Army Cadet Chris Cawdell from Cranbrook was at the Kootenay Cadet Sports Weekend held at Selkirk College in Castlegar on the weekend of January 27-29.

The Sports weekend had 160 cadets from 12 cadet units from the East and West Kootenay. During the weekend, the cadets did a fitness assessment, team sports, swimming and orienteering.

Chris attends Laurie Middle School and has been a member of 1813 Lord Strathcona Horse Army Cadet Corp for just over a year.

Outside of cadets, Chris is a member of the Youth Group at the Christ Church Anglican.

Last summer Chris has attended General Training Summer Training Course at the Vernon Cadet Summer Training Centre.

What Chris enjoys about the cadet program is meeting new friends, learning new skills and marksmanship.

In the future, Chris hopes to participate in the Basic Marksmanship and the Air Rifle marksmanship Instructor Courses.

The Cadet program, which include Sea, Army and Air Cadets, is the largest government funded youth program in Canada with over 50,000 participants across Canada. The cadet program accepts youth between the ages of 12-18 who have a desire to learn more about the air element of the Canadian Forces, wish to develop the attributes of leadership and good citizenship and who wish to promote physical fitness. While the program is military based, there is no obligation for a cadet to join the Canadian Armed Forces.

Cadet profiles will be published in e-KNOW weekly for the next few weeks.

Submitted by Capt. Lori-Lee Bott, Unit Public Affairs Representative, Kootenay Zone, Canadian Armed Forces

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