Initial Expedition Training weekend, 21-22 June 2025

Last weekend saw 18 cadets undertake more Initial Expedition Training (IET) with camping, cooking and map reading. Aim was to get them ready so that stuff like providing forms, passing on JIs, kit checks and food shops are 2nd hat for unescorted Bronze DofE's in Aug or Sept (we will start enrolling current year 8's on Bronze on Aug 1st, when they technically go into year 9). 




Adventure Training and DofE is one of the pillars of 1368 Sqn with our desire that every cadet completes their Bronze DofE and gets the opportunity to progress to Silver and Gold expeditions. The Initial Expedition Training that we do contributes to the Pre-DofE Blue Badge that was introduced by the progressive training syllabus to support pre-DofE aged cadets in year 8. IET provides a pathway for their safe introduction into cooking and campcraft and we like to do it for real.




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