CI Brian Rogers
Wg Cdr R B Rogers RAFVR(T) Rtd. CI Rogers joined 148 (Barnsley) Sqn in 1949 as a cadet and progressed through the ranks finally becoming its Commanding Officer, a post he held for 19 years. He was then appointed to…
Cadets Take to the Skies!
On the 17th June 4 cadets were taken flying in Grob Tutor aircraft. It was quite an early start where we took the minibus to our destination. When we arrived, we took a briefing with the cadets from the other…
Sgt Richmond Completes the International Waendal March
On the 11th and 12th of May I took part in the Waendel road-marching walk. During the walk I would carry plenty of water and food for energy to help me walk the 25 mile distance per day, I also…
Barnsley Cadet Named Top 6 In the Country
On the 11th May 2019, I travelled down to RAFC Cranwell to be introduced to the other nominees for the RAFAC National Awards both ATC and CCF. I was North Region’s nominee for the ATC 75 Sword; The best female…
Cadets Complete RAF Cosford Road Marching Award
On the 27th/28th April, myself and Sgt Richmond travelled to RAF Cosford to participate in the Cosford WARMA Marches as a member of the South+West Yorkshire Wing Road Marching Team. The aim is to complete a 2x 40km walk throughout…
Archery Fun!
Recently I have participated in Archery and it was really interesting and fun! Before we did archery, we had to go through all the safety rules to make sure we were all safe in this potentially dangerous sport. This was run at Squadron by the…
Cadets Complete Bronze Leadership Course
On the 7th April cadets attended the final phase of a Bronze Badge Leadership Course, held at 148 (Barnsley) Squadron. We arrived at 0900 to get through a busy day, which was well-worth attending! Up until Lunchtime at around 1300,…
Cadet Warrant Officer Charlie Owen Ages Out
Tonight saw CWO Charlie Owen’s last night as a cadet. Charlie joined 148 (Barnsley) Squadron in November 2012 at 13 years old. During his time as a cadet, Charlie rose to the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer and became responsible…
MOI Success!
Congratulations to Cdt Owen Rottweil who has successfully passed his Method of Instruction Assessement. Cdt Rothwell has worked hard completing this achievement by attending a course and then planning and delivering an assessed lesson. Cut Rothwell delivered his lesson about…
Wing Clay Target Shooting Competition
On the Third of March myself, three other cadets and staff member travelled to Goole for a clay pigeon competition. For myself it was the second time participating in this kind of event for others in the group was the…
Bronze Flying Wings for Barnsley Air Cadet
Earlier this year I was awarded my Bronze A/G Wings. The requirements for this was to complete the Blue part of the syllabus and to then complete the Bronze PTT (flight simulator) as well as multiple sorties in a powered…