Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Training Centre
| Connaught Cadet Training Centre | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1989 – present |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Type | Cadet Summer Training Centre |
| Size |
~800 Army/Air/Navy Cadets |
| Part of | Canadian Cadet Organization |
| Garrison/HQ | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Motto(s) | Intende Directe (Shoot Straight) |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Cadet RSM - WO1 Andrew Lloyd |
~800 Army/Air/Navy Cadets
Lieutenant-Commander P. Fraser,
Connaught Cadet Training Centre (Connaught CTC) (French: Centre d'instruction des cadets de Connaught; CIC Connaught), is a training centre for Royal Canadian Army Cadets, Royal Canadian Air Cadets, and Royal Canadian Sea Cadets since 1989. It is located at the Connaught Range and Primary Training Centre (CRPTC), in Ottawa, Ontario, and trains approximately 500 cadets each summer in 3, 4, 6, and 9 week courses. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the Department of National Defence.
The ranges at Connaught have been in operation for the better part of the last century serving the Canadian Forces. Through the 1970s and into the early 1990s, cadets on shooting courses attended various regional camps across the country including Pat Bay, Vernon, and Victoria, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Dundurn, SK amongst others.
In 1989 Connaught National Army Cadet Summer Training Center (Connaught NACSTC) was established to allow all marksmanship courses across Canada to amalgamated at Connaught. Prior to that time, cadets had been attending Connaught on advance to Bisley or as a jump off point for exchange cadets.
Since its inception, Connaught NACSTC has trained thousands of cadets, including four that would become Commanding Officers.
In CRPTC, Remembrance Park, a cairn and artefacts are dedicated to Veterans and the men and women of the Canadian Forces.
The aim of this three-week-long course is to provide cadets with the fundamentals of air rifle marksmanship, building upon what has been experienced at the Corps training level. This aim is accomplished through the development of skills and the provision of ample opportunities for practical skill applications. The course promotes the development of marksmanship competition, sportsmanship, and teamwork. By establishing a dynamic learning environment that exposes the cadets to a variety of air rifle marksmanship opportunities, this course works to inspire the cadets to further pursue Marksmanship opportunities at the Corps level as well as on the Air Rifle Marksmanship Instructors Course, or the Fullbore Marksman Phase I Course. The cadets that attend this Basic Marksman couse are provided with the basic theoretical, technical, and practical skills required to assist in the delivery of the Corps marksmanship program.
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