Initial Officaer Training Course Graduation parade. (WB08-0250-04tn)
10 December 2008
After 22 weeks of training, 24 newly commissioned officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force celebrated a milestone in their careers by graduating from the Air Force’s Initial Officer Training Course.
Today’s 2pm ceremony and parade at RNZAF Base Woodbourne, under the watchful eye of reviewing officer, Deputy Chief of Air Force, Air Commodore Steve Moore, marks the culmination of five months of intensive training and aims to develop leadership and military skills and introduce aspiring officers to the RNZAF.
The 24 graduates come from around New Zealand including Auckland, Fielding, Wellington, Timaru, Invercargill and one graduate originally from the United Kingdom.
The graduates can now look forward to being posted as pilots, air crew or into logistics and operational support positions.
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Currently 673 New Zealand Defence Force personnel are deployed on 16 operations, UN missions and defence exercises around the world.
For further information please contact Anna Sussmilch, Defence Communications Group, 04 496 0286 or 021 676 338.