LAC Grace O’Neill reports on the September JNCO Course:
On Saturday the 27th of September, LAC Galvin, LAC Eagles and me went on Junior Non Commissioned Officers course. It lasted for a week and was held at the Ohakea Air base. Many cadets from Wellington to Napier came for the course.
We all got put into teams called Syndicates and we stayed with them through the whole course and we got to know everyone in our Syndicate really well. Next we needed to start practicing for our tests, this included doing speeches, practicing our drill and leadership skills. These were really fun to do and when we did the actual tests you forgot they were even tests. We got taught skills that are good for use inside and outside of cadets. We learnt not to just look after ourselves but others too. One of my favorite parts was watching the Lion king and seeing everyone cry – I also liked when we went to hotshots and the swimming pool.
I loved going to the Mess and waking up at 6.00am and been able to eat hash browns. I loved Juniors a lot and I still keep in contact with all my friends, we have even planned to go on the same Seniors with each other. I can’t wait to go on the next Seniors because Juniors was so much fun.
