487 Sqn have made a good start to the new year with the achievement of 9 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Awards. The cadets have been working hard through 2010 to gain their awards, putting in hours of marksmanship training, drill, expedition planning, fitness training and successfully completing two arduous expeditions on foot in North Wales.

The completion of the award is a motivator for both the cadets who have achieved it and plan to go on to their Silver awards, and the other cadets on the squadron who now want to get involved in the exciting programme.

The Duke of Edinburgh programme for 2012 is starting to take shape already, with 2 cadets nearing completion of their Gold awards, 9 aiming for Silver and many cadets beginning their Bronze training.

A big well done to Cdt Harvey Allen, Cpl Nye, Cdt Johnson, Cdt Small, FS Kirby, Cdt Farrell, Cdt Daly, Cpl Reader and Cpl Bhakta.