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Ceremonial Review for Castlegar Cadets

Three young men find high value in air cadet program
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Members of Castlegar 581 Air Cadet Squadron

With a football team it's a full scrimmage that gets the team firing on all cylinders... for a theatrical group its a dress rehearsal. For an air cadet corps one of the most important rituals is called a ceremonial review and that's what Castlegar's 581 Squadron undertook on June 7 at the local recreation complex.

Three young men agreed to supply a comment or two prior to the event... something pertaining to the cadet program and what it means to them."The most important thing to me in air cadets would probably be the range," said Matthew Petruk, target shooting and stuff. That's  been a great deal of my cadet experience... and summer camps – that's where I meet all my friends."Colin Gold echoed his comrade's sentiments.

"The most important thing about cadets for me, as Petruk said, is learning range... getting to meet new people, doing new things... the experience."With only moments before they had to hustle into formation, Aaron Laramee accommodated the request for a comment."This will be the end of my fifth year," he said. "The thing I really notice about it... is a lot of leadership skills. You can actually apply most of the stuff you learn here to life... getting jobs, not to mention all the knowledge you get from the camps. So it's really a win-win."