CMCEN

C&E Week is the capstone event traditionally scheduled around the anniversary of the Signal Corps on the 24th October, 1903. C&E Week includes: The Subalterns’ & Sergeants’ Indoctrination Programme; Exercise NOBLE SKYWAVE; Major Carruthers Gravesite Ceremony; Environmental Conferences: CA G6 Conference; RCAF A6 CAPCON; and Reserve G6 Conference. Working Groups; Symposiums; The Branch Update; The Officers’ Mess Dinner; and The NCMs’ Mess Dinner. EVENTS Subalterns’ & Sergeants’ Indoctrination Course. This PD session offers NCOs and junior officers an opportunity to learn from the experience of senior[1]ranking authorities while being immersed in Branch / Corps history. Students are nominated by their C-of-C based on their reputation as respected emerging leaders. It is traditionally hosted at the VOM. The course was historically split into two (2) separate courses, but recently the idea of having a combined course was approved as it aimed to prepare junior officers and NCOs as future Command Teams at the Troop and Squadron levels. The curriculum covers a series of items, including: Branch / Corps history, protocol, and customs; Mess Etiquette and tradition; Command Team principals; Leadership experiences in deployed, training, and garrison environments; Discipline and administration; Roles and responsibilities of the Branch Leadership; and Briefings from the[...]