CO's CORNER: Flt Lt Phil Powell
   It is important for cadets to keep on top of their subs.  The current rate is
50p per week, whether you attend or not.  It is proposed that this will increase
on April 1st but you will be notified in advance.  All subs that are owing MUST
be paid by April 1st.  There are 10 adventure training weekends and camps coming
up over the next few months so keep a look out on the notice board for more
information.  Being the first to put your name down does not guarantee you a
place, however, because places are allocated evenly so if you've not put your
name down, do it soon.


1146 Paint the Town (well, just the shelter)
   On Feb 14th the shelter at the Recreation Ground, Braunton was given a
make-over by staff and cadets of the Squadron.  Cpl Shanes and Cdt Osborn can be
seen here helping Flt Lt Powell and Fg Off Cole paint the shelter helped, of
course, by Jess.  Unfortunately just three days after they had spent the weekend
hard at work on the shelter it had been vandalised by graffiti artists again.


What's this?  Chivenor's answer to the Millennium Dome?  The plans for Darth
Vader's new Death Star?  A rather large green egg has been deposited on the
softball pitch outside the Squadron.  Thanks to 59 Commando we now have a
weather proof covering so that restoration work can be carried out on the
Wellington Bomber's propeller blade.  The blade will eventually become a
memorial outside the hut.  There will be more on this project in future issues.

Congratulations
   To the cadets who were recently promoted - Cpl Byrne, Shanes, Rafferty,
Furneaux, Jordan and to F/Sgt Thomas.


Happy 18th
   Also congratulations to Cdt Sgt Furneaux who was 18 on February 23rd.


What Is It?
   It's competition time again and we want to know what this is a picture of.
Write your answers, funny or otherwise, on a piece of paper with your name on it
and hand it in to the admin office.


Sports Report: Cdt Sgt Powell
   On Sunday 28th Feb I travelled to Boscombe Down to represent Devon Wing in
the senior hockey team.  It was the first round of the Inter-Wing Championship
and we played against Dorset and Wiltshire Wing.  The half-time score was 10-0
and the full-time score 16-0 to Devon.  7 out of the 11 players scored goals and
this result takes us through to the 2nd round which is at RAF Lyneham on 21st
March.


Mmmmm... Smells Lovely
   It was cold, dark, windy and wet.  But that didn't stop 20 of Chivenor's
cadets and two members of staff camping out for the night at the airfield.  The
Saturday afternoon was fine.  A little cold, maybe, but dry.  Everyone lined up
to be issued with their tent, plate, cutlery, mess tins, ration packs and, most
importantly, a camp stove to cook on.  The hard work started straight away with
everyone giving a hand to put the tents up (with a few personal modifications).
Then it was down to cooking tea.  The ration packs provided a varied choice of
meal before setting off on the night exercise.  Then it was a hot cup of soup
before bed.  The endless chattering did keep one or two awake during the night
(and it wasn't from the sparrows!).  It was up nice and early to the sound of
rain pounding on the tents as everyone made breakfast.  The Sunday was spent on
the rifle range before returning to dismantle the tents.  The weekend gave some
cadets their first taste of a night under canvas and the general view was that
the weekend was fun.  It is hoped that there will be more camp-outs in the
future - hopefully the weather will be a lot drier then.


Wow - someone's had a night on the town.  Is this our very own Sgt Furneaux or
Neil from The Young Ones?