August 2018

Yes, folks it’s that time again! Are you ready for your fill with another Alumni Magazine?  We hope it still appeals, but we really don’t know unless you tell us. We do accept suggestions although we never have the mailbox overflowing with articles or suggestions.  It never ceases to amaze me that when I catch up with people and find that they are ex Cadets; they all have great tales of how the Cadets moulded their life and that they wouldn’t be where they are today if it hadn’t been for those years in the Air Training Corps, AirTC or AAFC. Why am I mentioning this? Well with all that material out there, it would be even better if we could share your story. We have 22 new recruits since we wrote the May newsletter so the word is getting out there. Thank you for spreading the word. We have a few dedicated readers who put in a lot of work to give you an insight into what the Cadets are doing in 2018. You could provide some stories or photographs showing what you were doing, way back when you were a cadet. as a young cadet.
 
 
Hopefully we have provided a few hours of light relief for you over these nearly 30 editions.
 
Welcome back to our regulars and a very warm welcome aboard to our 22 new recruits. All of our alumni are most welcome to contribute. We are finding that some of our new recruits have some great stories to tell.
 
If you like what you read in your magazine, you are most welcome to share and invite your friends who are ex Cadet or Staff members to join.  If you don’t like what you are reading please tell us, AlumniDirector@aircadetsalumni.org.au  We hope that our magazine can remind you of your time in our great organization. We are always on the lookout for articles and photographs that you may like to share.
 
Please update your email address when you change providers Perhaps it may change when you go to NBN. We understand that you may be accessing the newsletter from the web site, but sometimes we just might like to contact you direct. In particular, those who have a Cadetnet or Defence email address may have trouble with our emails. There are still plenty of Defence email accounts in our database. You might like to check with your friends to see if they have been getting our emails. Our regular Newsletter is sent by email at 1000 on 1 November, 1 February, 1 May and 1 August. Registration is FREE and is open to all ex Cadets, ex Staff, current Staff, both uniform and civilian. We also invite our friends from likeminded organizations.
 
In this edition, we continue with aviation stories, work that our alumni are up to and an insight to what our current cadets are doing. We will endeavour to keep you informed about activities as we hear of them from the Wings or through the grapevine of facebook. You can help us out if you hear of news from the Wings.
 
We have been trying to increase our exposure and possible increase our membership. To that end, we have made contact with numerous Aviation Museums, Aviation organizations and Airlines. We have offered to provide some space in our newsletters to showcase their operations while at the same time, they display our material.
 
There is some great reading again and all the material is just one click away from the Contents page. You can read about the RAF veteran pilot who flew through the Tower Bridge, the ‘Penguin’ Pre-Flight Trainer, 3 Wing Annual Parade, 2 Wing Freedom of the City, a Tribute to Bomber Command and when Royalty presented DoE Gold Awards to Cadets, plus so much more.
 
If you think you have missed out on some of the earlier Alumni Newsletters, the good news is you haven’t! They are available on the Air Cadets Alumni website, www.aircadetsalumni.org.au and go to the Bulletin Board.

John Griffiths, MBE                                                                                                                               
Alumni Director