23 Kent Sea Cadets - Blog

  On May 18th Royal Canadian Sea Cadet Corps 23 Kent hosted our Annual Ceremonial Review. We handed out a number of awesome awards! Continue reading to see all of the recipients pose with their awards:  Commanding Officer's Award Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class, Patrick O'Hanley Most Improved Cadet Leading Cadet, Seanna D'souza Jack Smallwood Award - Top First Year Cadet Ordinary Cadet, Elayna Veinot Top Petty Officer Petty Officer 1st Class, Alex Vanwesternang Top Master Cadet Master Cadet, Shaun D'souza Esprit de Corps Petty Officer 2nd Class, Kale Milligan Virtual Training Award (Awarded to the cadet who was the most  dedicated to  virtual training activities) Master Cadet, Zachary Preston Bravo Zulu Pins Leading Cadets, Luke and Lincoln Scott General Proficiency Award Petty Officer 2nd Class, Eddie Zhao No Photos Available: Navy League Challenge Coins - Fei Mo, Kenneth Liang 6th Year Service Medal Clasps - Patrick O'Hanley, Thomas Xiao, Alex Vanwesternang 5th Year...

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting a Virtual ACR on May 18th and 25th 2021, at 6:30pm! What's an ACR? It's an Annual Ceremonial Review. It is where (in a non-pandemic) cadets get to show off all that they learned during the training year at cadets. This year things are going to be a little different:                       There won't be:                      -Drill                      -Band                      -In person audience                      There will be                     - Awards                     - In person cadets                   ...

Last Tuesday we were joined virtually by two former sea cadets, Brandon O'Brien, and Brighid Woodman! They are both working on the sea, Brandon with the Merchant Marines, and Brighid with the Navy. They talked to us about their experiences from their time at 23 Kent until now in their current jobs, as well as their future goals! Brighid, left; and Brandon, second, during their time with 23 kent pose with two other cadets behind Slt. Davis. Brandon, originally from Souris, was a cadet until 2015. He discussed his time at 23 kent, explaining how it has helped to shape who he is today. In 2016, Brandon started his post secondary journey by travelling to Newfoundland to study Nautical Science at the Marine Institute, located at Memorial University.  Fun Fact: Memorial University is known for being one of Canada's most affordable universities!  Brandon is still attending school at Memorial, but is currently working with the Merchant Marines. His goal is to eventually work his ...

  We have t-shirts! All of our cadets have been given new shirts, and let me tell you; they are very good quality! The front patch of the 125th Navy League of Canada Anniversary crest isn't just cheaply screen-printed. It's embroidered directly onto the shirt! The shirts also feature the names of each cadet sewn onto the sleeve in order for cadets to identify which shirt is theirs in the event that multiple people wear the same shirt to cadets. The back of the shirt includes a logo for 23 kent. And we can't forget to mention that the shirts are a bright blue, perfect for summer!🌞                             

Did you know that Rcscc 23 Kent had our own training vessel? Well we did! She was the S.S Fairview, operating near Camp Buchan.  Camp Buchan was a summer camp that Rcscc Kent trained at every spring beginning in 1943. All 150 boys, 6 officers, and 2 instructors would spend a part of their spring and summer together at the camp. A highlight of staying at Camp Buchan, was the opportunity for cadets to train aboard S.S Fairview. Under close supervision from crew, cadets were allowed to manage every aspect of the ship's operations. They took control of the wheel, maned the engine room, and worked on the decks, on a return trip to Rocky Point.  S.S Fairview Unfortunately, this type of training would never be allowed, at least to this level, in today's world. There is too much risk involved that it would be too much of an insurance liability. Instead today, cadets train on smaller powerboats, and sailboats. A much safer (but still really fun) way to learn about seamanship skill...