1996 Banff National Army Cadet Camp Freedom Of The City

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1996 Banff National Army Cadet Camp Freedom Of The City parade. The National Army Cadet Camp was located in Canada's oldest park, Banff National and had since 1948, when it was first a "tent camp" near the "Indian Days" exhibition grounds. In 1953 it was moved a few miles north east on the north side of the highway to its permanent location. In 1955 the log-cabin style barracks and mess hall were completed.

Originally the idea of the Camp was to give a reward for the "Master Cadets" of the country, at least 60% of the program then involved visits, touring and recreational activities. The Camp followed the English "Outbound Schools" where 16-17 year olds were put into situations where they encountered new challenges. Gradually over the years some aspects of rock and glacier climbing and white water activities were introduced. In the seventies these became an integral part of the training program and specialized mountaineering and watermanship civilian instructors are engaged to teach these subjects.

The camp celebrated it's 50th anniversary in 1998 and trained at that location for the final time in July and August. In 1999, the facilities at Banff were closed and the Rocky Mountain National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre was established nearby 45 km northwest of Cochrane, Alberta. The Leadership and Challenge Course remains the premier training course for Army Cadets.

In it's 50 years, over 11,000 cadets trained in some of the most challenging environments any cadet could imagine: hiking at 8000', climbing Mt Cory, camping on glaciers, whitewater canoeing in ice cold rivers. Cadets from all points of Canada as well as exchange cadets from the United States, UK, France, the Caribbean and youth from Germany have shared experiences at this famous camp. It was by far the jewel of cadet camps.

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[RobinPMac]

I was one of those cadets in 1953, spent 2 weeks there, lots of fun.

[goblin815]

horse shit

[shubufubu]

6 PLT. "CASCADE"

Summer 2007

RMNACSTC rocks!