shot well enough to score a near-perfect 99 out of 100. "I like all the activities that we do here, like marksmanship and drills," said Master Warrant Officer Lydia O'Connor who has been in cadets for five years. "And we get to go out to FTXs (field-training exercises)." Her most memorable experience with the army cadets so far is an exercise where cadets camped outside overnight and built snow shelters to protect themselves against the elements, said O'Connor. Five of the senior cadets will be travelling to Edmonton next Monday through to Sunday to live on a real army base and experience the life of a soldier for a week, said Capt. Paul MacDonald. While there, cadets will learn about many of the vehicles operated on the base, including tanks. They will also take part in confidence courses, physical training, and for all intents and purposes, live the same way as the military counterparts they will be shadowing for the week. "They live on base, eat on base – it should be fun. It should be a great learning experience," said MacDonald.
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