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i / A , I n j- f - W\NjrE_L_ _( t .t-.r-toerxt-J Vance named cadet chief TWEED -- Txwoo/i "«"• JTWEED -- Tweed native and now retired resident Lt.-Gen. John E. Vance, has been given the honorary appointment as titular head of the ar- my cadet movement in Canada. In a telephone interview, Vance ex- plained that his official title Js "colonel commandant, Royal Cana- dian Army Cadets." The appointment takes effect Sept. 1 and runs for three years. Gen. Vance takes over from Lt. Gen. James Quinn of Ottawa, who has held the position for the past 10 years. The position is one made by the Minister of National Defence on the recommendation of the Chief of Defence Staff, General Paul Manson, to a retired senior officer or promi- nent civilian. Born at Tweed, Gen. Vance began his military career in 1952 as an of- ficer cadet at Royal Military College, Kingston. His career includes service with the Second Battalion, Royal Canadian Regiment, West Germany as a com- pany commander at Soest and com- . / rtfW,- M * ' ' • mander of No. 3 Mechanized Com- mando at Baden-Soellingen, director of training at National Defence Head- quar ters , director-general of recruiting, education and training for the Canadian Forces and commander of No. 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, Lahr, for four years. He was promoted to major-general in 1980 and named chief of personnel careers and senior appointments and promoted to lieutenant-general in 1983 until his appointment to vice- chief of the Defence Staff in June, 1985. He retired in August of lastyear. Vance said that while he is aware of the extensive involvement of The Hastings and Prince Edward Regi- ment (militia) in cadet sponsorships' with six groups alone, his office will be on a far broader scale, dealing with between 1,800 and 1,900 cadet corps across Canada and at overseasbases. His main role, he said, will be "ceremonial," often involving taking salutes at official parades or inspec-tions.