It is with a heavy heart I share CWO Chris Law,
@2324Chigwell
, unfortunately died this weekend following a road traffic accident.
All of us in
@LondonAirCadets
will miss him. Chris was an excellent cadet, competition marksman, leader, and friend to many.
Blue Skies CWO.
RIP
What an amazing weekend
@LondonAirCadets
Inness Sword Competition. 230 cadets. 80 CFAV. 11 different stands. Visited by
@RegComdtLASER
,
@SaltersCompany
and
@AirPilotsCo
. Well done to everyone involved and a HUGE thank you to the planning team! More pics to come from MCO team!
Well done
@1475DulwichSqn
&
@OC1475Sqn
. Great effort tonight during your annual inspection.
✅️ staff development
✅️ good cadet numbers
✅️ very smart turn out
✅️ safe and clean HQ
Keep up the good work!
Very much looking forward to our inaugural Wing Decoration Award Ceremony this evening! Opportunity to present some of our amazing volunteers with their thoroughly deserved Decorations. Plus celebrate with their colleagues, friends, and family!
@LondonAirCadets
@aircadets
We did it
@LondonAirCadets
! Overall winners of the 2023
@aircadetslaser
Region Competition Day (RCD23). Lots of other silverware too - full results to follow. You should all be SO proud... I know I am! First RCD as OCLW too. Thank you to all of our staff that made today possible!
5 ISCRM teams comprising cadets from 7 squadrons. All in high spirits and a credit to
@LondonAirCadets
.
6 cadets achieved a 'Cadet 100' 🏅 (out of 31 awarded to
@aircadets
). These 6 cadets will represent the RAFAC in the Inter Service final.
#CorpsBlue
. Well done all!
A very warm
@LondonAirCadets
inter-squadron athletics today! Great enthusiasm and participation. And of course - sun cream, shade, hydration, and rest!
Following a successful evening of
@LondonAirCadets
Wing Boards, with the help of WSC2 and Dep WWO, I am proud to introduce A/Sgt Sahare,
@1147sqn
. I am also able to recommend Sgt Morante,
@9FsquadronATC
, for accelerated promotion to FS RAFAC. Well done!!
@RegComdtLASER
. 🎉👏🏻💪🏼
Congratulations to
@LondonAirCadets
's newest Cadet Warrant Officers. Exceptional candidates and such a privilege to be able to interview them each for this role!
Well done CWOs Rafique (31), Vijayaseelan (4F), Campbell (1475), Chohan (241), Seedat (241), & Katende (282). 😀
What a day today for
@LondonAirCadets
! Two officers commissioned earlier. Now, following a successful evening of Boards I am proud to introduce A/Sgt Namutebi,
@1475DulwichSqn
, and recommend CI Abdulali,
@241SquadronATC
, for final CFC interview stage with
@RegComdtLASER
. 🎉👏🏻💪🏼
Visited our Wing Camp
@RAFHalton
today - Thank You ACLO team, you have all been 🌟 (
@StnCdrRAFHalton
)! Cadet SNCO Course and CDC well underway! Great opportunity to catch up with staff and cadets! Congratulations also to our newly promoted CWO Griffiths,
@31_air_cadets
. Well done
It gives me great pleasure to share the following
@GLRFCA
award winners:
Meritorious Service Certificate: Flt Lt Hollington
Squadron Commander of the Year: Flt Lt Pursey
Adult Instructor Award: Fg Off Webb
CI Commendation: CI Cornhill
Well done and Congratulations!
👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Tonight was the formal handover of command
@6FSQN
. Flt Lt Richards handed over "the reins" to Plt Off Bickhan. Impressive turn out despite summer holidays. Well done to you both.
@LondonAirCadets
Good news for
@LondonAirCadets
. 3 cadets + 2 reserves selected for the Air Cadet Pilot Scheme. The successful cadets will receive 10 hours of funded flying training toward their PPL! Well done CWO Stanislas,
@1475DulwichSqn
, and FS Zidour-Khan & Sgt Lillistone,
@34F_SQN
!
The good news really doesn't stop for
@LondonAirCadets
!
Very happy to share A/Pilot Officer Rack from
@34F_SQN
successfully passed his Officer Selection Board today. Well done! A bright young man who will be an asset to our Wing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
A huge congratulations to Fg Off Avtar Singh, 296Sqn, who passed his commissioning board yesterday. He begins his role as an officer in the rank of Fg Off to reflect his experience and knowledge accrued as WO RAFAC. Well done. That's two new officers for 296 in the same week 👏🏻
Following yesterday's boards I am very proud to welcome our newly appointed SNCOs; A/Sgt D'Santos,
@241SquadronATC
, and A/Sgt Starr, 296 Sqn. Congratulations gentlemen. The journey is only just beginning 👍🏻.
And our newest CWO: Rebekah Edwin,
@1475DulwichSqn
! Well done CWO 👏🏻
Final full day of
#OpOkie23
today. Beautiful morning - apt as this week has been a huge triumph for
@LondonAirCadets
. The staff have worked extremely hard and I couldn't ask for more - THANK YOU!!!! But I think it's fair to say we're all looking forward to RTU tomorrow 😴 🥱 😴
That's a wrap folks!
