Quadra Alumni Podcast Matt Waterman

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 influenced throughout her time at Goose Spit.
Andrea shares a great story about how one of her former PL Cadets (Glen Klose) has used his experiences from PL and turned it into a program for Canadian Police Officers suffering from exposure to trauma.  "Mettle" - "The ability or driving force of an individual to persevere when they think they can't go any farther."


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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 him on track for many years working in the Cadet program.  He offers up his thoughts on the future of the Cadet summer program as well.
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Commanding Officer - HMCS Quadra 1982-1984



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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 is the President and CEO of Orex Minerals Inc. (Publicly Traded Company - TSX.V: REX) and also works with the Belcarra Group which includes 3 other junior mining companies.
As an Alumni member, Ben proudly supports the Quadra Education Foundation (QEF) with a scholarship in his name.

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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 dream of, we performed to the highest degree, we served!

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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 a Sail Instructor as a cadet and tells a great story about sailing a cutter on his JOST Course in 1989.  Steve served in Quadra as an officer from 1989-96.


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More about the Quadra Alumni Podcast:
- Join the Quadra Alumni Association at https://www.quadraalumni.com/
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