Connaught Cadet Training Centre: Difference between revisions

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|size= ~800167 Army/Air/Sea Cadets (2023) <br />

~75-8030 [[Cadet Instructors Cadre]] Officers, CF members & civilian staff

|current_commander= '''Commanding Officer'''<br>Lieutenant-CommanderLCol P.Andre FraserRaymond, CD<br>'''Cadet RSM'''<br>C/WO1 Mara Waite

'''Connaught Cadet Training Centre''' ('''Connaught CTC''') (French: ''Centre d'instruction des cadets de Connaught''; ''CIC Connaught''), is a training centre for [[Royal Canadian Army Cadets]], [[Royal Canadian Air Cadets]], and [[Royal Canadian Sea Cadets]] since 1989. It is located at the Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], and trains approximately 500 cadets each summer in 3, 4, 6, and 9 week courses. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the [[Department of National Defence (Canada)|Department of National Defence]].

[[File:Connaught Cadets Butts.JPG|thumb|Cadets on the Fullbore Marksman Phase I Course mark targets in the butts at Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), in [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]]]].{{cncitation needed|date=January 2018}}

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The aim of this three-week-long course is to provide cadets with the fundamentals of air rifle marksmanship, building upon what has been experienced at the Corps training level. This aim is accomplished through the development of skills and the provision of ample opportunities for practical skill applications. The course promotes the development of marksmanship competition, sportsmanship, and teamwork. By establishing a dynamic learning environment that exposes the cadets to a variety of air rifle marksmanship opportunities, this course works to inspire the cadets to further pursue Marksmanship opportunities at the Corps level as well as on the Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructors Course, or the Fullbore Marksman Phase I Course. The cadets that attend this Basic Marksman course are provided with the basic theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to assist in the delivery of the Corps marksmanship program.<ref name="cadets1">{{cite web |url=http://cadets.ca/cstc/connaught/History/ |title=History |publisher=Cadets.ca |date=2012-08-25 |accessdate=2013-03-06 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410025920/http://cadets.ca/cstc/connaught/History/ |archive-date=April 10, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

This sixthree-week course develops individual air rifle marksmanship skills as well as summer biathlon specialty skills while reinforcing and further developing leadership and instructional skills. These skills are necessary to help prepare cadet instructors. This will help them fulfill a support role in the air rifle and biathlon activities at the Corps level, during regionally directed activities and/or as a staff cadet at a CSTC. The cadet instructors are provided with the necessary theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to monitor and instruct other cadets during marksmanship training at the Corps, while building their own skill and knowledge to bring it back to their corps/squadron. Once the course is concluded the individual may assist the RSO (Range safety officer) along with eager cadets, to the best of the individuals ability.<ref name="cadets1"/>

This unique six week course develops a specialist with the attitude, skills and subject matter knowledge required to participate in competitive fullbore marksmanship as an individual competitor. Cadets are provided with the necessary theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to participate as a largeborelarge-bore 5.56mm rifle competitor.<ref name="cadets1"/>

The aim of this seven-week course is to develop a specialist with the attitude, skills, and subject matter knowledge required to participate in competitive fullbore marksmanship as a member of a competitive team. Course cadets are provided with the necessary theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to participate as a largeborelarge-bore 7.62mm rifle competitor. Fullbore Phase II course cadets participate in the Canadian National Cadet Fullbore Championship, the Ontario Rifle Associations’Associations' Provincial Fullbore Championship and the Dominion of Canada Rifle Associations’Associations' National Fullbore Championship.<ref name="cadets1"/>

provided with the necessary theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to participate as a largeborelarge-bore 7.62mm rifle competitor.

Championship in Bisley, England and the Dominion of Canada Rifle Associations’Associations' National Fullbore Championship. For most of the summer cadets are based in Bisley, England.<ref name="cadets1"/>

Since the formation of Connaught NACSTC, there have been 56 Commanding Officers (CO):

* [[Major (rank)|Major]] Doc Cameron, CD, 1989–90

* [[Major (rank)|Major]] Hugh MacConnell, CD, 1991–93

* [[Lieutenant-Commander]] Paul Fraser, CD, 2015 to current-2019

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081221125421/http://www.cadets.ca/home-accueil.aspx Official site of Cadets Canada]