#LWFD23
... what an amazing day. Great to see the cadets and staff at their best. Thank you to the planning team & all the sqn staff supporting today! Congratulations to the winning squadrons too - good luck at RCD on 7th Oct.
@RegComdtLASER
@LondonAirCadets
Another benefit of bringing CFAVs together for Wing events is the opportunity to conduct Boards. Congratulations CWO Jurgiewicz (291 Sqn), A/Sgt Edwards (31 Sqn), Pearson (452 Sqn) & Acosta (50F Sqn), and Sgt Molloy (9F) and CI Cornhill (27F) who passed their CFC P2 interview. 💪🏼
As OC
@LondonAirCadets
I schedule two evenings per month for Wing Boards. What a privilege to be able to say I can't keep up.... 5 SNCO and 10 CFC applicants pending 😄. So proud we're maintaining interest in uniformed service. We must be doing something right!
#StaffDevelopment
Tonight marks the end of my inaugural sqn visit schedule following my appointment as OC
@LondonAirCadets
with a visit to
@291_Squadron
. Met with the OC, staff team, and cadets. Good facilities. Able to present WO Mackenzie with his 3rd CFM clasp... that's 32 years' service! TY!
Conducted another CFC P2 Board this evening with the help of Sqn Ldr Finnegan. Excited to share that CI C Adams,
@452SqnATC
Sqn, is recommended for final interview with
@RegComdtLASER
. 🎊 🎉 🥳
22nd (of 27) sqn visit tonight
@46FSquadron
. Challenged by CV19 but happy to see new OC, staff, and recruit intake enjoying what the
@aircadets
has to offer. Ex-cadet, now LFB, giving career talk. Privileged to promote two cadets and the OC herself. Well done Fg Off Costa.
Visited our
@LondonAirCadets
annual camp based out of
@rafboulmer
. Yet again - fantastic ACLO team and all the station personnel have been pro-cadets. Very exciting day with 20 Sqn RAF... thank you to the CFAV and station personnel 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@cabster3560
.
Another benefit of bringing the Wing together is the ability to multi-task. Along with WWO, Mr Wright, I conducted a CWO Board today.... Congratulations CWO Asiimwe (
@1475DulwichSqn
) and CWO Jean-Marie (
@241SquadronATC
).
A very warm
@LondonAirCadets
inter-squadron athletics today! Great enthusiasm and participation. And of course - sun cream, shade, hydration, and rest!
Wow! Reviewing
@GLRFCA
award nominations this morning from
@LondonAirCadets
! Sector Cmdrs and Sqn OCs did a fantastic job - TY!
2 Meritorious Service
2 Best Sqn Cdr
4 Adult Instructor
2 CI
4 LL Cadet
27 DLL Cadet
Such an amazing group of volunteers and cadets!
@RegComdtLASER
@RegComdtLASER
@REGSSOLASER
@aircadetslaser
wow what an amazing Athletics Competition today, good to run it after 3 years. Well done London Wing. Thanks to the cadets for an excellent and big thanks to all staff who made it run so smoothly
A huge congratulations to Fg Off Gogar, Wing Sports Officer & BTEC Officer, who passed her commissioning board yesterday. She begins her role as an officer in the rank of Fg Off to reflect her experience and knowledge accrued as WO RAFAC. Well done.
Thoroughly enjoyable annual inspection last night
@4FSquadron
. Accompanied by Sqn Ldr Godden, WSC1, and WO Wright, WWO. Lots of progress since my last visit and great to see the OC now proudly in uniform. Keep up the great work... tomorrow -
@1475DulwichSqn
!
All treat and no trick this evening... a huge congratulations to Fg Off Ed Simmonds
@31_air_cadets
who successfully passed his final CFC board today. He begins his role as an officer in the rank of Fg Off to reflect his experience and knowledge accrued as a FS RAFAC. Well done 🥂
Sometimes being part of the
@aircadets
SLT / OCW can seem like endless forms, personnel matters, responding to complaints, & being 'the bad cop'. But it's always worth remembering the cadets are the ❤️ of our organisation. Thank you all.
🔊 needed
@DrAaronBraddy
@LondonAirCadets
This weekend,
@LondonAirCadets
delivered the annual Inness Sword Competition. More than 250 cadets and staff took part from all 27 Squadrons across the Wing. Archery, leadership, construction, log-pull, drill, observation, CLF, first aid, and code breaking. Well done team LW!!!
14th squadron visit tonight
@31_air_cadets
, just a short distance from my place of work. Lots of cadets. Very dedicated staff and a great track record for staff cadets remaining as CFAV. Privileged to promote 6 cadets to corporal and present
@FltLtMSullivan
with his QPJM.
Tonight's AFI
@46FSquadron
was a first for many. 1st AFI for OC... 1st AFI for recently appointed SWO.... 1st promotion for two deserving cadets!
But most importantly the Sqn is going from strength to strength.
Well done team 46F!
