Cadets help out at first ever Brighton Marathon
We’ve had a busy weekend at the Brighton Air Cadets!
On Sunday 18th April twelve members of the squadron assisted with the first ever Brighton Marathon. The cadets helped with marshalling runners into their start positions and then spent the afternoon handing out goody bags to the finishers. Well done to all the runners who finished, particularly Sergeant Louise Dell of 225 (Brighton No 1) Squadron, who completed the marathon in 3 hours and 59 minutes. Well Done Louise!
The previous day, Saturday the 17th April, three cadets and three members of staff spent a day renovating the squadron building ready for our annual inspection. Amongst other things, they sanded down the bench, planted a garden, cleaned the floors, cut back the bushes around the squadron and created a parade area around the flagstaff.
A team of eight cadets also took part in the Sussex 5-a-side competition, coming 5th in their group. Well Done to them too!
New photos & videos
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Certificates, Promotions & Awards
We’ve had a busy night this evening! Cadet Sergeant Louise Murray was awarded her BTEC in Aviation Studies, worth two GCSEs and was promoted to Flight Sergeant following last weekends NCO Training.
Cadet Corporal Kyle Crickmore was also awarded his BTEC in Aviation Studies and promoted to Sergeant, and received his long-awaited Communicators Certificate.
Over three-dozen cadets received their “First Flight” certificates after taking the controls in a Grob Tutor for the first time, and 27 cadets were awarded their Radio Operators Certificates after completing a two-day UHF/VHF course.
Twenty cadets also received their Leading Cadet badges after passing their exams, with Cadet Hemming receiving a distinction. Of the twenty who passed, over half received credits. Well Done!
A BTEC in Aviation Studies was also awarded to Jack Cook, and ex-cadet of the squadron who has recently joined the RAF and is undergoing basic training at RAF Halton.
As well as these awards and presentations, new uniform was issued to all cadets, four NCOs began training on the new L98A2 rifles and the cadets received a briefing on the Duke of Edinburgh award, preparing them for their forthcoming expeditions.
NCOs Complete Training Course
NCO’s from the squadron recently completed an intensive two-day training course covering leadership, briefings, drill, service knowledge, time management, discipline and a number of other subjects.
Day one was mostly classroom-based, with lessons and discussions on the subjects covered while day two focussed on practical exercises, giving the cadets the chance to practice what they had learned.
Everyone performed very well and they’ll be debriefed on parade nights on Wednesday 7th. Well done guys!
Bank Holiday Monday
It is a Bank Holiday on Monday so that means there will be no cadets. Enjoy your day off as we the staff team will enjoy ours.
