Well done to 2nd batch of Bronze DofE Mad Hatton-ers this year who breezed through the wettest weekend of the year like water off a ducks back. Impressing staff with their team spirit and resilience, they were like sponges for new music. The great thing about an expedition is the unexpected. Huge group of cubs on site turned out not to be a problem at all. New found respect for cub leaders and their camp fire songs. Go Daisy, go!

1368 Sqn was invited to give a talk about the Squadron's community duty involvement and cadets got to hear about other local charities. Cadets got to model the Lion's sponsored Sqn-branded High Vis cadets, so we can look professional on community duties. Also, the Lion's kindly gave a donation to help Sqn with the finishing off band and help with welfare fund so that Civ Com can continue to help cadets who need help with funding camps/activities.

1368 Sqn ran another karting session for cadets on Fri 13 Sep 2024. We've done this for a few years now and it's amazing to see the progression from earlier years. Cadets timing boards: Cdt H pipped Cdt B at the end with Cdt W (Ferrari man) third. CWO C's time doesn't count as he was a works driver. Session a mirroring of F1, Ferrari surprisingly 3rd and a solid Kimi Antonelli reconstruction of how a driver can change the circuit layout. 1368 has quite a group of cadets who enthusiastically follow F1 which aligns quite nicely with interest in STEM subjects and the RAF's ASTRA initiative. We just need to work out a way to get a visit to an F1 team to see their aerodynamics and simulator engineering department!

Pleased to announce that two of our cadets got to fly at VGS (Volunteer Gliding School) 637 at Little Rissington on Sunday 8th September. Many thanks to Flt Lt L for taking them and some great, albeit slightly familiar, Volunteer Gliding School ground crew from strapping them in. Great news.  Air Cadets have two ways in which they can experience flying for real. Either on an Air Experience Flight (AEF) flying RAF Tutor T1 powered aircraft, or at a Volunteer Gliding School (VGS) sponsored by the RAF. It requires a lot of commitment but it's possible also for older cadets can become volunteer staff cadets at a VGS also.  

Well done to the 3 cadets that passed their Blue Band Badge assessments on 2 September 2024. "Operation H" was successful! Very impressive. It's amazing what a bit of focus and practice does. Sqn can now start to focus full band wing comp prep as we would like 1368 to enter the full band competition this year for the first time ever. Music is something the Sqn has adopted for the first time over the last 2 years to help expand our training programme to expand our RAFAC progressive syllabus badge earning opportunities. Many thanks to Warwick District Council for help with band equipment.

First batch of mad Hattoner's 2024 undertook their 2 day actual last week. Strong performances from all to be honest. Almost like we/they know what they're doing. Bodes well for future. Here's a few photos, The ATCs was historically the largest operating authority of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. The scheme is recognised as having a strong overlap with the ethos of the corps and cadet activities. 1368 Sqn has a strong commitment to DofE in its training calendar, principally because expeditions help build friendship, teamwork and leadership (they can challenging but really good fun). It's also really cheap to do it with the Squadron.