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Lt Robert Gill
At the age of 12, Robert joined 3018 Land
Engineering Test Establishment Army Cadet Corps in September 1987 and is
one of the founding cadets.
While a cadet, Robert moved up to the rank of
Cadet Major and attended various Summer Training Courses. In 1992 he
attended Maple Leaf Exchange to the United Kingdom. He was employed as a
staff cadet instructor on the Senior Leaders’ Cadet Course in March 1993.
He was later employed as a cadet Platoon Warrant Officer at Ipperwash in
the summer of 1993.
In the fall of 1993, Robert enrolled in the
Cadet Instructors Cadre. He was employed at 3018 for over 5 years, in the
Training Officer’s position. He left 3018, due to his civilian
occupation, yet continued to work with Cadet Units in Hull and Gatineau.
As a CIC officer, Robert was employed as a
Platoon Commander in Valcartier, General Military Training Officer in
Blackdown and Standards Officer in Blackdown. Robert left the Cadet
Instructor Cadre in 2000, due to his demanding civilian work schedule.
As a civilian, Robert enjoys employment in
the restaurant industry. He has held managerial positions for the past 10
years. It is this industry that brought Robert to the small community of
Casselman.
Robert currently owns and operates his own
restaurant in Casselman, while volunteering with 2804 as a member of the
Army Cadet League. He is also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, a
volunteer with the Club Optimiste and a member of Village Renewal
Committee.
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"the hidden aim of the
CCO is self improvement and the improvement of others" |
Robert is currently married and has three
children, all wearing camo, and all scheduled to join Army Cadets.
It wasn’t until becoming a senior cadet
that Robert realized some of the true benefits of the Cadet Program. In
his opinion, the hidden aim of the CCO is self improvement and the
improvement of others.
He has often been asked what the most
rewarding moment in his career was, but he states that Larry Robinson (Canadiens
#19) said it best, “Geez, there are just so many memories that to try to
narrow it down to one would be like eating a can of beans and then trying
to figure out which one gave you gas.” Robert gets the biggest kick out
of watching a cadet do something that the cadet thought was not possible.
It could be an amputee cadet abseiling or a dyslexic cadet attempting and
passing a written test. He feels that facing a challenge is most
important. Pushing oneself to overcome a challenge is the reward.
Witnessing a cadet achieve the impossible is thanks enough.
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