Cadet DSM Wall said:As a matter of fact, my corps is having one of those next weekend! Weather permitting of course!
Cadet DSM Wall said:well, we will be executing our next FTX in a provincial park, so we won't be allowed to trap. However, great idea! In this next FTX, we will be having our platoons thinking there is an opposing force surrounding them, and the seniors will use roman candles to simulate artillery tracers. They will have to shoot a bearing from each position, to triangulate the artillery position, and ultimately find the artillery position
Cadet DSM Wall said:well, we will be executing our next FTX in a provincial park, so we won't be allowed to trap. However, great idea! In this next FTX, we will be having our platoons thinking there is an opposing force surrounding them, and the seniors will use roman candles to simulate artillery tracers. They will have to shoot a bearing from each position, to triangulate the artillery position, and ultimately find the artillery position
1.) Cadets are not a paramilitary/military organization. You have NO enemy, no need search an destroy a fake arty position.
2.) Giving kids fireworks, good idea Fire Hazard, an good chance someone could get hurt (roman candle fight, etc).
3.) WTF is an artillery tracer...
4.) How does shooting a bearing up find a fake artillery position?
maybe a more realistic alternative is flashed of a high powered (I'm talking 100,000 candlepower or more) flashlight.
Cadet DSM Wall said:As for all the other comments about "paramilitary/military", I don't know how your corps work, maybe in central or western Canada, but here in Atlantic Canada, we generally have a hard time acquiring new recruits. So, as supplementry training weekends(not payed for by DND, but with fundraising) we add a few basic military concepts (watered down versions) of patrolling, stealth tactics, and recce tactics.
Our detachment doesn't have a problem with these sorts of weekends, since they aren't government funded, and no injuries occur.(there is a lot of suppervision) We aren't "training child soldiers", none of what we teach them is potent enough for them to be able to use outside of cadets and everything we teach them concentrates solely on leadership, and teamwork development. Now, can I please get some positive feedback on FTX ideas? Thank you
Cadet DSM Wall said:Also, I have researched the "The Youth Military Act", and have found no results on the subject. Can anyone out there maybe provide a site as to which we may be able to refer? Then maybe we can carry on with some intelligent conversation, as opposed to rummers, and hearsay.
mandal said:Burrows please lock this before i say something to get myself banned.....
What The Crowe was referring to, was "Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict" http://www.ohchr.org/english/law/crc-conflict.htm which Canada signed on 5 June 2000 and ratified 7 July 2000. The protocol went into force and became International Law on 12 Feb 2002.
Let me begin by saying that I am not responsible for the idea of conducting military training, that was the fault of several of the officers in my unit (their names are not important)
Furthermore, we have only been throwing ideas around, and we haven't actually instituted these ideas in an FTX setting.
We taught them:
-Patrolling
-Stealth tactics
-defensive position construction
-Section Attacks
-Rules of engagement
None of these POs are in the army cadet reference manual, and were made up of extensive research from qualified instructors.(Also CF personnel assisted in instruction, and some did in fact teach) In preparing these lessons, we had to filter, or censer some material, so that cadets would not endanger themselves/others.
Myself and our corps' RSM organized & conducted a "night military simulation" (war-game for ye politically incorrect ) This FTX consisted of a separation of our 2 platoons, acting as opposing forces and conducting night raids upon each other. Prior to these night raids, we instructed various camouflage & concealment techniques, as well as patrolling, stealth, & section attack tactics. In addition, we let both platoons have a "morale session" which consisted of a 1/2 hour of almost continuous yelling & chanting. This in turn produced a higher level of enthusiasm, and esprit du corps within both platoons. We consequently named each platoon "Russia" and "Germany" to add to the competition. They had several forts constructed for defensive positions, and rules of engagement were given to each platoon. In all 4 hours of the execution of these "night raids", the cadets were able to experience interesting Po's not ordinarily taught in their reference manuals.
It was the officers' responsibility to inform us about this international law, as they are working under the queen, and I am simply an NCO.