On 15 March, Cadet Sergeant Dean Richardson was promoted to Flight Sergeant.  Dean is totally committed to the Air Training Corps, and spends his weekends as a gliding instructor at RAF Linton-on-Ouse.

On Parade Nights he is one of the Squadron's main tutors, teaching younger cadets who are working towards their BTEC in Aviation Studies.

Above: Sergeant Paul Jones and Flight Leiutenant Andrew Emms add the Flight Sergeant stripes to Dean Richardson's uniform.

Upon receiving his promotion, Flight Sergeant Richardson said "It's a great honour to be awarded a senior rank in the ATC.  It gives me a great sense of achievement to advance so far in the organisation in all aspects.  I wouldn't have thought I would have come this far as a younger cadet."