30 Oct saw cadets from 1368 coming up with some amazing inventive takes on Halloween fancy dress and yes, at times staff were scared. Nice to do something completely different after a few weeks of intensive band, banner and music prep for Wing Competition. Domino's Pizza was consumed to celebrate our 3rd place at WFD 24 despite music events not counting. There was a period there was a 1 remaining veggie pizza untouched but eventually they went for it.

Air Cadets wear poppy's with their uniform in the lead up to the Remembrance Parades each year. This information was taken from the 20231026-RAFAC_Poppy_With_Pride_Poster_SCO_V5-O.pdf From: The onset of sales each year. Until: The end of national and local observation of remembrance. Always: On remembrance parades/events by all RAFAC personnel involved. Never: Worn with flying clothing, GPJ, wet weather clothing or on head dress. For ceremonial dress and parades the conventional paper poppy is to be worn. On working dress and combat uniform a plain enamel poppy badge not exceeding 2.5cm (1”) may be worn. The plain enamel badge may be worn with Mess dress at the discretion of the PMC or CMC. When worn it is to be positioned immediately above the right breast pocket (preferably inserted in the button hole) of the No 1 SD jacket and in the corresponding position on female jackets, No2, No3 and Mess dress. Drummers and banner bearers only may wear it on the left side. Full details can

One of the principals of the air cadets is that we develop young people to take on roles in leading others. Well done to Cpl G and Cdt H from 1368 Sqn who attended a Wing Junior NCO training weekend at RAF Cosford over a full weekend 25-27 Oct 2024. Also a great opportunity to mix with other aspiring cadets from the Wing and learn from staff outside of the Squadron. As a JNCO you must have pride in being a member of the air cadets, setting and maintaining standards of  deportment  (i.e. manner, appearance, bearing and behaviour) for cadets by ensuring your own deportment is beyond question. Standards are not only important to those within the RAF Air Cadets but also to the Public who see you in uniform on local activities and in the press when your unit achieves something noteworthy.  Some other expectations your unit will have of you are given below:  Regular attendance. Be punctual at all activities. Be smart with a good bearing. Comply with orders and regulations yourself. Be courte

Well done to those contributing to 1368's first ever outing as a full marching band at WFD 24. Huge challenge requiring bravery, new responsibilities, high-pressure personal learning (Drum Maj got injured, new Bell Lyre players).  Special mention to Cpl G who was learning Drum Maj roll on the morning with FS from 1289. Thanks to FS P for returning from Uni to sure up melody. Wing music officer was mightily impressed (some established Sqns with bands unable to field full band). Cpl G officially 3rd best drum major in the Wing! Next milestone/challenge for band is to perform at a public event/parade next year. Please to announce that Sgt R from 496 who is part of Wing band staff team has transferred to 1368 as staff official now (hence can assist). As well out being the first time they've actually done this full sequence together, I'm pretty sure this is the longest they've ever played.

The Wing Drill competition is a "blue ribbon" event at the yearly Wing Competition/Field Day where the 19 squadron's of Warwickshire and Birmingham Wing compete. This year we put our 15-16yr old NCOs centre-stage in lead positions, with the CWOs handing the baton over to build leadership for the future. We are really pleased with coming 3rd in this, partly as the focus to enter Music/Band meant they didn't get much practice. Special mention to Sgt R came 4th in the Drill IC (in command) individual competition. Stunning considering he was a first timer. He held his nerve in the high pressure smaller than planned space, only beaten by seasoned 18yrs+/SNCO veterans with multiple tries under their belt. The younger-led team delivered so this bodes well for the future. It shows that the uniform and drill aspects of the squadron remain important, despite DofE and Sports focus (the Sqn is current holder of best in Wing for DofE and the 3 sports competitions of athletics, cro

Well done to the 1368 Wing Field Day team who came 3rd out of 19 squadron's in Sunday's 2024 competition (up 1 from last year's final result count against much harder competition). Biggest team we've ever taken, 31 cadets vs 21 last year. Competition list massively expanded. First time 1368 has ever entered all comps, incl. 1368's first ever full 1368 Sqn band performance (amazing stand-in by Cpl G as Drum Maj). The team got better. amazing results in Drill (3rd), Ensemble (1st) and Cyber (1st) but main thing is that the competition gave cadets a chance to improve themselves and learn about how teamwork makes the dream work.