On the 9th of March, we held our Regional Formal Inspection. We had the honor of hosting Group Captain Jim Leggat and Squadron Leader Erasmuson, to who we showed everything we do on a nightly basis as well as all the achievements of cadets from the past year. We started with an inspection parade and drill display, before moving onto our PR equipment and a presentation on our year. After this, our visitors viewed all of our projects, including media, RAF 100 and Aero-modelling, which was followed by final parade, both the Group Captain and the Squadron Leader said they were impressed by our squadron on final parade and look forward to visiting again.
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On the 10th of March Sgt Black, Sgt Lawrence, Cpl Clough, Cdt Solway, and Cdt Penman went to Leuchars Station to practice marksmanship and learn how to use the L98-A2 service rifle. Cpl Clough Managed to get through his WHT and managed to get onto the range, completing his CLF 1. Sgt Lawrence, Sgt Black, Cdt Solway and Cdt Penman all went through full training of the rifle. In this training they learnt how to do an NSP and were taught when to conduct an NSP. they also learned how to dismantle the rifle, clean it then put it back together with no mistakes. After that they were shown how to perform a function test that must be completed once the rifle is put back together to ensure it is assembled correctly.
Over the weekend of the 9-11th of February Sgt Richmond and Cdt McKenzie attended Leuchars Station to attend Bronze Communications. This weekend included a refresher of the radio skills we learnt whilst achieving Blue Radio. We continued to progress our skills on VHF and UHF radio and learnt more about the security, when its best to use what radio, relaying and how net control stations work. To test these skills we went into groups and communicated to them through the skills we learnt over the weekend then would add another group to be our relay so we could act like it was a situation we might come across in the cadets. To check we understood everything the weekend concluded with a written test and a practical test which we both passed. We enjoyed the course and learnt a lot of new skills over the weekend which we hope we can use in the future.
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