417 (City of Bayside) Squadron

417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets Information for Prospective Parents & Recruits

Our January 2025 is now at capacity. We are taking waitlist places, however please note this is reliant on current applicants dropping off and we offer no assurance a place will open prior to the close of the intake. Please seek other unit options should you wish to secure a spot for this intake.

Please submit applications for the waitlist through the online portal on this page. Applications will only be taken once they have submitted an EOI and the squadron will be in contact further. Once you complete an EOI you will need to verify the email provided, should you not recieve an email it will likley be a result of the defence system screening icloud and some other email domains. It's important that the primary email used is that of the cadet applicants, there is a seperate space for parent details.

Space is limmited and applicantions will be taken on a first come first serve basis. Failure to communicate with the squadron in a timley manner will result in the application being denied.

Once the application is processed, the squadron staff will be in contact further for information nights and other details.

417SQN Continues to take Staff applications at any time.

417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets History & Formation

17 Flight - Air Training Corps was formed in July 1956, originally a Town Flight at Caulfield. It relocated later to a new premise at Noel Street, Brighton, adjoining the Army Drill Hall, sharing, when necessary some of the Army's facilities. No 3 Flight was amalgamated briefly in mid-1970's to form 3/17 Flight, until No 3 Flight was re-raised at Dandenong in 1978.

On the 17th December 1984, No 17 Flight was presented by Brighton Council with a Flag of the City of Brighton and a Scroll of Honour, conferring on it the title 'City of Brighton.' When The City of Brighton amalgamated with boarding cities (Sandringham, Mordialloc and Moorabbin) on 14th December 1994 to form Bayside City Council, the name was transferred, providing the title: 17 (City of Bayside) Flight. The Squadron was relocated to Labuan Barracks at Sandringham in November 2000 after the ADF sold the original Noel Street Premises.

On 1st July 2001 changes were made to better reflect the Air Training Corps relationship with its parent Service, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This meant that the Flight was renamed to 417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets, which remains the official title today. In alignment with RAAF traditions, Squadron have acquired Banners as a means of fostering esprit de corps. The Motto of the 417 Squadron Banner read "Ex Nihilo Nihil." In Latin the phrase "from nothing comes nothing" represents the Squadrons ability to create greatness from any situation or individual. The Squadron Crest contains the Bayside City Council Shell logo overlaid by a seagull representing the Sandringham location and the Squadrons proximity to the beach.

In 2010 417 Squadron continued to further develop its future aims and goals with an updated motto "praesume volare altior" which translated from Latin means 'dare to fly higher'.