New Recruit Sign-Up

As part of the new virtual engagement platform, 111 will be conducting new recruit sign ups online. Please note that there is no in-person sign-up available prior to 1 Oct 20. Please fill out the form below to sign up:

https://forms.gle/9GxZ7oGCpkrq1Px6A

Once you have signed up using the above form, you may complete the required packages electronically. The enrollment package includes:

1. Membership Application (CF1158) - Required for all cadets - Requires Legal Paper
2. Detailed Health Questionnaire (DND2570) - Only required if you answered "Yes" to Section 7 of the Membership Application
3. Personal Information Collection Form (DND2353) - Required for all cadets​
4. 2020-2021 Registration Form - Required for all cadets
5. Volunteer Screening Package - See below for note about screening
   
6. COVID 19 Safety Plan
   

Please complete the above forms and send them to our administrative inbox at 111admdept@gmail.com.   

Note that we will also require a photo for your child's proof of citizenship and for the health care card. 

COVID-19 Program Postponement 

1. Update – for in-person activities

• No in-person training/events/activities are to commence prior to 1 Oct 20. Virtual engagement may commence on 1 Sep 20 while preparations for in-person gatherings are underway. 
• Facility and event checklists will need to be filled out by corps/squadrons COs for approval by the Chain of command prior to allowing limited in-person activities for parade nights and subsequent activities.

2. Planning

• 1-30 Sep preparations may include staff meetings at the parade location (adults only) provided Public Health Measures (PHM) are adhered to 

3. Fundraising

• No in-person fundraising activities involving cadets and adult staff are authorized until further notice.

4.  When training resumes

• Cadets and adult staff (CAF, CIs, and volunteers) must inform their chain of command if they have been tested for COVID-19 and also the results. 
• When the time comes for in person activities, non-medical masks (NMMs) will be provided by the CAF to all cadets and staff; however, in the interim, cadets and staff may use personally procured NMMs if they have them.
• Wearing of non-medical masks during in-person activities will be dependent on the local situation (e.g., school board direction, Provincial / Municipal regulations), ensuring 2m physical distancing. Additional direction may following prior to 1 Oct 2020.
• If COVID awareness training is required for all occupants to enter a facility (i.e. an armoury), cadets will individually complete our online COVID training course and advise their corps/sqn staff of completion, prior to entering the facility.  
• Previous direction regarding international cadet training/events remains extant. Given the state of COVID and global projections; No international cadet training/events will occur prior to 1 Sep 21, this includes all Exchanges (i.e. ISCA, IACE, Maple Leaf, etc.). 
• Inter-provincial/territorial travel is limited to program participants who reside within one hour of a provincial/territorial border and must cross it in order to attend regular parade nights or other approved day only training activities. There will be no commercial air travel, Ground transport must be arranged and carried out in a manner that ensures 2 metre distancing between passengers, with appropriate cleaning protocol. Self-travel for any cadet activities is limited to within 1 hour of the parade location in order to maximize parental drop off / pick up of their child; Exception to the 1 hour limitation will be approved by the RCSU CO.
• No overnight travel is authorized until further notice. This means, for example, day only field exercises and no recreational trips outside the 1-hour driving limitations. 
• We are planning for day camps during the spring break 2021 period across Canada. Looking at up to approximately 6,000 cadets getting the opportunity and parents dropping off and picking up. We are exploring the use of local armouries, facilities with the focus being on safe, fun and exciting activities for the cadets.

5. Subsequent updates

• Subsequent direction will follow Not Before 1 Nov 20 in regards to CTCs for Summer 2021.

6. Update - Power Pilot Training Course (PPTC) and Glider Pilot Training Course (GPTC)

• The decision to conduct the PPTC and GPTC will be made by Comd Natl CJCR Sp Gp in the Nov/Dec 2020 timeframe.
• Note: Force generation of glider instructors will need to be the first priority to ensure viability of the glider program in the future.
• There is planned to be a selection process for both GPTC and PPTC this training year.
• PPTC and GPTC could resume, conditions permitting, during summer 2021, but there are no guarantees that approval will be given to conduct these courses given COVID-19.
• Additionally, cadet familiarization flying (power and glider), could also resume, conditions permitting, but no earlier than summer 2021.
• Additionally, cadet familiarization flying (power and glider), could also resume, conditions permitting, but no earlier than summer 2021.

​Virtual Cadet Training Centres 2020

Cadets will be able to take five weeks of distance learning activities during the summer, for about two to three hours per week. The choice of the 22 activities is the same as those offered on the "Cadet Activities" portal on the Extranet and posted on the Cadet Learning / Apprentissage des cadets Facebook page.

Registration for these activities will open on Monday, 29 June at 11:00hrs EST and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.

More information on our Facebook page and our new dedicated Virtual CTC 2020 page.

