Greenwood summer programs underway July 17: aviation skills, tours and training
July 17, 30 Air Cadets will arrive at 14 Wing Greenwood, kicking off the Greenwood Cadet Training Center’s (GCTC) 2023 program with the first serial of the Advance Aviation Course of the summer.
The Advance Aviation Course, which involves activities such as meteorology and aviation communication, gives Cadets the opportunity to develop the skills required to become instructors and team leaders in aviation. It also includes the initial training required for Cadets interested in taking pilot courses in their later years. As part of their program, students will receive a wing tour July 25 and conduct parades every Friday morning. The three-week-long course will conclude with a graduation parade on the evening of August 3, in time for the arrival of GCTC’s second Advance Aviation Course student group. The second serial will train August 7 until its graduation August 25.
14 Wing is also hosting two concurrent Cadet Activity Programs (CAP) during the week of July 17 to 21. July 20, 80 CAP students will enjoy their own tour of the wing.
In addition to the local programs, GCTC will be directing Cadet summer training across the Atlantic Region, including the seven-week Power Schools in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, which will train 16 Cadets to become single-engine power pilots; and Moncton, New Brunswick, where 14 Cadets will work towards obtaining their wings. GCTC also directs the Shearwater sailing course, which will provide 42 Cadets with CANSail training this summer.
