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.
We had hoped to get back to parading as a whole Unit this term, but as we remain at level two, we will continue to parade in our Thursday and Friday night groups from last term. The exception to this is the Advanced Cadets (4th years), who will parade on a Thursday night only.
As mentioned previously, there is a small margin for swapping your assigned parade night. Please contact us if you wish to do so.
There will be no Friday parade this week, due to Exercise Taiaha. The Friday night group will catch up on missed content during the rest of term four.
The protocols we had in place last term still stand. This includes:
We look forward to seeing you back in the next couple of weeks.
Exercise Taiaha is on this weekend, a reminder to those going to make sure you arrive at the block by 1800(6:00 pm) having had dinner and with everything listed on the gear list. Most importantly cadets must bring a waterproof rain jacket, warm jersey, sleeping bag and a large water bottle
Due to the NZCF requirements for travel all personnel will be required to bring a facemask to wear while being transported. Facemasks must be worn by over 18 personnel during the Exercise unless participating in physical activity. All personnel must maintain 1m distance from each other and 2m from members of the public.
If you have any questions for camp please email andrew.stopforth@cadetforces.org.nz
We have received a directive from the New Zealand Defence Force stating that from the 1st of November, any personnel attending an activity on an NZDF Base/Camp must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
A number of our camps and activities throughout the year take place on an NZDF establishment, so whilst Cadets do not require vaccination to be part of 17 SQN in general, there will be some camps and activities that they will unfortunately be unable to attend if they are not.
Cadets that wish to be able to attend activities on a Defence Force establishment need to submit a copy of their COVID-19 Vaccination Confirmation letter once they are fully vaccinated. This letter can be requested from the Ministry of health via this link. Please email this letter to us, and we will then upload it to your CadetNet profile.
If Cadets do not wish to provide this information they will be unable to attend activities on a Defence Force establishment.
Regarding upcoming activities, vaccination is not required for Exercise Taiaha or Exercise Takahe, as these are not held on a Defence establishment. It will however be required for attendance at Exercise Sparrowhawk (Dec 2-5), and the December and January Aviation courses (Gliding, Navigation, Powered Flying and RNZAF Immersion) that some of you have applied for. Proof of vaccination will need to be submitted before these applications can be advanced.
I do apologise for any inconvenience and distress this directive may cause. Rest assured there are still a number of camps, experiences and opportunities we can offer if there are any Cadets who remain unvaccinated.
If you have any questions around the NZDF directive, please get in touch.
We hope you are enjoying the school holidays.
When you return to Cadets next term, please note that there have been changes to the speed limits around Wigram. This is generally a drop to 40km/hr. Please be aware of this when you are arriving/departing the Cadet Building.
Applications for Exercise Taiaha will be closing at 1800hrs(6:00 pm) on this Thursday 7th October. To be eligible applications must be NOK approved before this time. Payments will still be accepted until Thursday 14th of October. If you have any questions use the Contact Us page and select operations.
Applications for Exercise Taiaha are open on CadetNet. Spaces are limited and are on a first in first served basis. Once an application has been NOK approved you will receive a joining instruction with more information and payment details. The warning order can be found at the link below.
