Congratulations! Wear it with pride on the occasion of presentation and keep it as a memento of the fun you had.ArmyVern said:Hmmm. Interesting.
Today I received a visit to my office at work ... requesting that I wear my DEU1As on 30 May ... and attend a parade where I will be presented my Army Cadet Long Service Medal.
???
GerryF said:You wear it on your blue blazer? Hmmm.
I just received mine. I will be going to a memorial this summer at Valcartier and I wanted to bring it with me. Do you think I could get away with wearing it, or just the bar on my suit?
I was going to suggest to the others going to the memorial that they try and apply for theirs and we could all wear them.
bwatch said:Why not. I have never been told to remove it.
bwatch said:It's not a Legion Blazer. It's my Black Watch Blazer and the Association doesn't seem to mind.
JMesh said:Seen. My bad.
This one is mine, court mounted.Carcharodon Carcharias said:I see, thanks.
From what I could find ther was only a computer enhanced view, and aother poor view of the real deal. I would like to see one court mounted on here. So anyone with a court mounted job done, please post it on here.
Thanks.
GerryF said:Thanks for the note.
I had a look at the Legion site and surprisingly, if you have served as a cadet for not less than three years, you can join as an associate member.
This is a dilemma for most ex cadet that wish to join. By the time you are ready to join, you will have been away from Cadets for a number of years. I found out recently, when applying for the Army Cadet Service Medal, that I have to substantiate my service with my corps. After five years, the corps destroys your records as a matter of course and you become invisible to them if the CO changes. You can imagine tht after 34 years, I was like a ghost. I don't think the current CO is even 34 yet. Anyway, I had boxes of bits and pieces of my cadet life (six years of it) in the basement and went on a proof-of-service safari. A few certificates, photos, mess cards and a sereration slip from Valcartier were enough for them to award me the medal. I will check with the Legion as to their document requirements.
This is why you should take your file with you when you retire.GerryF said:Thanks for the note.
I had a look at the Legion site and surprisingly, if you have served as a cadet for not less than three years, you can join as an associate member.
This is a dilemma for most ex cadet that wish to join. By the time you are ready to join, you will have been away from Cadets for a number of years. I found out recently, when applying for the Army Cadet Service Medal, that I have to substantiate my service with my corps. After five years, the corps destroys your records as a matter of course and you become invisible to them if the CO changes. You can imagine tht after 34 years, I was like a ghost. I don't think the current CO is even 34 yet. Anyway, I had boxes of bits and pieces of my cadet life (six years of it) in the basement and went on a proof-of-service safari. A few certificates, photos, mess cards and a sereration slip from Valcartier were enough for them to award me the medal. I will check with the Legion as to their document requirements.
Rheostatic said:This is why you should take your file with you when you retire.