The ACLC BC Branch President’s Award for

Outstanding Army Cadet in British Columbia

 

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 supporting the Army Cadet Program in their community. The award is called the ACLC (BC) President’s Trophy.

This award was created in 2007 by the Army Cadet League of Canada to recognize an outstanding Army Cadet in each provincial and territorial Branch, thus ensuring a cohesive approach to the Walsh Memorial Sword, the Outstanding Canadian Army Cadet—the ACLC President’s Trophy. The Branch President’s Trophy was initiated by Col. Gene Lake, a former president of the ACLC BC Branch from 2000-2010. Gene retired from the Regular Forces at his present rank of Colonel and joined RCSU(P). After his retirement, he joined the Army Cadet League BC Branch as a director and later became the Branch President.  Gene felt the cadets needed an award to strive for.

Eligibility;

The award is open for anyone to any British Columbia Army Cadet with the following criteria;

  1. Be a recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence;
  2. Be a serving Army Cadet on the date of nomination;
  3. Be in a position to continue to serve as a member of the RCACC until 01 June of the proceeding year;
  4. Be Master Cadet qualified;
  5. Have demonstrated outstanding loyalty to their Cadet Corps and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets
  6. Be regarded as an excellent ambassador of the RCACC Program
  7. Have completed an advanced training summer course or participated in a national-level directed activity.

 How to apply;

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;

  1. A copy of the Cadet Record from Fortress
  2. Recommendation letter from the Commanding Officer/Staff Member of the Corps
  3. Recommendation letter from the Support Committee
  4. Recommendation letter from a School Teacher/Principal
  5. 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 April 30, 2025.

The recipient of the President’s Trophy can represent the BC Branch on Remembrance Day in Victoria, BC. Travel will be reimbursed within the province of British Columbia to Victoria for the recipient and a chaperone. The recipient will lay a wreath on behalf of the Branch at the official service for the province of BC at the Provincial Cenotaph. Participation & travel for this event will be authorized by RCSU(P). The cadet must be in the Cadet Program to participate.

The Branch President’s trophy recipient is the Branch’s nomination for the ACLC Walsh Memorial Sword for the Outstanding Canadian Army Cadet.

For more information, please see the attached award policy: ACLC BC Branch Presidents Award Policy April 2025