4 th -6 th November 2011 saw the final JNCO Leadership Course of the year take place at RAF Cosford. A total of 40 cadets from across the Wing had volunteered to undergo a weekend of learning and development.

In this fast moving course, the cadets were soon sorted out into their various syndicates and it was then time for the cadets to introduce themselves to their other team members. The assessment of the cadets is under taken by members of the Wing Learning and Development Team and each syndicate has two assessors, normally an officer and a SNCO.

The training that takes place on the Saturday of the course is intensive and starts with the cadets been inspected by Drill Instructors from the Wing Learning and Development Team. The training then continued with topics such as the role of a JNCO, the RAF SMEAC system, leadership and leadership styles, communications and presentation skills all been discussed with the cadets.

After dinner on Saturday night, the training continued with all the cadets returning to Fulton Block to put some flesh on the bones of their syndicate presentations.

Sunday morning saw another early start for the cadets. It was time to put into practice all that they had learnt on Saturday. A whole host of differing initiative tests were undertaken and each cadet was able to lead their syndicate during the morning. The cadets then returned to Fulton block to give their syndicate presentations. Each syndicate had chosen their own subjects to present and they ranged from the benefits of a Subway Sandwich, to the UK 's involvement in Afghanistan !

At the end of the course, it was announced by Sqn Ldr Harrison, Wing Learning and Development Officer, that the following cadets had been judged as the best performing cadets in their respective syndicates:

• White Syndicate Cpl Tarrant 480 Sqn
• Yellow Syndicate Cpl Mann 2028 Sqn
• Blue Syndicate Cdt Wainwright 1368 Sqn
• Red Syndicate Cdt Gallagher 2504 Sqn
• Green Syndicate Cdt Johnson 487 Sqn

Sqn Ldr Harrison commented “The members of the Learning and Development Team often comment on the quality of the cadets who attend these JNCO courses, however, I would like to say that the standard has been particularly high on this course. We have had some great debates and some excellent presentations and it shows their commitment that they volunteered to come on the course and not go to Bonfire parties! We even had one cadet whose 16 th Birthday fell on the Saturday of the course. I would also like to give thanks to the staff that brought the cadets to RAF Cosford on Friday, the weather was extremely bad and the driving conditions were atrocious”.

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Article Submitted by:-
Flt Lt Simon Jennings
For Sqn Ldr Martin Harrison, Wing Learning and Development Officer
18 Nov 11