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I O T C A N D A D F A G R A D U A T I O N S
IOTC GRADUATION PARADE
It was the time to get out the ceremonial
swords, white gloves and Steyr rifles
complete with fixed bayonets when a
graduation parade marking the graduation
of the nine Officer Cadets of No. 06/2
Initial Officer Training Course (IOTC) was
held at Base Woodbourne on 6 December.
The Reviewing Officer was AIRCDRE
Gardiner.
An afternoon tea for graduates, their
families, invited guests and Base personnel
immediately followed the parade. A formal
dining-in was later held in the Officer’s
Mess.
2006 RNZAF ADFA GRADUATIONS
Just 7 days after the IOTC graduation, on
14 December, Officer Cadets Rud Andrew
and Alex Hutchings graduated from the
Australian Defence Force Academy.
Soon after the graduation parade,
PLTOFF rank slides were presented and
fitted to the two graduates by the Head
NZDS Canberra, AIRCDRE Gavin Howse,
ably assisted by two relatives, Mr Dudley
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ABOVE: Reviewing Officer AIRCDRE Gardiner give the general salute.
BELOW: IOTC graduates march past with eyes right.
LEFT: PLTOFF Wagstaff recieving the No. 2 Officers Mess Trophy.
BELOW LEFT: In a tradition maintained by Service hats are thrown into the air.
Lormer and Mrs R Hutchings. Rud Andrew
began ab-initio pilot training at Ohakea in
January and Alex Hutchings will return to
ADFA - UNSW in February to complete his
final year of an Engineering Degree.
RIGHT (L-R): RNZAF ADFA Instructor FLTLT Mike
Cunningham, AIRCDRE Gavin Howse, PLTOFF
Alex Hutchings, PLTOFF Rudyard Andrew.
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ENGINEERING AND SUPPLY OFFICERS
GRADUATE IN MELBOURNE
At a ceremony held in the Old Magistrates
Court in Melbourne on 17 November,
four RNZAF engineering officers and two
RNZAF supply officers graduated from
their studies at RMIT University.
The venue, now owned by RMIT
University, is known for being the court
where the infamous bushranger, Ned
Kelly, was tried and sentenced to death.
The graduates, who received their
Diplomas from the ‘Accused Box’,
experienced first-hand the sense of what
it would have been like to stand before
the Magistrates.
The graduation was the culmination of
10 months of study for the engineering
officers (FLTLTs Mike Gasson and Dwayne
Boyes and FGOFFs Angus Johnston and
Craig Kenny) who had been undertaking
the Engineering Officer Technology
Course (EOTC). The EOTC is a RNZAF
designed course that is delivered by RMIT
University and is aimed at providing
engineering officers with the theoretical
knowledge required to manage the
maintenance of military aircraft and
associated equipment.
At the completion of the EOTC, those
engineering officers who have met the
RMIT prerequisites aligned to other
RNZAF courses are also awarded the
RMIT Advanced Diploma of Engineering
(Aerospace). This year Flight Lieutenants
Gasson and Boyes received this award,
presented by Professor Diane Alcorn the
Pro Vice Chancellor of RMIT University.
In addition to the Advanced Diploma, the
Honeywell Prize is awarded to the student
on the course with the highest aggregate
score. This year Mr Adam Watterson, the
Honeywell Customer Account Leader,
awarded the Honeywell Prize to FGOFF
Kenny.
The supply officers (FLTLTs Michelle
White and Susie Barns) had also spent
10 months at RMIT University undertaking
the Supply Officer Development Course
(SODC). The SODC is a standard RMIT
University Post Graduate course that has
been tailored to the needs of the RNZAF.
The SODC provides RNZAF supply
officers with tertiary level knowledge of
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logistics principles and is a prerequisite for
promotion to SQNLDR. On completion
of the SODC, RNZAF supply officers are
awarded a Post Graduate Diploma in
Logistics. DLog(F), GPCAPT Andy Woods,
who was in Melbourne for the annual
review meeting with RMIT; presented
GPCAPT Andy Woods, presents FLTLT Michelle
White with her SODC Certificate.
R M I T G R A D U A T I O N
the SODC certificates to FLTLTs White
and Barns.
By the time you get to read this, the
graduates will have returned to their
Units and will be employing their newfound
skills in their new engineering and
supply roles.
RMIT University Pro Vice Chancellor, Professor
Diane Alcorn, presents FLTLT Dwayne Boyes with
the RMIT Advanced Diploma of Engineering.
Mr Adam Watterson of Honeywell Pacific presents FGOFF Craig Kenny with the Honeywell Prize for
top student.
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