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THE AIR CADET
LEADERSHIP COURSE
By Cadet Flight Sergeant Finnley Sprakes
Cadet Sergeant (now Flight Sergeant) Finnley Sprakes of 1324 (Hawker Blackburn) Squadron travelled to RAF Cranwell, to take up the challenge of the Air Cadet Leadership Course. At RAF Cranwell, he experienced a challenging week of mixed weather and tough command tasks alongside his allocated team. Facing long days on limited rations, and bracing the elements while sleeping rough, he successfully graduated a week
later, earning his gold leadership badge. He was particularly excited about the opportunity this presents for him to help develop other cadets along the leadership syllabus.
Discussing some of the biggest challenges of the week, Finnley mentioned that the weather wasn’t the only hurdle: “I was elected course leader on the
first day, which was a baptism of fire - I learnt the need for effective delegation and the
value of a supportive team pretty quickly!” His team, Alpha Flight, also won the final exercise, but it wasn’t an easy feat. Finnley says he’s looking forward to supporting local training and urges everyone to take up the challenge.
London Marathon
Pilot Officer Stuart Morris of 2168 (Yeadon) Squadron is running the London Marathon 2024 on behalf of the Royal Air Forces Association. He has been actively engaged with fundraising in Yeadon by setting up the first Battle of Britain Thanksgiving parade last year and has expanded as part of progressive training to Batley and Birstall Branch. For those interested in tracking Stuart and his progress or those interested in sponsorship his Just Giving link is: https://www.justgiving. com/fundraising/stuart-morrisrafac
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