Candidates for Raven Basic Military Qualification wait for the Swearing-In Ceremony at the Naval Officer Training Centre, July 5. The six-week Raven Aboriginal Youth Employment Program is an outreach program designed to build bridges into the Aboriginal communities in Canada, and to make Aboriginal youth aware of potential military or civilian careers with the Department of National Defence. Commander Julian Elbourne, Commanding Officer of Naval Training School (Pacific), conducts the Swearing-In Ceremony.
Raven Program Swearing-in Ceremony

Photos by Leading Seaman David Gariepy