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One last honour for Coxswain CPO1 Sebastian Bodine

Nelson Daily Staff
By Nelson Daily Staff
September 30th, 2018

Following seven years of participation with Nelson’s 81 Hampton Gray Sea Cadet Corps, Coxswain CPO1 Sebastian Bodine is leaving.

However, before the Nelson native left he was presented with the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence during a recent ceremony.

“The last (seven) years with the Canadian Sea Cadets has been an incredible journey,” Bodine said. “I learned so many life skills, leadership, experienced training opportunities and have earned numerous certifications.”

The award comes on the heels of Bodine being presented with the 2018 Top Royal Canadian Sea Cadet of the Year earlier this year.

The Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence is a measure of the high esteem in which the people of the community and his/her Commanding Officer holds the cadet. It is awarded annually to a cadet in each unit of the Royal Canadian Cadet Organization who has shown a high degree of participation and leadership in the area of citizenship and in meeting and enhancing the aims and objectives of the cadet organization and regarded by peers and superiors as exemplifying the model cadet, for outstanding cadet service, volunteering, citizenship and comradeship. 

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a national program for young Canadians aged 12 to 18 that aims to develop in youth the attributes of good citizenship and leadership, promote physical fitness and stimulate the interest of youth in the maritime activities of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The year 2018 marks the centennial of the sea cadet program in Canada. There are presently more than 8,000 Sea Cadets in 236 communities nationwide.

Other awards for Bodine, a member of the L.V. Rogers Bombers Provincial Champion Rugby squad as well as the Bombers Baseball team, include Duke of Edinburgh award at 14 years of age; Lord Strathcona medal in 2016, the Navy League Service Medal in 2014 and 2016 and the Esprit de corps (awarded for inspiring devotion and strong regard for the group) award in 2013.

Bodine, 18, now begins studies in the Law and Justice Programme at Selkirk College. 

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