SQNLDR Tristan Will

I am the Cadet Unit Commander of No. 41 (City of Porirua) Squadron Air Training Corps. I joined the unit in 1993 and was commissioned as an Officer in 2001. During my ATC Career I have attended cadet promotional courses, staffed courses, and completed the Officer Outdoor Leaders Course, Instructional Technique Course, Command Course and the Range Safety Officer Course. I am a Chartered Accountant and employed as an Business Advisory Services Associate at BDO. I also hold a BCA in Accounting and Commercial Law, a BSc in Computer Science and a Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting.

IACE – SQNLDR te Tau’s experience in Canada

August 10, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

The following is the two reports from Squadron Leader Grant te Tau’s on his IACE trip to Canada. Part One: Bonjour, I am just half way though the trip now and the days are long but enjoyable. In the last few days I have been very much the tourist. I went to the Niagara Falls … Read more

Promotion to Corporal – Hohepa Haenga-Sutton

August 7, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

Congratulations to Corporal Hohepa Haenga-Sutton who was promoted on Monday night’s parade.

IACE

August 3, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

Following the recent inbound IACE trip our guests presented the following certificates: Canada UK USA

Shooting season starts

July 30, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

Following our shooting training weekend, the target shooting program kicked off on Sunday. The top six results were: – U/O McLeod 78 – W/O Asbery 72 – U/O McLeod 70 – CDT Balia 70 – LAC Robinson 69 – CPL Fowler 66

LAC Robinson’s report on the Junior Leaders Course

August 7, 2012July 26, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

LAC Robinson’s report on the Junior Leaders Course, the 7th to the 14th of July: “On the 6th of July, 2012, the bus pulled up at Porirua long distance bus stop. Myself and Haenga-Sutton, two out of the three lucky representatives of 41 Squadron, fortunate enough to be going on the course, packed our stuff … Read more

LAC Haenga-Sutton’s Junior Leaders Course report

August 7, 2012July 25, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

LAC Hohepa Haenga-Sutton reports on his experiences on the latest Junior Leaders Course, also known as the Junior NCO Course: “I was quite nervous as I found myself boarding the bus to RNZAF Base Ohakea, for the Junior Leaders Course in the second week of the holidays. The Junior Leaders Course is a course designed … Read more

Promotion to LAC – Kathy Player

July 21, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

Congratulations to Kathy Player who was promoted to the rank of Leading Air Cadet (LAC) on Monday 25 June 2012. Promotion to LAC follows succesful completion of the first years training syllabus and proven ability of being able to perform the marker position on parade.

W/O Brown’s report on the Bomber Command Memorial Dedication trip

July 15, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

W/O Kendall Brown’s report on the Bomber Command Memorial Dedication trip is below: From the 19th June to the 7th July, I had the fortune to be 1 of 2 Air Cadets selected nationwide to attend the unveiling and dedication of a memorial to RAF Bomber Command by HM Queen Elizabeth II in London. The … Read more

Basic Bushcraft 2012

July 15, 2012July 7, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

LAC Kathy Player reports on the recent Basic Bushcraft camp below: This year, the Air Cadets of 41 Squadron were joined by a number of Sea Cadets from T.S. Taupo Sea Cadet Corps on our Basic Bushcraft camp from the 25th-27th of May. We turned up at the T.S. Taupo building on Friday in civilian … Read more

W/O Brown’s Bomber Command Article in Kpai-Mana News

June 28, 2012 by SQNLDR Tristan Will

Hi All This article about Warrant Officer Brown’s trip for the Bomber Command Dedication was in the 26 June 2012 edition of the Kapi-Mana News.