Welcome to 351 Silver Star Squadron!

Recruiting 2017

Thank you for your interest in joining 351 Silver Star Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron. We are at full capacity and registration for the 2017-18 cadet year is now closed.

Transfers will be accepted on case-by-case basis.

Please contact our neighbouring squadrons for other recruiting needs.

The 351 Silver Star Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron is located in the vibrant community of Unionville, within the City of Markham, Ontario.

The Cadet program provides a dynamic and structured activity to Canadian youth. To find out more about our squadron, please visit our FAQ and About Us pages.

If you are between the age of 12 to 18 and are interested in joining us, please visit our Join page. Feel free to visit one of our Thursday training nights. to see what we are all about!

All of our cadet activities are supervised by screened adults. In order to continue to provide a safe and encouraging environment for our cadets, we need your help. Many of our staffs are parents of cadets with no previous experience. Contact us now to get involved.

Visit these pages to find out more.

Join as a CIC Officer

Join as a Civilian Instructor

Join as a Civilian Volunteer

We rely on local supporters in many ways to help run the squadron smoothly. Please visit the supporters page to see how you can contribute to our success.

Announcements

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Fall Tagging 2017
13 Oct 17

2017 Fall Tagging (fund raising) will be held on the weekend of 20-22 Oct 2017.

Shift requirements
Level 1 cadets: 1 shift.
Level 2+ cadets: 2 shifts.
Participation history goes towards priority for optional activities (tours, March break trips...etc).

Dress
- Cadets: C-2
- Recruits: White shirt with black tie, black pants, and black shoes. Winter jacket if required.

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  - Tagging Order
Signups
Sign up for your preferred shift below. Sign ups are to ensure we have stores for each cadet. No nominal roll will be posted.
  - Tagging (Fri 20 Oct Evening)
  - Tagging (Sat 21 Oct Morning)
  - Tagging (Sat 21 Oct Afternoon)
  - Tagging (Sun 22 Oct Morning)
  - Tagging (Sun 22 Oct Afternoon)

PARENTS, WE NEED YOUR HELP AS DRIVERS!! It would be appreciated if you can volunteer in driving a small group of cadets to the tagging location. Thank you in advance for making our Tag Day a successful one.

Expires: 22 Oct 17

Website enhancements
10 Oct 17

The phased roll-out of cadet personal user accounts has been completed as part of the on-going website enhancement project this year. Each active cadet should have received a username and temporary password to the email address on file. If you have not received it, contact the webmaster with your name and email address.

This account will enable you to have access to the Dashboard via the link on the menu above.

Expires: 19 Oct 17

PO513 for Level 5 cadets
29 Sep 17

There will be a PO513 Workshop conducted the 18-19 Nov 2017 in Markham. It is part of the Level 5 training program.
- Transportation will be Parent Drop Off (approx 10km)
- Select 4-6 topics from this list
- Email completed preference forms to po513@351silverstar.com by Fri 6 Oct
- We have a quota of 14 cadets. Selected cadets will be contacted individually for final details.

Expires: 19 Nov 17

Gliding - Fall 2017
29 Sep 17

351 will have 3 gliding days in the Fall. Sun 22 & 29 Oct are available for sign up.

Each cadet is encouraged to attend at least one glider flight each year.

Note: 22 Oct is during the TAGGING WEEKEND. Only sign up if you can commit time beyond the mandatory 2 tagging shifts.

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  - Warning Order
Signups
  - Gliding (1 Oct Morning) (FULL)
  - Gliding (1 Oct Afternoon) (FULL)
  - Gliding (22 Oct Morning)
  - Gliding (22 Oct Afternoon) (FULL)
  - Gliding (29 Oct Morning) (FULL)
  - Gliding (29 Oct Afternoon)
Nominal Rolls
  - Gliding (1 Oct)
  - Gliding (22 Oct)
  - Gliding (29 Oct) (Coming soon...)
Submit signed permission form (in warning order) once selected on nominal roll.
* Cadets who has been on a glider flight this training year may be placed on waitlist until closer to the activity date.

Expires: 29 Oct 17

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Supply

Cadets on the Supply Request List has open supply requests with the FCmd.
Next supply night will be on:
Date: Updated: Wed 25 Oct
Time: 1900-2030 hrs
Location: Unit 5, 150 Ferrier Street. Markham, ON

Cadets on the list planning to attend for exchange must Signup for a spot. Sign up and show up. No nominal roll will be posted.

Any other supply exchange requests are to be sent to the appropriate Flight Commanders.

Mandatory Training

Mandatory trainings are required to advance a cadet's career and include:
- NCO development (Level 3 and up)
   17 Sep
- Mandatory FTX (1 of 2 weekends)
   6-8 Oct / 11-13 May
- Winter FTX
  (counts towards FTX for Level 1 & 2)
   16-18 Feb
- Marksmanship Day (1 of 2 days)
   25 Nov / 3 Dec
- Aviation Day (1 of 2 days)
   4 / 25 Mar
- Tagging days
  (2 half-day shifts each weekend)
   Fall: 20-22 Oct
   Spring: TBD
- Remembrance Day Parade
   11 Nov
- Annual Review Practices
   Sun May afternoons
- Annual Review
   TBD

- Other mandatory training as announced in the year

Attendance is strictly required.

Gliding Days

Cadets get an intro flight in a glider, learn about flying, and have some outdoor sports fun.
- 1 / 22 / 29 Oct
- 29 Apr, 26 May, 10 Jun

All cadets should attend at least 1 gliding day each year.