Air Cadet Foundation Logo Contest

Are you a current Air Cadet? Do you have artistic talent? Are you interesting in potentially winning $200? Then the Air Cadet Foundation Logo Contest is for you. Details are in the pdf file here.

Name Tag Orders

We will be ordering name tags for cadets who want extra or replacement name tags. All first year cadets will automatically receive their first name tag at no charge so they are not required to complete this form unless they want to purchase an extra tag. NOTE:  If you need a name tag you MUST use the order form below even if you have already told supply you want a name tag.  Name tags are available in three styles:

1. Standard Name Tag - these are the name tags issued to all cadets in their first year and are available for $4.00 each.
2. Superclip Name Tag - these name tags are held on the uniform with pins same as the standard tags but have a much better clip which is less prone to coming off. These tags are available for $6.00 each.
3. Magnetic Name Tag - these name tags use a magnet to attach to the uniform. They will not work with a tunic because the material is much too thick for the magnet to attach through. These tags are available for $7.50 each.

If you want to submit an order please clock on the link below for the order form. You must pay for your name tag at canteen on a Monday night before we submit the order. We will collect payments on Monday March 2, 9 and 16.

https://forms.gle/HDN4Xm9h8uDFS1b2A

Calendar

Can't Make it to Mandatory Training?

1. Let your fight sergeant/flight commander know through your chain of command; and,
2. Complete the absence form found at this link:
   111 Pegasus Squadron Absence Form

• Please note: email, phone calls and voice mail are not acceptable.

If you do not send this information before the event, you will be marked absent rather than excused.

Parade Night Information:
Please note that every Monday night our closing parade is scheduled to be completed at approximately 9:30 PM.  Cadets will generally be dismissed by 9:45 PM although cadets who are on the duty flight for the night may be slightly later.  In no event should a cadet still remain in the Armoury after 10:00 PM.

Photos:
Have a photo or video you think would look good in our photo library or on our YouTube page?  Send them to 111webphotos@gmail.com for consideration.

Parents Watching Parades

When watching our cadets during opening or closing parade please remember that the band playing O Canada and God Save the Queen along with the march on and off of the flags are significant acts of respect for our country and our monarch please remain silent during these portions of the parades.  Thanks.

IMPORTANT - Pick Up/Drop Off and Parking

All parents dropping off or picking up cadets or stopping by to enjoy watching part of our parade please remember the following issues related to parking to ensure the safety and well-being of all cadets and parents.  

Under no circumstances should any 111 Parent or Cadet park in the following illegal locations as you are subject to ticketing or towing by parking enforcement personnel and it puts the Squadron at risk of having our neighbours phone the authorities to have the rules enforced:

1. The military zone in front of the armoury.
2. Blocking access to the gated area beside the building.
3. On the north side of the street between the building and the railway tracks.
4. In the cul-de-sac at the end of 11th Ave

The area on 11th Ave gets very congested at the beginning and end of the each training night in order to ensure the safety of all of our cadets and their families please remember there are easy drop off/pick up points on Maple Street to the East of the Armoury or on Arbutus Street to the West of the Armoury.  Please make the process faster and easier for all cadets and their families and help reduce the impact on our neighbours by using these locations.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Parent Information Booklet

For general information about the 111 Pegasus Squadron designed for parents please download the resource guide here.

Parent Information Night Sept 30/19

Parents can download the PowerPoint presentation that was supposed to be used at the Sept 30 Parent Information Night by clicking here.

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Support the 111 Pegasus Squadron

While the activities of the 111 Pegasus Squadron are supported by the Department of National Defence and the Air Cadet League of Canada along with the 15th Field Regiment, Branch 176 (Billy Bishop/Kerrisdale) of the Royal Canadian Legion, ANAVETS Unit 26 and all of our other supporters, there are a number of costs the 111 Pegasus Squadron Sponsoring Committee is required to fund directly.  We do fundraising activities each year through various channels; however, your help is always greatly appreciated.  The 111 Pegasus Squadron Sponsoring Committee is a registered charity (Charity Registration: 119310035RR0001).  Please consider donating to our activities either directly by contacting our Treasurer (or another member of the Executive Committee) or through PayPal by clicking below (please note: PayPal charges an administrative fee for online donations so where possible direct donations are always preferred). 

Tax receipts will be issued for all donations over $10.

Tweets by @111RCACS

Prime Minister's Youth Council

An opportunity which cadets aged 16 and over might be interested in has been brought to our attention. Please note that this activity is not a direct cadet activity although it is being promoted to cadets through the Air Cadet League of Canada. Below is the relevant portions of the text of the e-mail from Acting D/Comd, National Cadet & Junior Canadian Rangers Support Group and a jpeg with an outline of some of the key information.

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