Presentation of Course Certificates
Tonight Sergeant Alexander Ogilvie was presented with his Senior NCO Course certificate and Leading Air Cadet Tere Ngaro with her Junior NCO Course certificate.
National and Area Activities
All National and Area related activities are catagorised here.
Base visit to Ohakea
Corporal Brooker reports on the squadron visit to RNZAF Ohakea Air Base:- “On the 16th to the 18th of May No. 41 and 49 squadrons visited RNZAF base Ohakea. We got the Friday off school and No. 41 Squadron met at TS Taupo at 7.15am. We travelled up and all were reunited at the entrance … Read more
JNCO Course Report
LAC Hurnen reports on the July Junior NCO course (“Juniors”): On the first week of the holidays, LAC Hawinkels and I attended the JNCO course at Royal NZ Air Force Base Ohakea. When we first arrived at Ohakea everyone was nervous, so for the first night we all kept to ourselves in our rooms (if … Read more
Junior NCO Course Report – LAC Daniel Hawinkels reports
LAC Daniel Hawinkels reports on his recent attendance at the July 2014 Junior NCO Course: Day one. We got straight into training from the moment we arrived on Base. Our bus from Wellington was significantly late, so it was straight into the van and to the Officers Commissioning Course ceremony, then to the Mess for … Read more
SNCO Course report by CPL Ogilvie
Corporal Alexander Ogilvie reports on his recent attendance on the SNCO Course: On the 26th of April I and a number of other Cadets from the Wellington region caught a bus to RNZAF Base Ohakea. We were heading off to the Senior NCO Course which is a Course that is designed to train Junior NCOs … Read more
ANZAC Day 2014
The cadets of 41 Squadron attended four ANZAC Day ceremonies on 25 April 2014. We assembled before 5.30am at the Porirua RSA for the Dawn Service, where the Squadron paraded as well as formed part of the NZCF Tri-service Catafalque Guard. The cadets then served breakfast to all who returned to the RSA prior to … Read more
JNCO Course – LAC Ngaro reports
LAC Ngaro reports on the April 2014 JNCO Course: The first week of the school holidays, 19th-25th of April, I (LAC Ngaro) attended the NZCF JNCO COURSE 15/14 held at RNZAF Base Ohakea, along with LAC Brooker and another 30-40 cadets from the Central Area. Hours after our arrival we were split into 4 syndicates. … Read more
LAC Brooker Reports on JNCO Course
LAC Matthew Brooker reports on the recent JNCO Course he attended: The Junior NCO Course I can say is one of the many highlights that I have had at Cadets. LAC Ngaro and I left the bus stop and embarked on the adventure. I had no idea what I was in for. Once the Bus … Read more
Ffennell Shooting Results
Congratulations to the No 41 (City of Porirua) Squadron A Team who finished 2nd out of the NZ Teams in the Ffennell Commonwealth Shooting competition. The team scored 1264 points, an improvement of 61 points (3rd last year). Congratulations also to the No 41 (City of Porirua) Squadron B Team who finished 6th with 1086 … Read more
Commonwealth Day Service – 10th March
LAC Tere Ngaro reports on the Commonwealth Day Service at the Wellington Cathedral of Saint Paul. On Monday 10th March, at the Wellington Cathedral of Saint Paul, No 41 SQN Colour Party (WO Fowler, CPL Mijares, CPL Haenga-Sutton and LAC Ngaro) attended the Commonwealth Day Service alongside head boys and girls from 27 or so … Read more