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Royal Canadian Air Cadets
Squadron WO1's
Warrant Officer First Class (WO1) is the highest rank a cadet can achieve in the squadron. It is an honor earned by only a handful of cadets that pass through the program. The WO1 serves as a role model for the rest of the squadron, and guides its development according to the vision of the Commanding Officer.
The following is a record of the names of those who have achieved this rank.
WO1 Terry Alston
1971-1972
WO1 Al Lucas
1976-1977
WO1 (W) Lisa Cook
1979
WO1 John Hein
1981-1982
WO1 Darren Howarth
1983-1984
WO1 (W) J Pack
1986
WO1 Cathy Gagnon
1990
WO1 Jason Sartor
1992
WO1 P Campbell
1994 - 1995
WO1 Matthew Bushell
1998 - 1999
WO1 Christopher Aziz
1999 - 2000
WO1 M McLellan
2002 - 2004
WO1 Brian Mattock
2006
WO1 Shawn Forbes
Dec 2007 - Jun 2008
WO1 Larry D'Silva
2009
WO1 B deWaal
Dec 2010 - 2011
WO1 Farhana Ibrahim
Unknown - 24 Sep 2013
WO1 Reece Larson
27 Mar 2014 - 15 Dec 2015
WO1 Nathaniel Krebs
5 Dec 2017 - 9 Jun 2018
WO1 Carson Mowat
29 May 2020 - 30 Jun 2020
WO1 Gabriel Gidluck
3 Dec 2021 - 17 May 2022
WO1 Simon Brunel
5 Mar 2024 - 30 Apr 2024
WO1 Darryl Whitcher
1972-1973
WO1 Roy Boehli
1977-1978
WO1 Steve Leikeim
1979-1980
WO1 Barry Delaney
1982
WO1 R Eastgaard
1984
WO1 C Roth
1987
WO1 Richard Coates
1990
WO1 Julie Creaser
1993
WO1 R Gale
1996 - 1997
WO1 G Ramsay
1999
WO1 P Cave
2000 - 2001
WO1 W Young
2004
WO1 Leonard D'Silva
2006
WO1 Veronique van den Broek
Sep 2008 - Sep 2009
WO1 Sahar Ibrahim
2010
WO1 P Yee
2011
WO1 Alexander Harrington
24 Sep 2013 - Unknown
WO1 Samantha Sperle
15 Dec 2015 - 10 Jun 2017
WO1 Adriano Riley
9 Jun 2018 - 27 Nov 2018
WO1 Garth Gillespie
1 Jul 2020 - 3 Mar 2021
WO1 Joshua Viviers
13 Dec 2022 - 20 Jun 2023
WO1 Kelly-Ann Crepeau
30 Apr 2024 - Present
WO1 Rob Rooney
1973-1974
WO1 Bruce Daye
1978
WO1 (W) Debbie Smart
1980-1981
WO1 Mike Woodfield
1983
WO1 W Lake
1985
WO1 Michael Chant
1989
WO1 Gary Christopher
1990-1991
WO1 R Campbell
1994
WO1 R Gale
1997 - 1998
WO1 A Scott
1999
WO1 E Hnatuk
2001 - 2002
WO1 Hilary Peden
2004 - 2005
WO1 Alex Hardie
2007
WO1 Sheldon Forbes
Sep 2008 - Oct 2009
WO1 Ben Henne
Sep 2009 - Dec 2010
WO1 Gall
2012
WO1 Stuart Matthews
Unknown - 27 Mar 2014
WO1 Kayla Jordan
3 Oct 2017 - 5 Dec 2017
WO1 Joshua Kettyle
27 Nov 2018 - 29 May 2020
WO1 Troy Stoner
3 Mar 2021 - Unknown
WO1 Braydon Emms
5 Dec 2023 - 5 Mar 2024
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