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COMBINED CADET FORCE
QUEEN ETHELBURGA’S SCHOOL CCF
PASSING OFF THE SQUARE
In December Queen Ethelburga’s CCF held its annual Passing Off the Square Parade. This occasion is an important milestone where all the new recruits parade in their uniforms for the first time and are presented with their RAF and Yorkshire Regiment cap badges. This year it was a great pleasure to welcome Lieutenant Colonel Fred Owen of Humberside and South Yorkshire Army Cadet Force as our Inspecting Officer.
During the parade Lt Col Owen presented cap badges to over 30 recruits, taking time to speak with each new cadet individually. Badges of achievement were awarded to several Army Section cadets who had progressed through the training syllabus and achieved their Half Red Star and Full Red Star Awards. Three RAF Section cadets were awarded certificates for completing a Basic Radio Operator course and several cadets were also recognised for achieving First Aid at Work and Method of Instruction Awards.
During the parade four Army Section cadets and three RAF Section cadets were promoted. It was a great opportunity for Lt Col Owen to present rank slides and give words of encouragement to inspire all cadets to aim even higher.
The cadets carried out an impressive drill display to close the parade which was a perfect end to a very successful term.
RAF LOSSIEMOUTH
During October half term three RAF cadets attended a camp at RAF Lossiemouth, a front-line Typhoon FGR4 base on the coast of the Moray Firth, Scotland - an exciting opportunity for cadets from around the country! This fantastic experience gave the cadets a chance to see for themselves what an active station is like as a Regular and Reservist.
The cadets visited several services within the camp including the Mountain Rescue Team whose primary role is to rescue crew from aircraft disasters in mountainous terrain; they also help rescue civilians alongside the coastguard.
The highlight of the week was the visit to 1 (Fighter) Typhoon Squadron, responsible for Quick Reaction Alerts to unidentified aircraft entering UK airspace. The cadets were shown around Typhoon aircraft in a hanger and learned the aircraft’s capabilities. Some cadets enjoyed looking in the cockpit of a Typhoon, others were interested by the technical side.
At the end of the week one of our cadets was given the honour of commanding a Foot Drill Competition in front of the Station Warrant Officer.
The whole camp was exciting from beginning to end and in addition to learning about life in the RAF, the cadets made plenty of new friends.
We would like to thank the personnel at RAF Lossiemouth for offering us this great opportunity.
Captain John Shaw and Pilot Officer Amy Cox with the cadets
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