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Welcome toWelcome toAUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETSAUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE CADETS
No.7 WingNo.7 Wing
What is the What is the Australian Air Force Cadets?Australian Air Force Cadets?
A national youth organisationA national youth organisation Part of the Australian Defence Force Part of the Australian Defence Force
CadetsCadets Administered by the Royal Australian Administered by the Royal Australian
Air Force Air Force Under the authority of the RAAFUnder the authority of the RAAF
AAFCAAFCHISTORYHISTORY
Established as part of Established as part of the RAAF in 1941 to the RAAF in 1941 to ready young men for ready young men for aircrew training aircrew training
By end of WWII, By end of WWII, almost 12,000 ATC almost 12,000 ATC members had been in members had been in the RAAFthe RAAF
Post-war, the AAFC Post-war, the AAFC became an air became an air activities-based activities-based youth movementyouth movement
What Cadets doWhat Cadets do
Develop leadership, self Develop leadership, self reliance, self discipline, reliance, self discipline, initiative and citizenship initiative and citizenship skillsskills
Develop their interest in Develop their interest in the Royal Australian Air the Royal Australian Air Force and general Force and general aviation aviation
Build a knowledge of Build a knowledge of aviation historyaviation history
Enjoy aviation activities in Enjoy aviation activities in a military environmenta military environment
EligibilityEligibility
Australian Air Australian Air Force Cadets is Force Cadets is open to males and open to males and females who are:females who are:
Aged 13–16 years Aged 13–16 years (can stay until 20)(can stay until 20)
Australian Australian permanent permanent residentsresidents
In good healthIn good health Able to attend Able to attend
parades and campsparades and camps Have parental Have parental
permission permission
During school holidays, Cadets can During school holidays, Cadets can attend annual camps with other attend annual camps with other Squadrons at RAAF Base Pearce where Squadrons at RAAF Base Pearce where they see how the RAAF lives and worksthey see how the RAAF lives and works
Annual CampsAnnual Camps
Other Camps
Flying, fieldcraft, and Flying, fieldcraft, and leadership camps areleadership camps are
held throughout the held throughout the yearyear
Learn to glide like an eagle in the Australian Air Force Cadets
Flying TrainingFlying TrainingCadets Cadets (minimum age (minimum age 15) 15) who have who have completed completed their first year their first year of basic of basic training and training and are medically are medically fit, can learn to fit, can learn to fly a glider fly a glider aircraft soloaircraft solo
Cadets Cadets (minimum (minimum age 16) age 16) who who have completed have completed their first year their first year of basic training of basic training and are and are medically fit, medically fit, can learn to fly can learn to fly a powered a powered aircraft soloaircraft solo
Powered Powered Pilot TrainingPilot Training
Completing your first solo Completing your first solo flight flight
is the best feeling in the is the best feeling in the worldworld
Training in canoeing is great fun at an adventure camp
Field Field TrainingTraining
All Cadets get All Cadets get fieldcraft and fieldcraft and
survival survival trainingtraining
Training on Fieldcraft and
Survival Camps
DevelopinDeveloping skills g skills
and and abilities abilities that will that will
last a last a lifetimelifetime
Firearms Safety TrainingFirearms Safety Training
Firearms safety training is
strictly supervised by
qualified instructors
Australian Air Force Cadets Australian Air Force Cadets are trained to shoot safely are trained to shoot safely with 0.22 rifles and military with 0.22 rifles and military Steyr riflesSteyr rifles
Ceremonial Ceremonial DutiesDuties
Cadets learn how Cadets learn how to ceremonially to ceremonially
parade with parade with swords, swords,
weapons, weapons, banners and banners and
flagsflags
Marching Marching CompetitionsCompetitions
Compete Compete against against the best the best
in in AustraliaAustralia
Australian Air Force CadetsDrum Corps on Parade
Social activities include the Annual Cadet Ball
Cadets can rise through the
ranks by attending Corporal, Sergeant,
Warrant Officer and Under
Officer courses
ANZAC Day ceremonial duties in Kings ParkANZAC Day ceremonial duties in Kings Park
ANZAC Day march on St Georges ANZAC Day march on St Georges TerraceTerrace
Duxes of the Duxes of the Cadet Cadet Sergeant, Sergeant, Warrant Officer Warrant Officer and Under and Under Officer Officer promotion promotion courses, courses, conducted at conducted at RAAF Base RAAF Base Pearce each Pearce each year, get year, get rewarded with rewarded with a flight in a a flight in a military military aircraft, aircraft, courtesy of the courtesy of the Commanding Commanding Officer, No. 2 Officer, No. 2 Flying Training Flying Training SchoolSchool
Squadron LocationsSquadron Locations
METROMETRO
ArmadaleArmadaleBullsbrookBullsbrookCanningtoCanningto
nnFremantleFremantleGuildfordGuildfordJoondalupJoondalupKarrakattaKarrakattaMadeleyMadeley
COUNTRYCOUNTRY
AlbanyAlbanyBunburyBunburyDerbyDerbyGeraldtonGeraldtonKalgoorlieKalgoorlieMandurahMandurahNorthamNortham
Recruiting Recruiting HotlineHotline
0417 940 0950417 940 095
TAKE OFFTAKE OFF with the Australian Air Force Cadetswith the Australian Air Force Cadets