25 Apr 2025

The next generation - a cadet excited to serve

From Anzac Day, 11:04 am on 25 April 2025

ANZAC Day is a day that brings people of all ages together including those who could become our future soldiers, sailors and air crew.

The New Zealand Cadet Forces is the country's oldest youth organisation, offering training and unique experiences that develop leadership and life skills. 

There is no requirement to join the armed forces at the end of a course but it does provide an insight into what a military career might look like.

17 year old Tayla Francis is a Cadet Flight Sergeant with the Air Cadets. She joins Susana from Burnham Military Camp where she took part in the Dawn Service.

Tayla Francis is a Cadet Flight Sergeant with the Air Cadets.

Tayla Francis is a Cadet Flight Sergeant with the Air Cadets. Photo: SUPPLIED/NZCF