Martensville Messenger Highlights the Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR)

Every June, the local air cadets hold the Annual Ceremonial Review (ACR), a ceremony that marks the culmination of a year’s hard work, dedication, and achievement. The ACR consists of the final parade of the training year, giving cadets the chance to demonstrate their skills and progress.

 

Colin Kunkel, Civilian Instructor with 574 Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron notes the benefit of the air cadet program, such as “learning about yourself and what you can accomplish through hard work” and learning skills like “time management and leadership skills throughout the year, and learning how to be good citizens.”

 

Kunkel also stated that the experience within the cadet program is useful to include on a resume, as the skills learned can be used outside the program. He also expresses that oftentimes participants form long lasting friendships.

 

“The Cadet program is a hidden gem and by far the best youth organization in Canada,” Kunkel said, adding that many notable Canadians such as Chris Hadfield, current Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the first female Snowbird pilot Maryse Carmichael, and former Saskatchewan Lt. Governor Gordon Barnhart, all participated in the Air Cadet Program.

 

“I have many friends who have and still serve in the RCAF and they always say they wouldn’t be where they are without their experience in the Cadet program.”

 

With a legacy of producing confident, capable, and community-minded young people, the Air Cadet program continues to make a powerful difference in the lives of Saskatchewan youth.

 

The photos and information are credited to the Martensville Messenger and Clarks Crossing Gazette.