Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Bailey Gaignard has retired from the Royal Canadian Army Cadet program after a decorated five-year tenure.
He was a regimental sergeant major when he retired.
Gaignard lives in Estevan and commutes to Weyburn each week to attend cadets in that city. He has been the regimental sergeant major of 2302 Weyburn Army Cadets for the past three years, and has served with pride and distinction.
After joining the cadet program at the age of 13, he quickly rose through the ranks, and according to a news release from the Weyburn cadets, he displayed outstanding leadership and problem-solving skills.
A few highlights from his career have been: he was one of 70 cadets from across Canada to be selected to attend an international exchange to the United Kingdom and France for six weeks in 2017; he was one of 15 cadets in Canada to attend the 2017 national expedition, where he canoed from Whitehorse, Yukon, to Dawson City, and hiked in the mountains of the Yukon.
He was awarded the Army Cadet service medal and bar, representing five years of service, and the Lord Strathcona Medal, which is the highest award which can be bestowed upon a cadet in recognition of exemplary performance in physical and military training.
Gaignard is looking to join the Canadian Armed Forces and work in the field of mechanics.
