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THREE Air Force cadets have been among a group of 12 ADF recruits who have travelled the Western Front as part of the inaugural Spirit of ANZAC tour and RSL-ADF Cadet of the Year Scheme.

Flight Sergeant (AAFC) Nathan Bolger, Warrant Officer (AAFC) Hannah Austen and Cadet Under Officer (AAFC) Robert Schneider visited significant sites such as the Somme, the Australian Memorial Park at Le Hamel in France, the City of Bruges and the site of the Battle of Waterloo during January.

They were guests of the Mayor of Villers-Bretonneux and they also attended an evening service of the Menin Gate Last Post Ceremony.

The RSL-ADF Cadet of the Year Scheme, run since 2003, gives up to 24 of Australia’s top ADF cadets the opportunity each year to visit historic sites of Australian wartime involvement and heroism, such as Gallipoli, Hellfire Pass and Kokoda.

To be recognised at the cadet of the year, cadets voluntarily participate in a series of competency tests that include general knowledge and public speaking.

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