Ian Tomlinson receives his sergeant's stripes from Captain Hethar McIntosh, commanding officer of Clearwater's Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corp 2941 last week.
He and fellow cadet Taylor Hall also received their Silver Stars, proficiency awards that count towards secondary school graduation.
Left: Taylor Hall receives his Master Corporal stripes from Captain McIntosh. He and Tomlinson are to take part in an air rifle competition in Vernon soon, to be followed by winter exercises with a Rocky Mountain Rangers militia unit near Williams Lake.