We start off Season 3 of the Quadra Alumni Podcast by talking with Andrea Kucherawy, RCSCC Undaunted. Andrea has a long history at HMCS Quadra and her career at Quadra includes highlights such as Lead Stick in the Senior Band, 5 years working with the PL Course as an officer (3 summers as PLO), and 3 years as the GunsO.Andrea is a great example of how well Quadra has passed on the teachings from generation to generation. Hear who she learned from and some of the people she influen...

Lorne is from Winnipeg Manitoba and hails from RCSCC John Travers Cornwell, VC. He remembers first going to HMCS Quadra in 1971 as a two-weekie and then followed up the next summer as a PL Cadet. As an OJT Lorne, worked in the Gunnery Department (1973) his first summer and then became the Chief of Quadra the following summer. Hear how the Chief of Quadra was selected back in his day! Lorne believes the Practical Leadership course was a turning point in his life and set...

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Ben Whiting joined RCSCC Fraser in 1969 and first attended HMCS Quadra for TWGT. Ben later attend the Boatswain Course (1972) in Esquimalt and Practical Leadership (1973) in Quadra before taking the Officer Cadet Course (1974) and working on Flotilla (1975-76).He recalls his Flotilla experiences fondly and points to old shipmates such as Red Fullerton and Wally Samson and a few others as mentors. Ben is a Professional Geo Scientist and holds a Masters of Science Degree. He i...

Dave comes on the podcast to chat about the Quadra Alumni Association 25th Anniversary Celebration that occurred 11-12 August 2023 at the 40 Knots Winery.Dave reads his speech from the final dinner which was warmly received by the 100+ Alumni Members at the event. The speech elegantly talks about why HMCS Quadra is so important to all of us. Together we took on so many challenges, we took on responsibility, we answered the call to duty, we experienced more than most youth would ever dre...

Travelling from Ottawa I was happy to have Bev MacKillop and Steve Murray visit the podcast studio and chat about their Quadra memories.Bev joined RCSCC Falkland in 1975 and spent many summers at Quadra; including being one of the first female cadets in 1975. Most people remember Bev in the Quadra School of Music and some may have served under her leadership as Director of Music (DMUS).Steve joined RCSCC Kootenay in 1982 and spent his summers at both Quadra and Ontario. Steve was ...

Bromley Basford is from RCSCC Qu'appelle (Winnipeg, Man) and attended HMCS Quadra in the early 1970's. Bromley was a PL in 1974 and later served as an OJT for the Scuba Course. Hear him talk about the only US Exchange (USA West) that ever went to Pearl Harbor!Bromley shares that he worked 32 different jobs before he decided to become a teacher where he spent 28 years passing on some of the skills and practices he learned in the Sea Cadet world. http://rcsccquappelle.ca/Audio ...

A young 17 year old boy from Winnipeg, Manitoba travelled to HMCS Quadra in 1974 to take the 9 week Practical Leadership (PL) Course. It changed his life!Bromley Basford narrates his memoir, "The Summer I Met Myself For The First Time".Audio editing done by Todd Mason.More about the Quadra Alumni Podcast: - Join the Quadra Alumni Association at https://www.quadraalumni.com/ - Follow on Twitter at https://twitter.com/QAAPodcast - Follow on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/q_alumni_...

Dan Hurley first attended HMCS Quadra in 1985 as a Two Weekie, he later took the OpsCom Course and finished as Top Cadet getting his name on the Klingle Award. Dan worked as a Staff Cadet training future OpsCom cadets and later as the Chief of Operations. Dan enrolled to the CIC and served Quadra for several years on staff.In civilian life Dan has been politically involved in numerous campaigns and worked on Parliament Hill after obtaining his bachelor’s degree from the University...

http://www.quadraeducationfoundation.com/The Quadra Education Foundation (QEF) Scholarship Program is open to all current and past cadets, officers, and civilian instructors of HMCS QUADRA Cadet Training Centre (CTC), as well as their children.​​ The program aims to provide financial support to currently enrolled students pursing post-secondary education, and recognizes and rewards both academic and non-academic qualities or performance including:Epitomizing the aims of the Canadian Cade...