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RECRUITING DAY - TBC for 2026

Recruiting Inquiries Intake 2026

Thanks for showing your interest in the Air Training Corps. 3 Squadron only recruits once a year in February and our recruiting is now closed for 2025.

If you are interested in joining in February 2026, then we are keen to hear from you! In order to be eligible, you must be between the ages of 13-15 or 12 and attending High School in 2026. Please fill in this form and we will be in touch with some more information about how to enrol.

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Your Recruiting Inquiry for 2026 has been sent. Thank you for showing interest in 3 Squadron, our Recruiting Manager will be in contact with you shortly. In the meantime, see below for more information around our operations.

RECRUITMENT INFORMATION

JOINING CRITERIA

New recruits must:

Be aged 13 to 15 years
- Or, 12 years of age and attending Year 9 in 2026
Abide by NZCF Code of Conduct and Squadron Standing Orders

THE COST

Basic I Flight (Year 1)

$250 - This includes a SQN t-shirt, SQN Baseball Cap and covers your first camp.
The Uniform is free of charge BUT on loan from the unit

Fees are payable from the First Parade night. Payment plans and Financial support is available if required. 3 Squadron prides itself on never letting financial issues prevent a Cadet from participating in an activity.

PARADE NIGHTS

3 Squadron parades every Wednesday night, during the school term and occasionally during the school holidays. Our parade night starts from 6:00pm (1800hrs) until 9:00pm (2100hrs).

We run a variety of activities over weekends, but generally 10 weeks of notice is given for these. Cadets usually find it quite easy to manage sporting commitments around weekend activities.

You will generally find us parading at 202 Hillsborough Road, however some Wednesdays we go off site to complete exercises such as our Operational Fitness Test and house competitions.