2021 Flight Sergeant Fred Marean Award Recipient
Cadet WO1 Martin Paslawski
6 Jim Whitecross RCACS
Cadet WO1 Martin Paslawski graduated from Garden City Collegiate and attending the Aviation Program at Mount Royal University with the goal of becoming a pilot.
WO1 Paslawski has been an Air Cadet for 7 years. During that time, he participated in numerous activities and camps General Training, Basic Aviation, and Glider Pilot Training. He has been awarded the Long Service and Strathcona Medals. As the senior cadet in his unit, he has had the opportunity to instruct and mentor his juniors in all aspects of aviation and all other aspects of Air Cadets.
Physically fit, he has achieved the Bronze and Silver Levels in the Duke of Edinburgh Award, as well as his Excellence badge in the Cadet Fitness Program. He was also a member of his Squadron’s Biathlon Team.
He volunteers at the St. Joseph’s Personal Care Home and is actively involved with the Santa Claus Parade and KidFit60. He was also a student leader in a club at his school called Youth Against Mental Illness Stigma.
His long-term goal is to become a pilot.