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NCO Panto this year was Sgt Aladdin, 22 Dec 2025

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Amazing really. 2nd year running that we've had a 1368 Sqn Panto, re-written with cadet jokes and performed by cadets and NCOs. Last year it was Sgt Cinderella not being about to go air experience flying due to the evil Cadet Warrant Officers, that included Babcock team that tried desperately to get flying happening and a Chinook flight. This year was Sgt Aladdin, a love story about a camp relationship, involving a magic carpet and a lamp and Sqn Ldr genie. Brilliant effort by all, but particularly our outgoing CWO C and every present CI M for the writing. Brilliant cast that including roped in review cadets.  We were corralled a bit on dates due to lack of building, hence sorry not all got to see or perform. People would pay good money for this, but it did make a fantastic start to Christmas week. The imaginative solution to the magic carpet was amazing, plus pulling off a play in play (very Shakespearian). Well done team 1368. Happy Xmas.
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10 cadets attend 1368 Blue Radio course, 22 Dec 2025

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Monday saw 10 cadets complete the Blue Radio Basic Operator training at Aylesford School. A practical course, it teaches correct use of basic radio procedure in the air cadets, and includes a practical assessment. Blue badge training is core to Sqn's annual training programme. Blue badges make our cadets eligible for Bronze courses, typically run at Wing or Sector level. Radio training's particularly useful as we use them for community duties and nav exercises. They all passed the practical assessment, so well done, and thanks to all the staff, NCOs and cadets involved.  We also managed to get an MOI dry-run done for Cpl F, an added bonus. Getting yellow lanyards done is going to be a key focus in the new year.
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Promotion to Flight Sergeant announced, 17 Dec 2025

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Well done to Sgt R who was promoted to Flt Sgt on Wednesday as we continue to evolve the NCO structure to fill in gaps with older cadets aging out and Squadron increasing in size. FS is the the highest rank that can be appointed at Sqn level (CWO is a Wing appointment). Against tough competition it was recognition of his age and experience, reputation for strong values and helping others, successfully leading others to high levels of Drill and Ensemble in consecutive Wing Competitions, and aspirations for maintaining and improving squadron drill & discipline standards.
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Parade night in pictures, 17 Dec 2025

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1368 traditionally starts blue badge training in Feb period (once Sqn is up and running from Christmas break). A big part of this has been layering in band practice pads and real instruments to stretch oldies further. Wed was a test to see how we could manage in classrooms. Adult Sgt B from 1289 visited to give older band members new skills & challenges, incl. new songs (another session on The Great Escape).  Also thanks to (now appointed) Adult Sgt F who ran a session on military selection process/OASC, e.g., planning exercises and debating. Newbies did some readiness on NATO phonetic alphabet ahead of blue radio badge course on Monday.
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Operation Gingerbread 2025, 15 Dec 2025

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Monday saw teams completing in a creative challenge of building festive Gingerbread trains. 0925 intake integrating well with main cohort adding icing to the cake. Some great creative thought, e.g., why build a train when you can build an F1 car? Winning team's melted snowman was a stand-out this year, which had a larger than normal snow dump. Well done. Well done also for the clean-up team.
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Warwick Lion's Christmas Food Parcel community duty, 14 Dec 202

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Well done to all the cadets (and staff) from 1368 sqn that supported the annual Lion's Charity Food Parcels duty on Sunday in Chase Meadow. Usual feedback from Lion's about how much they value the hard work cadets put in. We bring a degree of military precision to the sorting process, apparently. Did seem to run like clockwork. Great to have first timers also, getting into one of 1368's traditional annual events.
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1368 Sqn skating on ice again, 10 Dec 2025

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Wednesday saw 31 cadets and 5 staff from 1368 Sqn at Planet Ice in Cov once again. Good mix of old and new. We coincidentally chose the same night as 29F again enabling a bit of inter-Sqn catch-up. Just about got the obligatory 1368 Sqn group photo on the ice, as we go into our cavalcade of festive nights leading up to Christmas. Doing the parade also helped in lieu of us still awaiting for building maintenance work (presumably by VIVO Defence subcontractor) to be started. Over 8 weeks and still waiting.
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