
Local Cadet Pursues Flight Dreams in Brandon
The thrill of flight is something that interests many, and local cadet Samuel Benjamin of 624 Tisdale, Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron, is spending his summer pursuing his dreams of flight at Brandon Cadet Training Centre as he earns his Transport Canada Glider Pilot License during the seven-week Glider Pilot Training Course.
Following a rigorous and competitive selection process, which included attending ground school online, writing an entrance exam, a review of their cadet file and school marks, and an interview, Cadet Benjamin was just one of 28 cadets from Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and British Colombia selected for the course in Brandon this summer.
Cadet Benjamin’s favourite part so far has been, “being part of the air operations and getting to apply skills as well as knowledge that I learned in ground school.”
Cadet Benjamin joined air cadets in October of 2017 because he was interest in a military-like environment. “Getting to work alongside like-minded people while we develop and grow progressively over the years,” was the best part of the Cadet Program, Cadet Benjamin explained.