Though they typically learn aviation and leadership, Thompson’s air cadets recently learned something a little different.
During a life skills class as part of Monday’s parade night, the cadets of 737 Thompson Royal Canadian Air Cadet Squadron were taught basic cooking skills with simple recipes for omelettes and stir fry.
Civilian Instructor Lindsay Bygnes was one of the instructors leading the class and says that the class was very successful.
“I think the cadets had a lot of fun doing it. They vary in age, but they also vary in skill level, how much cooking they’ve done at home or in school before. Some of them were learning things brand new; others were showing the other cadets the knowledge they had. Some of the recipes maybe didn’t turn out how they wanted, but we got to do everything twice, they all said the food was good, and they had fun doing it, so I think they would do it again if they got the chance.”
The air cadets are a youth group with ages ranging from 12 to 18 that parade Monday nights during the school year, with the final parade of the year set for May 16th.
