ROYAL
1964 Annual Report
From L'Echo, Juin 1964
By: Petty Officer Second Class David Oliver
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With this issue of “L’Echo”,
we bid fond farewell to the Royal Canadian sea Cadet Corps "
In subsequent years, these
awards were held in abeyance. However,
reports from HMCS Acadia were most favourable and indicated that each contingent
had prize-winning qualities.
In 1963, at RCN Air Station,
Shearwater, N.S., the Top Cadet Award for the Naval Aviation Course was won by
PO2c D. Oliver. This is a
highly-contested award sought after by 35 cadets of the Course who come from
Corps throughout the country.
Though the purpose of Cadets
at Feller is not to seed the Armed Services of Canada, a great many former
Cadets of "FORT
It is interesting to note,
at this point, that of those who have found a home and occupation in the forces
of the Queen, most were boys who, during their time at the School, devised every
possible scheme to get out of participating in Cadets!
Conversely, those who proved to be outstanding Cadets and who worked to
make our Corps one of the finest in the land, are now, in the main, enjoying the
drab existence of office routine, etc. Strange,
isn’t it?
The reason for switching
Army Cadets is simple.
We have enjoyed our stint as
sailors and are reluctant to abandon the blue and white for the olive drab.
The program of Sea Cadets fits in far better with a Church School than
does the program of the Cadets in the sister services.
Well, we could go on in like
vein for a long time, but to no avail. Regretfully,
the die has been cast and, with the re-opening of School in September, the walls
of the drill Deck will echo to sounds of new commands.
In parting, may we extend a
sincere word of thanks to the following persons who have in so many ways done so
much to keep "FORT
Commanding Officer Naval
Divisions, Hamilton, Ont.
Commodore Marcel Jette,
C.D., RCN, Senior Naval Officer, River St. Lawrence
Area.
Command Officer, Sea Cadets,
Hamiliton, Ont.
CDR George Mason, C.D., RCN
(Ret’d), Hamilton, Ont.
LCDR Paul E. Buisson, C.D.,
RCN, ASOC
LCDR Roger J. Mann, C.D.,
RCN, AOSC
LCDR Robert M. Greene, C.D.,
RCN, ASOC
LCDR Leonard Picard, C.D.,
RCN, HMCS Donnacona
LCDR C. Shaver, C.D., RCN,
ASOC
LCDR Douglas Swann, C.D.,
RCN, Supply Officer, HMCS Donnacona
LT David Pengelly, RCN,
Supply Officer, HMCS Donnacona
LT J. Vaillancourt, C.D.,
RCN, Assistant ASOC
LT T. Carveil, C.D., RCN(R),
Band Officer, HMCS Donnacona
LT John Kay, RCSC, Supply
Officer, RCSCC “VICTORY”
LT S. May, RCSC, Founder RCSCC "FORT
LENNOX",
Commanding Officer
1958-1959; 1961-1964.
Commanding Officer RCSCC "FORT
LT F. Howard-Rose, CD, R.C.S.C., Executive Officer,
RCSCC
"FORT
LT
R.W. Kemball, RCSC,
Executive Officer and Supply Officer, RCSCC "FORT LENNOX"
SLT A.M.
Burridge, RCSC,
Executive Officer and Supply Officer, RCSCC "FORT LENNOX"
SLT Brian R. Babb, RCSC,
Training Officer, RCSCC "FORT LENNOX"
St. Jean Branch, Navy League of
Canada
We also pay tribute to a
host of Junior Officers and Petty Officers of the Corps who gave their time and
knowledge in the training program of the Corps.
And, last but not least, we say a sincere word of thanks to all the
cadets who gave everything they had because they were proud to say:
“I belong to
PO2C DAVID OLIVER, RCSC
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