Summer Training 2024

The air cadet program offers a variety of summer camps to give cadets opportunities to learn new skills or improve their current expertise. Summer camps are open to all cadets and generally focus on teaching or improving certain skillsets (ie. band, drills, etc.). Summer camps are held in various cadet training centers (CTC) all around Canada.

Please see this brochure for condensed information.

Descriptions of each course can be found here and the full roster can be found here.

If you have been selected for a course, please read the joining instructions here

Air Elemental Courses

Aviation Technology and Aerospace (ATA)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Cold Lake CTC, HMCS Quadra CTC

Advanced Aviation Course (AA)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Cold Lake CTC, HMCS Quadra CTC

Glider Pilot Training Course (GPTC)

Duration: 6-7 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+ & Additional requirements are detailed in CJCR Gp Order 8060-7

Locations: St-Jean CFTC, Trenton CFTC

Power Pilot Training Course (PPTC)

Duration: 7 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 4+ & Additional requirements are detailed in CJCR Gp Order 8060-7

Locations: TBD

Introduction to Survival (ITS)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Cold Lake CTC, Vernon CTC

Survival Instructor Course (SI)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Cold Lake CTC, Whitehorse CTC

TRI-ELEMENTAL COURSES

Introduction to Marksmanship (ITM)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Vernon CTC

Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructor (ARMI)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Rocky Mountain CTC, Vernon CTC, Whitehorse CTC

Introduction to Drill and Ceremonial (ITDC)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Rocky Mountain CTC, Vernon CTC

Drill and Ceremonial Instructor Course (DCI)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Rocky Mountain CTC, Whitehorse CTC, Vernon CTC

Introduction to Fitness and Sports (ITFS)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Vernon CTC

Fitness and Sports Instructor Course (FSI)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+

Locations: Argonaut CTC, Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, Vernon CTC

Introduction to Military Band (ITMB)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Blackdown CTC, HMCS Quadra CTC

Military Band Musician (MB)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+ & Music Proficiency Level: Musician Level II

Locations: Valcartier CTC, Blackdown CTC, HMCS Quadra CTC

Introduction to Pipe Band (ITPB)

Duration: 2 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 2+

Locations: Blackdown CTC

Pipe Band Musician (PB)

Duration: 4 weeks

Prerequisites: Training Year 3+ & Music Proficiency Level: Pipes and Drums Level II

Locations: Blackdown CTC

The tables below have more details regarding this year’s summer camp