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The unit will be participating in a paintball match on Saturday 20th of November. Applications are open on CadetNet until 18 Nov. More information can be found in the Forms page of the website.

We have received enough helpers for Armistice Day so are no longer looking for volunteers.

Cheers, PLTOFF Townsend

At the end of each year at 17 Squadron there is a test to assess the learning of cadets.

For cadets attending on Thursday night the test will be this week. To complete the test you will need to bring a digital device (a phone is sufficient), the wifi will be available to use at the block for the test.

For cadets on Friday the test will be on Canterbury Anniversary Day (12/11/21). An email with a link with the test for your year level will be sent so the test can be completed at home.

Cadets cannot attend any activities on NZDF facilities without being fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Evidence of vaccination is required to be uploaded into CadetNet.

If you are fully vaccinated and have not yet sent proof to the Unit, please request a letter from the Ministry of Health here: https://customervoice.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=JMfOIyBt0Uuf6dxER-3R-p4xILeWi8ZIqFpxwSrxY19UMlZDRTBBTjA2M1BER0ZXV1JBMURMUENLNy4u and then send your letter to adj@17squadronatc.com once it arrives.

You may have noticed that there are now spaces for you to enter dates for every vaccine on the vaccine schedule into CadetNet. Please do NOT fill these all in, as we are currently focusing on mandatory information only. We only need tetanus and Covid-19 vaccine information at this stage. We will let you know if any other vaccine information is needed.

17 SQN will be joined by the 5 other NZCF units from around Christchurch in a short parade at the Airforce Museum to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the New Zealand Air Training Corps.
Anniversaries are a great opportunity to celebrate the successes of 17 SQN and the wider ATC while also honouring the service and dedication of all those who came before us. Applications are open on CadetNet and more information can be found on the Forms page.

A recent issue with the generation of confirmation emails after a CadetNet activity application has now been resolved.

Cadets who had applied for an activity, and their NOK not received an email requesting confirmation, are asked to withdraw their application, and reapply.

We apologise for the inconvenience.

All cadets who were awarded a trophy at final parade last year are required to return these ASAP to the Adjutant’s office so they can be engraved for this year’s recipients.

Please note that there will be no parade night on Friday 12 November, due to it being a public holiday.

As Canterbury has not changed alert levels, parade will be on tonight as usual.

We look forward to seeing our Thursday crew tonight, and hopefully our Friday crew tomorrow night.

As you will be aware the program for Addington for this year has had to be severely curtailed. The races will still be going ahead but with no public attendance. Visitors will be limited to  a number of “bubbles”, all prepaid and under very strict conditions to comply with the current rules.

You will also be aware that for a number of years Addington has been our Units principle (or only) fundraiser with the income from our work there covering our operating expenses and keeping costs for activities for our cadets at a low level. We have built up an excellent relationship with Addington but we had expected that we may not have been required at all this year. However now they’re planning is underway they have advised that they would like approximately 25 personnel from 17 Squadron on Cup Day and a lesser number on Show Day. This will mean that we will still get a significant income which is good news.

We should be able to cover these numbers from the Officers and senior NCOs plus USC members but we may still need some assistance from parents depending on the final arrangements.

We would be grateful if you could let us know by email if you would be available on either day to assist if we need to expand our numbers. There will be no rubbish collection as such and the cadets will not be required to do the final clean-up as usual. The duties will be mainly car parking, traffic management and ensuring that visitors are sent to their appropriate bubbles. Timing still have to be confirmed but it looks to be about 09:30 through to 17:00 hours on Tuesday and 10:00 hours to 15:00 hours on Friday. Part days would be quite acceptable if you cannot do the full shift.

Having show week as our fundraiser  has been very successful in the past and we are delighted that we will still have some work this year. To put it bluntly like most organisations we need funding for our activities and having this activity means no raffles, sausage sizzles……

Should you need any further information contact either the Unit Commander, USC President Darryl or USC Secretary Neil Wech.