Cadet of the Season
Congratulations to Cadet Tyrer,
for being chosen as the Cadet of the Summer Season, by the cadet Senior
Non-Commissioned Officers.
He has been chosen for his excellent effort towards maintaining his uniform and
for his enthusiasm towards activities.
Our faces were a picture!
By Cadet L. Pritchard
The squadron arrived at Nesscliff Training Camp on the evening of Friday 20th
June ready for the annual competitions
between squadrons in our wing, West
Mercian Wing!
So through the gates we entered.
First we found are dorms. They consisted of an old tin shelter with sleeping
space for ten. After a briefing, we spent
the rest of the night preparing our Light
Blues uniform for the next day!
An early start Saturday morning
at 0630hrs we changed into our Greens
uniform and headed for breakfast. 2497
Cosford Squadron cadets who were entered into the squadron drill competition
waited until our turn at 1230hrs; during
which other squadron cadets attended
competitions in First Aid, Shooting and
Modelling. Since we were scheduled to
do the competition during lunchtime –
the squadron were at the front of the
queue for lunch!
Following the day’s events, all
squadrons formed up in Light Blues,
ready to form up as a Wing on the Parade Square – in preparation for the
announcements of the day’s winners.
Unfortunately, we didn’t receive any
awards, but we were hopeful for the
following day. As a reward, the Wing
had organised a disco on the evening.
Sunday was just around the corner.
Once again, it was an early start
on the final day of the weekend; and it
looked like a sunny day. Some of the
main competition events were orienteering, aircraft recognition and shooting. Other than these, the Wing had
planned a fantastic list of fun activities
varying from target paintballing to
plank drill (rifle drill with a plank!).
Squadron! My face and Cadet Eccleston’s
face was a picture; we couldn't believe we
won, especially since I had to finish early!
That concluded a fantastic weekend
of representing our squadron, meeting
new people and experiencing new adventures. ●
Cadets Pritchard and Eccleston
with their award
At 1300hrs, Cadet Eccleston and
I represented the squadron in the orienteering competition. Unfortunately,
it was too hot and I started feeling
unwell and had to finish early. At that
point Cadet Eccleston and I had five
points. Luckily, we were scored on how
fast we found the orienteering markers.
To conclude the day, all of the
squadrons entered the presentation
hall,