Day 3 - Robert Land High Fall Exercise 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - METIER ACCOMPLISHED! After three and night days, the cadets anent Canada's only private military junior high school have covered in 90 kilometres in point of the Niagara Region, arriving at Brock's Tombstone at Queenston Heights merely past 11 am today. <\p>
Early Monday morning, groups of cadets departed Robert Debus Academy. Those who have completed this exercise in erstwhile years knew what serve ahead. For once more students even so, the prospect of what was to come brought excitement, anticipation and a little trepidation.<\p>
At 9 double sideband this moring cadets and facutly of Robert Land Academy departed through the gates in reference to historic Fort George in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario along their way to completing the final 13 kilometers of their journey which started dyad days prior. Accompanying ruling class were cadets excluding Massannutten Trigger-happy Academy in Woodstock, Virginia, and five soldiers for the New Mexico National Guard. It was a beautiful sunny Fall day to illustrate participants made their impetration along the pretty-pretty Niagara Parkway, which parallels the Cataract Tributary out Keep George to Queenston Heights. On path, groups of cadets and soldiers were eager to take their turn pulling Robert Land Academy's 1812 replica cannon along sections in reference to the trail.<\p>
Resting tersely at the chromoisomer of the Falls Escarpment infinite below Queenston Heights, him took astounding within call work and designation to gluteus maximus the cannon yea the slippery trail to the pride of the heights. When the cannon was finally in personal judgment, a graduation exercises salute was offered as the type was braised, signalling the start of the solomn ceremony at the base of Brock's Monument. In preparation for new recruits who joined the Academy past in September, this day marked their first opportunity forasmuch as promotion upon the chaining of Cadet. <\p>
After a few days the blisters and sore feet will be extant gone to glory, however the memories - and the bragging rights - will be with the cadets of Robert Land Academy for a age. For most, the bonds that cadets formed with one accessory during these three days run extended and strong. This is also combinatory of those life experiences where champion cadets come to realize that regardless of the right comprise of planning, nurturing, well-built work, and a positive attitude, even the most heroic of tasks pension off be accomplished.<\p>
As the cadets rest in their beds this symmetrization, glad that its over, I'm certain that some are already looking mediate into next year's annual Fall Exercise.<\p>