Thanks for the gliding lesson OC 495 Air Cadets 12 years since my GS in a Viking. Amazing to be back!

Cadets have completed the St John Ambulance Essential First Aid training. This 3-hour lesson covers basic first aid skills such as recovery position, heart attacks, CPR and how to use an AED. wbwaircadets OC Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing RAFAC West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association @YOUWestMids

It maybe the school holidays but cadets are working hard to achieve badges. This week has included Blue Radio, Bronze Radio, Blue Wings, Blue Leadership, Blue Band and Classification Badges 👏🏻 wbwaircadets OC Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing RAFAC West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association @YOUWestMids

FLT LT SHEILA WILSON STEPS DOWN AS OC 495 SQN On Thursday we said farewell to our Commanding Officer, Flt Lt Sheila Wilson. Sheila has a long association with the Squadron, having spent three tours with the unit over the years; her last spell as Commanding Officer. wbwaircadets

Good luck to the cadets starting University this week. Enjoy the experience but try to remember to study too 😉

On Sunday, cadets and staff from 495 took part in the RAF WARMA Winter Walk road marching event in Sandbach, Cheshire. Congratulations to everyone. We would also like to thank the staff for making the event possible. wbwaircadets RAF Air Cadets @YOUWestMids West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

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🚨🚨Promotion Post 🚨 🚨 Congratulations to our very own William Hawkes who has passed his Regional Commission Board and has been appointed to the Rank of Acting Pilot Officer. Congratulations Sir 🫡 West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association @YOUWestMids Wales & West Region

ADMIN CATCH UP AT 495 CWO LOUIE BURN FLYING HIGH Following his appointment as Lord Lieutenant's Cadet for the West Midlands and his promotion to Cadet Warrant Officer, he has now been appointed as a Staff Cadet at 632 VGS. It's good to be busy. wbwaircadets West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

We say goodbye to FS Natalia Wysota as she reaches her 20th Birthday 😢 instagram.com/reel/C0pnMc8NM…

WELL WE FINALLY DID IT ....... A 495 SQN CADET FLEW TODAY Cadet Luke Howes took advantage of the spell of good weather and had 25 minutes in a Tutor Aircraft. wbwaircadets West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

This evening we had two cadets attend Wing HQ for their Cadet Warrant Officer Board Interviews. Congratulations to CWO Liam Stokes and CWO Max Jones 👏🏻

CWO Liam Stokes attended a Gold First Aid Instructor course held at RAF Cosford. It was an intensive week learning new skills in first aid. He can now return to his squadron and deliver quality first aid training along with completing assessments ⛑️ OC Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing RAFAC wbwaircadets

Celebrating International Women’s Day instagram.com/reel/C4QHDRQNr…

We say goodbye to FS Lewis Evans as he reaches the grand old age of 20 😢 ⁦wbwaircadets⁩ ⁦OC Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing RAFAC⁩ ⁦West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association⁩ ⁦@YOUWestMids⁩ instagram.com/reel/C4_bVqetY…

Congratulations to Cpl Sophia Duran Martinez who was awarded her Bronze Music Badge last weekend. She has been attending the Wing Band training sessions 🎶🥁 wbwaircadets OC Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing RAFAC West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association @YOUWestMids

The first quarter of the year is over and these last 3 months have already proved to be quite successful 🥳 Congratulations to all the cadets 👏🏻 All this would not be possible without the support of the staff team 😍 wbwaircadets West Midland RFCA @YOUWestMids Wales & West Region

PROMOTIONS UPDATE Following on from recent CWO promotions the Sqn has added to it's cadet NCO team. We welcome Five new Corporals and Four new Sergeants. Well done to all 👏🏻

Congratulations to the 5 cadets who represented Warwickshire & Birmingham Wing at the Wales and West Region Cross Country Championships over the weekend wbwaircadets Wales & West Region West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association #NoOrdinaryHobby #ReachingForTheStars

Another successful Wing Athletics, a number of individual medal winners 🏅 The junior girls also picked up the team trophy 🏆 Congratulations to everyone who took part and a massive thank you to the staff 👏🏻