Army Cadet League of Canada British Columbia Branch
President’s Trophy Outstanding Army Cadet in the Pacific Region
The Army Cadet League of Canada, British Columbia Branch will recognize annually, one deserving outstanding Army Cadet in the Pacific Region who has demonstrated leadership, initiative, mentorship, and dedication to the support of The Army Cadet Program in his/her community. The award is called The ACLC (BC) President’s Trophy.
Nominations are due to the Executive Director NLT 30th April 2024.
Eligibility
The award is open for anyone to any British Columbia Army Cadet with the following criteria;
- Be a recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence;
- Be a serving Army Cadet on the date of nomination;
- Be in a position to continue to serve as a member of the RCACC until 01 June of the proceeding year;
- Be Master Cadet qualified;
- Have demonstrated outstanding loyalty to his/her Cadet Corps and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets
- Be regarded as an excellent ambassador of the RCACC Program
- Have completed an Advanced Training Summer Course or have participated in a National Level Directed Activity.
Nominations
Nominations for this award may come from the Corps Commanding Officer or other staff members of the Cadet Corps. Nominations must be in the form of a PDF Document of the following;
- A copy of the Cadet Record from Fortress
- Recommendation letter from the Commanding Officer/Staff Member of the Corps
- Recommendation letter from the Support Committee
- Recommendation letter from a School Teacher/Principal
- Grades from the current year in School
The recommendation letter will emphasize the Cadet’s education, community involvement, attendance, dedication to leadership, extracurriculars, and cadet qualifications. Nominations must reach the ACLC BC Branch Executive Director by 30 April in the year of nomination.
The recipient of the President’s Trophy will represent the BC Branch on Remembrance Day in Victoria, BC. Travel will be provided (if authorized by RCSU(P)) within the province of British Columbia to Victoria for the recipient and a chaperone to lay a wreath on behalf of the Branch at the official service for the province of BC at the Provincial Cenotaph. The recipient of the ACLC BC Branch President trophy will be the BC Branch’s nomination for the Army Cadet League of Canada’s Outstanding Army Cadet in Canada.
For more information on the award, please see the attached policy.