All students are expected to undertake ground training. The Squadron meets once a week at our Town Headquarters, near central Cambridge.

During the evening there is usually a short presentation from an invited guest speaker. Often these speakers are serving or ex-serving members of the Royal Air Force, and are often ex-Squadron members themselves. These presentations can be lively and exciting -- recently we have been fortunate enough to have received talks on Typhoon Operations, Fast Jet Test Flying, and Initial Officer Training, amongst many others.

The evening is not all work however; a meal precedes the presentation and we retire as a Squadron to the bar afterwards.

The aim is to educate members of the Squadron in how the services function, their ethics and also provide a taste of services life.

There is the chance for Squadron members to further their service knowledge through week long summer vacation attachments (SVAs) during the long vacation. Students spend one week with a regular RAF Squadron shadowing RAF personnel in their daily jobs. Recently Squadron members have undertaken SVAs with Tornado squadrons at RAF Marham, Squadrons based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, and many other Squadrons nationwide. Often students are attached to flying Squadrons and almost always get flights in RAF aircraft, be they training sorties in helicopters, low level flights in fast jets or transport flights to Canada. Students this year travelled to locations such as Bosnia, Italy, and Serbia to name but a few.

Many students are so attracted by the flying and the lifestyle that they apply for sponsorship from the RAF leading to a full career.