@LondonAirCadets
@RegComdtLASER
@ComdtAC
Lovely morning for
#PhysEd
.
~250 cadets ✅️.
Inter-sqn football, basketball, & archery competitions well underway! Great opportunity to encourage health and fitness amongst
@LondonAirCadets
. Plus select our Wing Team to represent us at Inter-Wing Competitions.
@RegSportLaser
.
Thoroughly enjoyable visit to No 1 Sector's Recruit & Fieldcraft Camp today! TY to all the staff that made this weekend possible 🙌🏻.
@LondonAirCadets
are especially lucky to have the help of service instructors too... TY Sqn Ldr Reuben & Capt Goldsmith-Lister ☺️.
Last night I visited
@1147sqn
- my 22nd sqn visit so far. Lots of happy cadets. Growing staff team. Great to see the senior cadets planning
@IACEUK
and
@ArkwrightTalent
scholarship applications! Also honoured to promote (now) Sgt Islam. Well done all!
@RegComdtLASER
@ComdtAC
Tonight myself, WSC2, WWO, DepWWO & Sector WO conducted
@452SqnATC
's AFI. The staff team, under the leadership of a new OC, has flourished and the impact is clear! Well done! And a fond farewell to Sgts Cook and Howlett who are starting university after 6 years of cadet service.
Another fantastic squadron visited tonight...
@6FSQN
!
✅️ hard working CFAVs
✅️ cadet attendance
✅️ opportunities
✅️ facilities
Also able to present Flt Lt Harris, OC 6F, with his
#QPJM
, as well as Flt Lt Emmins, WATTO, and Flt Lt Exton, WDofEO, who joined my visit.
Visiting our
@LondonAirCadets
Wing Camp at RAF Shawbury today! Thank you to all the station personnel for hosting the cadets and staff! Lots of smiling faces... especially having just spent an hour flying the sims!! Now climbing over the Juno helicopter 😀.
@cabster3560
Following a thorough selection process, we are pleased to announce Group Captain Al Lewis will be appointed Commandant RAF Air Cadets in the rank of Air Commodore effective 23 September 2024.
Read his bio and the full announcement:
Conducted a CFC P2 Board this evening with the help of Sqn Ldr Bird, WSC5. Excited to share that WO C Gogar, WSpO, is recommended for final interview with
@RegComdtLASER
. 🎊 🎉 🥳
Great turn out for our Wing Training Weekend
@kingsford_sch
.
Auditorium completely full 😀. Key updates being provided. CPD. New skills and training ready for year ahead!
@LondonAirCadets
@RegComdtLASER
Today's Staff Training Day was a huge success. Undoubtedly things to learn from but what an inspiring day!
✅️ 4 year vision shared with Wg
✅️
@AjvirLF
partnership launched
✅️ CWO Board
✅️ SNCO Board (x2)
✅️ CFC Board
✅️ QPJM presented (x3)
✅️ Sharing of ideas +++
Another very successful evening of Wing CFC boards with help from WSDO, Sqn Ldr Moore (🙏🏻).
Well done to CIs Amakye (
@282ATC
), Letna (
@338Squadron
), & Johal, S (
@4FSquadron
) who are recommended for final CFC interview with
@RegComdtLASER
. 🎊 🎉 🥳
Visited
@LondonAirCadets
Exercise "Young Blue Worrier" this afternoon
@RAFHalton
. Thank you Cpl Barnes RAF and all of the DS for putting on this training. Cadets and staff having a superb time. Training leading to Exercise "Blue Worrier" in August.
#PTS
.
Today is the day!
@LondonAirCadets
Annual Inness Sword Competition begins.
26 teams (plus 3 from
@Kentaircadets
) will compete this weekend in a mixture of core cadet capabilities! Will be a fantastic experience.
Many many thanks to Sqn Ldr McCarty, WTO, and the planning team!
Thank you
@JPFoundation
for hosting the annual achievement awards yesterday. It was a fun afternoon celebrating with cadets & staff alongside their family. It was great to be joined by Air Commodore Manwaring
@338Squadron
's Honorary President and
@AirPilotsCo
Master, Mr Piper. TY
Tonight's visit was to
@9FsquadronATC
to oversee handover of command! Lots of very well deserved recognition for Sgt Molloy and a warm welcome to Plt Off Larwood. Thank you both for your support to
@LondonAirCadets
.
Very proud that
@LondonAirCadets
were able to support
@RSStGeorge
today. 170 cadets and staff attended the St George's Day parade at the Cenotaph. Fantastic effort all.
This weekend, in addition to ISCRM,
@LondonAirCadets
delivered our monthly training weekend; JNCO, SNCO, CDC, and SDC. Visited by DepOC Wing (🙏🏻). It's always impressive to know our cadets and staff are getting high quality training so they thrive in their respective roles! 😀😁
Well done
@50FAirCadets
for tonight's Annual Formal Inspection. Good to see the development since my last visit. Keep up the hard work! Great to have the chance to recognise staff too... Promotion for the OC - Congratulations Fg Off Wall!
@LondonAirCadets
@RegComdtLASER
@ComdtAC