Duke Of Edinburgh's Award Success

BY FLT LT ERICA VEY
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The last few months have seen a number of cadets achieve their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at 1066 (Hitchin) Sqn. Sgt Kenji Kemp, 17 has achieved his gold award and will soon travel to St James’ Palace to receive his certificate. Sgt Kemp has achieved all three levels of the award and is the first cadet to achieve a gold award since the current Commanding Officer achieved her award in 2001.

Sgt Kemp said ‘completion of my gold award is a fantastic feeling and a great sense of achievement. The award was good at incorporating the skills and interests I already had and I also made many new friends on my ‘open’ gold expeditions.’

Pictured are some of the cadets who have achieved their bronze awards. They are all now well on their way to completing their silver awards. The Squadron is off to Wales next month to complete a silver and gold practice expedition. By the summer the squadron should see completion of another gold award and seven silver awards.

Flt Lt Vey explains that ‘all the cadets at the squadron are enrolled on the award and the squadron hopes that 2007 will see an improvement on the success rate seen in 2006’