Waitangi Day Recruiting
The unit will be at the Waitangi Day festival in Porirua on Wi Neera Drive with it’s flight simulators, looking for new recruits for 2018 – please come along and say “hello”.
PLTOFF Chris Asbery
Recruiting now for 2018
The first parade night for 2018 is Tuesday 30th Jan from 6.30pm at TS Taupo. If you or anyone you know is keen to join the ATC in 2018 please bring them and their parent(s) or caregiver(s) along so we can talk to them about what we can offer.
Junior Leaders Course report by LAC Davies
During this week multiple cadets from all over the Central Area convened at Air Base Ohakea to partake in various leadership activities. These activities included squad handling, lesson planning and outdoor leadership – all aimed at making us more capable and confident cadets, and ultimately JNCO’s. From the course I have learnt some valuable skills … Read more
Shooting Results 2015
Once again No. 41 Squadron has taken out the national shooting competition for the central region, although this year the honour is shared with Ruahine Cadet Unit. Overall No. 41 Squadron managed to field 3 teams in the shooting competition and their respective placing against the other ATC Units nationally are:- A team – 5th with … Read more
Junior Leaders Course Report by LAC Arrowsmith
Between the 4th and 11th of July 2015, LAC Davies and myself attended the NZCF CA JNCO Course held at RNZAF Base Ohakea. This is the leadership course for Cadets from all three Cadet Corps (Army, Air, and Sea) within the Central Area who are aspiring to lead within their units and become Junior NCOs. … Read more
Senior Leaders Course Report by Corporal Galvin
On July 11th at 9.35am I caught the coach to RNZAF base Ohakea for a week long Senior NCO course. When we first arrived I was pleasantly surprised that we got individual rooms, unlike on the Juniors course! While Juniors was all about teamwork, Seniors was all about being independent, so we were pretty much … Read more
Rotary Flying Report by Corporal Eagles
Once we got to Palmerston North Airport we had to wait for someone from the flight school to meet us, so we went into the room which contained a pool table and dart board. After meeting the pilot/instructor we walked down to the hangar to help pull out the helicopter before the first person went … Read more
Senior Leaders Course Report by Corporal O’Neil
On the 11th -17th of July Corporal Galvin and I completed Senior Non Commissioned officers course also known as seniors. This took place at Ohakea Air Force base near Bulls. The aim of this course was to teach us skills to become a SNCO, throughout the course we had to complete 3 terminals which consisted … Read more
Promotions 22nd June
At parade on Mon 22nd June Cadet Bain was promoted to Leading Air Cadet (LAC) And Sgt Ogilvie was promoted to Flight Sergeant (Flt Sgt) Congratulations to both!
Promotions 8th June 2015
On parade on Monday 8th June Cadet Gosavi was promoted to Leading Air Cadet (LAC):- Also promoted from Corporal to Sergeant was Sgt Ngaro:- Congratulations to both!