King’s RAF Cadets Named Amongst Best in UK

King’s RAF cadets produced an impressive performance at the national finals of the Air Squadron Trophy to come second place against teams from across the UK.

The team had earned their place at the prestigious event, held on Sunday at RAF Wittering, after competing in the regional round in February, joining the top three schools from each UK region for a challenging day of competition.

The 14-strong team took part in a wide range of activities designed to test key areas of the RAF CCF syllabus, including shooting, cyber, space, leadership, first aid and drill. The cadets demonstrated excellent teamwork, problem-solving and composure throughout the day, securing second place in the Cyber competition and fourth place in both Drill and Leadership.

The Cyber challenge saw cadets tackle an escape-room-style task, solving puzzles, coding and decrypting text to unlock a series of padlocks. Their strong performance in this section, combined with consistent results across the other disciplines, contributed to an excellent overall score.

The achievement was particularly impressive given the breadth of experience within the team, which included cadets from Lower Remove through to Upper Sixth. With several more experienced cadets unavailable due to A level commitments, some competitors were taking part at this level for the first time.

This was an outstanding result for the King’s cadets, who were competing against schools with RAF sections of more than 50 cadets.

An enormous congratulations to all those involved.