Applications for the 2000 Sky Hawk demonstration season must be received at this office prior to the October 31 st deadline. Once the application deadline has closed, the Team Commander will sit with the Team Cadre and rate each applicant. Prospective candidates will be invited to a three week ground training camp at Canadian Forces Base Trenton, beginning at the end of February. Members that are successful during this phase will travel with the team to the main training camp at Perris Valley Skydiving, in California. During the first two weeks candidates will be assessed on their ability to perform assigned tasks in freefall and under canopy.
Final selection is done at the close of the second week.
Eight successful members will continue at training camp for another four weeks, and remain with the team until the season concludes at the end of October. The annual message requesting applications from personnel interested in becoming a member of the Sky Hawks for the 2000 demonstration season has been sent out to Area Commands. The message contains the details of prerequisites and the physical fitness standard that members must meet on arrival at ground training camp.