5 of our cadets attended RAF Cosford on a new multi-activity format for Wing training, focused on Bronze+ badges. Well done to Cpl W on her Drill Instructor Course, Cdt K and Cdt F on Bronze Cyber, and two Cdt K's achieved their Youth First Aid (YFA).  Bronze badges are a step up from Sqn Blue-level training. It's great to see our cadets sign up. Attending RAF Cosford also adds to the experience to stay away on an RAF base and meet cadets and staff from other squadrons.

Fieldcraft training continued (half way through blue syllabus). Sqn made use of FS P's Uni break to deliver Bronze Cyber theory for mids. Sgt G got a Colin the Caterpillar cake and Master cadet badge for turning 15. Safety awareness drive included starting Entry Level Award (ELA) for Safety and stores team did a redistribution of kit. Operation "we love health & safety" continues despite lighting some little flames in the building.

Well done to 3 of 4 cadets who collected Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme certificates on Wed: Sgt G, Cdt F, and Cdt M (not down) achieved Silver badges/certificates. Cdt K received his Bronze certificate/badge. More soon, hopefully. 1 Silver is pending Region approval with 3 all awaiting an external assessor report for 1 section, hence more soon hopefully. 1368 Squadron has achieved the most DofE Awards in the Wing over the last 5 years and expects all cadets to do Bronze with the Squadron, if not doing at school. It's a lot cheaper doing the award through the squadron than most schools. Many activities done at cadets can also count towards the award in the Volunteering, Skills and Physical sections.

Thirteen cadets from 1368 Sqn were joined by four from 2286 Sqn to have an evening of instructor-led training at Redpoint climbing centre in Birmingham on Tuesday night. Redpoint has long been a favourite with 1368 with staff with a really passion for the sport and a nice club vibe. Some great skills and confidence progression by all, and a bit of excitement with a how get stuck in a crack challenge for some. Thanks again to 1289 staff who helped us with staffing and transportation. A great evening of climbing facilitated by collaboration with others. With many of our GCSE and A Level cadets otherwise engaged it was a great evening for some of our mids to further develop their skills with new challenges and juniors to have their first visit.

Monday saw another session in our popular series of fieldcraft training nights. The goal is to get our juniors and mids through Blue fieldcraft training before school hols, by exploiting the qualifications of our RAFAC Junior Leader (JL) successful graduates from 2024 (1368 had 3 graduate from this national-led 6 weekend + 1 week course 2023-24, its last running in current form). Cadets will need to attend all the lessons to get their Blue fieldcraft signed off, which then opens up opportunities to bid on Wing and Region camps to do higher level training. As with most aspects of the progressive training syllabus the idea is that Sqn delivers Blue training and then Wing/Sectors do Bronze and Wing/Region do Silver (that's the theory, at least).

Monday's parade saw an elite team learn how to put up the new 1368 Sqn event shelter; recently acquired with Civ Comm's agreement to assist with shelter during events and more community duties.