| Service | Assembly time | Location |
| Christchurch Central Dawn Service | 0600 | Robert Falcon Scott Memorial Statue, Corner Worcester Boulevard & Oxford Terrace |
| Harewood Dawn Service | 0640 | Harewood School, 721 Harewood Rd |
| Hornby Service | 0840 | Hornby Primary School 190 Waterloo Road |
| Templeton Service | 1020 | Templeton RSA, 38 Banks Street |
| Air Force Museum Service | 1130 | RNZAF Museum, 45 Harvard Ave |
Uniform for all cadets is 3B. Please ensure you have a compliant haircut, polished shoes and neatly ironed uniform. Poppies are to be worn on the right, above the nametag (stem behind name tag).
Eat breakfast prior to parade to reduce risk of fainting.
While on parade, you may be standing at attention or at ease for long periods. It is not uncommon to faint. To reduce the risk of fainting, try wiggling your toes, slowly shifting your weight to your toes (to slightly lift your heels) or from one foot to the other, clenching and relaxing your muscles (particularly your legs/buttocks). These movements should not be obvious to people watching.
If you feel like you’re going to faint (nauseous, dizzy, tunnel vision), take a knee where you are and wait for assistance. Don’t try to march out of the flight as you’ll probably fall over. It’s better to faint from kneeling than from standing!
If you are wearing the medals of a deceased relative, these are worn on the right below the nametag. Medals must be correctly mounted (not safety-pinned individually to your uniform). Miniatures or full size medals are acceptable. Neck awards, brevets or other badges are not to be worn.
Cadets do not salute during the national anthem or the Last Post, they only stand at attention. Do not salute just because you see the officers at the front of the flight saluting. We also do not sing the national anthem (because we are at attention).
Remember that you are representing the NZCF while on parade, and that at some of the smaller services we will also be representing the NZDF. Stand tall and proud. Remember the public will be watching closely, not just when you’re on parade but before and after as well, so be on your best behaviour.
Finally, remember that you are cadets from a wartime ATC Squadron that has existed since 1942, which trained young men for service in WW2. Former cadets of our Squadron (and the Christchurch Wing, of which we are the only remaining squadron) made the ultimate sacrifice. So far, we’ve been able to confirm the details of two of these former cadets: https://archive.17squadronatc.com/roll-of-honour/.
We will remember them.