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Most Air Cadets in Atlantic Canada attend summer camp at Greenwood Air Force Base, Nova Scotia. While the bases of St. Jean, Quebec, and Summerside, Prince Edward Island, have been use on occasion, the main summer camp base is Greenwood. Thousands
of cadets have enjoyed summer fun here and have attended numerous courses offered by the Air Cadet League of Canada. The final reward at the end of the cadet year is to attend "camp".

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Greenwood Gardens.
10 August 1954
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS

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One of the main facilities at Greenwood is "Greenwood Gardens" arena. It was a great place to go to get out of the hot sun on a warm day. The concrete floor was cool and you could buy a cold drink there.

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Combined Mess.
10 August 1955
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS

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The most important facility at Greenwood was the "Combined Mess". All cadets ate their meals here in the main dining area. The food was plentiful and the milk cold. You could even have seconds. What more could a cadet ask for?

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Camp Food.
26 July 1963
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS
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Camp food was great and there was usually lots of it. Milk and juice was plentiful and you could have as much as you wanted. The former were served from large coolers and tasted great after a hard day's training. The only complaint cadets had was about the fried eggs at breakfast. Most cadets thought they were about to hatch on the plate, therefore opted for the boiled eggs instead. However, all meals were looked forward to with anticipation.

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Barracks, 1955.
31 July 1955
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS

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The "barracks" is where all cadets slept. It was inspected every day and had to be kept clean at all times. Beds had to be properly made and the floor spotless. Your personal kit had to be stored neatly in your assigned locker.

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Shining shoes.
10 August 1954
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS
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Inside the barracks there were double rows of bunks , a row on each side, facing each other. Many cadets fought over who was to get the top bunk.

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Base theatre.
10 August 1955
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS

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The Greenwood theatre played an important role in a cadet's leisure time. Movies were cheap and there was one every night.

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Softball game.
10 August 1956
C.F.B. Greenwood, NS