RAFAC knowledge

Who is the current commandant air cadets? (CAC)

Air commodore Al Lewis

What Squadron are we?

2366 Bletchley

List all the classifications in RAFAC from lowest to highest

Junior cadet

Second class cadet

First class cadet

Leading cadet

Senior cadet

Master air cadet

Who is the regional commandant?

Group Captain Maxine Fletcher

When was the ATC formed?

5th February 1941

How many sectors are there in the wing?

3

What was the previous name for the ATC and the year it was formed?

Air defence cadet corps - 1938

How many regions are there?

6

List all ranks in the RAF excluding aircrew and technicians

Air Recruit

Air Specialist Class 2

Air Specialist Class 1

Lance corporal

Corporal

Sergeant

Flight sergeant

Warrant officer

Pilot officer

Flying officer

Flight lieutenant

Squadron leader

Wing commander

Group captain

Air commodore

Air Vice Marshal

Air Marshal

Air chief Marshal

Marshal of the RAF

Where is HQ high command?

RAF High Wycombe

Who is the current chief of the air staff?

Air Chief Marshall Harv Smyth

Where is RAFAC HQ located?

RAF Cranwell

What is the ATC's motto?

Venture adventure

Who is the RAFAC Honorary Air Commandant?

Catherine, Princess of Wales

How many wings are in South West region?

6

What all of wings in South west region?

Thames Valley wing

Devon and Somerset wing

Bristol and Gloucestershire wing

Plymouth and Cornwall wing

Dorset and Wiltshire wing

Hampshire and Isle of Wight wing

What are all the regions in the corps?

London and south east

South west

North

Scotland and northern island

Wales and west

Central and east

How many wings are there?

34

Who is known as the Father of the Air Cadets?

Sir John Adrian Chamier

Who is the current air Commodore?

Air commodore Al Lewis

Who has not been Air commodore in chief/ honorary air commandant of the ATC/ RAFAC?

HM the Queen

Where is region HQ?

Devizes

List aircraft from the RAF and where their bases are?

Chinook- RAF Odiham

Spitfires - RAF Coningsby

Eurofighter typhoon - RAF Coningsby

C17 globe master - RAF Brize Norton

Hawk T2 - RAF Valley

Juno HT1 - RAF Shawbury

Voyager - RAF Brize Norton

Who are RAFAC honorary group captains/ wing commanders?

Carol Vorderman and Emma Wolstenholme

What is RFCA?

Reserve force cadet association

What is duty of care?

Having a responsibility of caring for people's physical and mental well-being

Where is wing HQ?

Edward Brooks Barracks - Abingdon

Who signed the royal warrant to create the ATC?

King George VI

The term 'founder squadron' means what?

One of the first 50 ADCC/ ATC squadrons to be formed

Name all uniformed ranks in RAFAC

Cadet

Cadet Corporal

Cadet Sergeant

Cadet Flight sergeant

Cadet Warrant officer

Sergeant

Flight sergeant

Warrant officer

Acting Pilot officer

Pilot officer

Flying officer

Flight lieutenant

Squadron leader

Wing commander

Group captain

Air Commodore

What are the values of the RAF?

Respect

Integrity

Service

Excellence

What are the 3 aims of the atc?

To promote and encourage a practical interest in aviation and the RAF

To provide training that will be useful in the services and in civilian life

To encourage the spirit of adventure

How many atc squadrons are there?

920

What region are we in?

South West

How many founder squadrons are in South West region?

1

How many detached flights are there in Thames Valley wing?

None

How many detached flights are there in South West region?

8

Where is HQ air command?

RAF High Wycombe

Who is AOC 22 group?

Air vice-marshal Ian Townsend

What year were girls allowed to join the atc?

1980

How many squadrons are there in the wing?

37

What wing are we in?

Thames Valley

Who is our county IC?

Sqn Ldr Daniel Cecil

Who is the Wing Warrant Officer?

WO Joshua Uzzell

Who is the regional WO?

WO Matthew Foster

What are the 3 counties of TVW

Buckinghamshire

Berkshire

Oxfordshire

Who is OC wing?

Wing Commander Luke Baker

Name all the Sqn Ldrs in the wing

Parsons

Kendall-Reid

Stevenson

Harle

Cecil

Caffrey

Beardsley

New

Connor

Who is Berkshire county commander

San Ldr Harle

Who is Oxfordshire county commander?

San Ldr Caffrey

Who is Buckinghamshire country commander?

Sqn Ldr Cecil

Who is wing first aid officer?

Sqn Ldr Beardsley

Who is wing aerospace and aviation officer?

Sqn Ldr New

Who is deputy wing and COS personnel and support officer?

Sqn Ldr Parsons

Who is COS operations (wing training officer)?

Sqn Ldr Kendall-Reid

Who is COS support officer?

Sqn Ldr Stevenson

Who is Wing Aspire officer?

Sgt Melton

Who is wing DofE officer?

Flt Lt Allbut

Who is wing sports officer?

CI Lazenby

Who is wing music officer?

Put Off Lucas

Who is Wing road marching and training adjutant?

Flt Lt Wicks

Who is deputy wing shooting officer?

Flt Lt Forbes-Forsyth

Who is win cyber officer?

Flt Lt Jefferiss

Who is Buckinghamshire deputy county commander?

Flt Lt Webber

Who is Buckinghamshire training officer?

Flt Lt Howell

Who is wing stem officer?

Ci Reid

What is the wing's motto?

Alae super valle Tamesis

Who is the wing CWO?

CWO Van Rooyen

What other Sqns are in our county area?

1365 Aylesbury

594 Thame

1563 Buckingham

332 High Wycombe

2532 Milton Keynes

2366 Bletchley

871 Penn

606 Beaconsfield

1811 Marlow

2204 Chesham and Amersham

2370 Denham

2409 Halton

Who is the current CACWO?

WO Donna Hall

Who is the Sqn padre?

Padre Hicken

Name all Sqn staff?

Flt Lt Vadera, Sgt Dancer-Leach, Ci Harris, Ci Landells, Padre Hickens, Ci Payne, Ci Ashpole, Ci Mikelenkov, AS1 Jones

Flt Lt Vadera roles?

OIC 2366

Sqn DofE officer

Sqn Radio officer

Sqn aerospace officer

Sqn shooting officer

Sqn Security officer

Sqn Media officer

CI Harris roles?

Sqn fencing master

Sqn health and safety officer

Sqn scale model lead

Sqn canteen officer

Sector/ wing fencing master

Sgt Dancer- Leach/Ci Payne roles?

Sqn SNCO

Second in Command

Sqn sports officer

Sqn first aid officer

Future DofE officer

Wing cross country

Wing athletics

Wing swimming

What are the length of paces at quick/ slow march?

30 inches

What are the length of paces at a step out?

33 inches

What are the length of paces at a step short?

21 inches

What are the length of paces at a side pace?

12 inches

What RFCA are we managed by?

South east RFCA

What ACP is for uniform dress appearance regulations?

ACP 1358

What AP is RAF Drill and ceremonial?

AP818

What is the RAF's motto

Per ardua ad Astra ( through adversity to the stars)