312 Army Cadet Unit Puckapunyal

30/11/2025

FINAL PARADE 2025

30/11/2025

FINAL PARADE 2025

312 Army Cadet Unit Puckapunyal performed their final year parade today at The School of Armour Parade ground.

Viewed and supported by their family, friends, the parade is a significant annual event for the cadets to showcase their training, development and hard work which they dedicate themselves to throughout the year.

The Reviewing Officer for the parade, the AAC Victoria Brigade Commander Col McArthur, escorted by the AAC Victoria Brigade Regimental Sergeant Major WO1 Hardcastle.

🏆CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to the cadets who received the following awards:

🥇Sean Ryan Leadership Award 2025 CUO Laura Nutter
🥇Most Improved NCO 2025 CDTCPL Zach Green
🥇Best Cadet 2025 CDT Axle Chenhall

🪓THE CHOP

Farewell to the following cadets who aged-out, receiving their very own "chop award."

🪓CUO Laura Nutter
🪓CUO Huw Cocking
🪓CDTWO2 Rhys Wright
🪓CDTCPL Zack Webb
🪓CDTCPL Ethan O'Brien
🪓CDT Aaron Demichele

We wish you all the best on your next adventure.

👍THANK YOU

A huge thank you to the 312 Army Cadet Unit Staff Volunteers who commit themselves to providing a safe, welcoming and fun community youth program.

26/11/2025

🪃Adventure Training Award (ATA) Fitness Testing

On Saturday 22 NOVEMBER 2025 both CDTCPL Peacock and CDTCPL Green participated in the national ATA Fitness Testing, one of multiple phases, to compete for a position in Victoria's top 10.

Both cadets were tested on the below:
🏊‍♂️ Swimming (min 25m in uniform and runners, and uniform, runners and PFD).
🏃‍♀️ Beep Test: Min 7.5
🧭 Nav Exercise approx 7.5km in Patrol Order.

This is an example of how both cadets, are always looking for opportunities to develop as cadets and, applying some of our fantastic cadet values; excellence, initiative and teamwork, to support their peers from other units, in the cadet program.

Great work CDTCPL Peacock and CDTCPL Green.

Results are yet to be announced.

11/11/2025

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09/10/2025

09/10/2025

If your child or someone you know has expressed an interest in joining the Australian Army Cadets but you don't know where to start, you're in the right place!
Whether it's information on what the Australian Army Cadets youth program is or, you're ready to commence your application to join as a cadet, the 312 Army Cadet Unit Puckapunyal will be reopening their recruitment in 2026!

Click on the link below or check out our page for more information

https://www.armycadets.gov.au/find-a-unit/unit?ua=312ACU

Please note: ALL staff are volunteers. We've received your messages, comments and emails, and appreciate you getting in touch. We will be in touch as soon as possible.

Kind Regards,
312 Army Cadet Unit Puckapunyal

01/10/2025

🪃Adventure Training Award (ATA) and
🏅Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge (CACTC) 2026

What is ATA and CACTC? 🤔
Both annual national events for Australian Army Cadets that showcase top talent through demanding physical and mental challenges, with selection processes involving physical and knowledge tests. The ATA is a multi-day award involving military-like scenarios, while the CACTC is a 48-hour team challenge with 11 activities at a location like Canungra.

💪Barrier Testing for both ATA and CACTC NOV 25
📨 Nominations to unit OC NLT 15 OCT 25.

Eligibility criteria:

🪃ATA:
- 16yrs+
- Qualified rank CDTCPL >

🏅CACTC:
- No age restriction
- CDT rank >

Additional eligibility criteria or both ATA and CACTC:
🏊‍♂️ Confident swimmer (min 25m in uniform and runners, and uniform, runners and PFD).
🏃‍♀️ Beep Test: Min 7.5
🧭 Nav Exercise approx 10km in Patrol Order.

27/09/2025

🪖TIER 3 21-27 SEPT 25

A group of 25 Australian Army Cadets were nominated, from within Victoria's 33 Battalion(BN), to undertake a week of military-like life in the field.

They developed their skills in patrolling, which consisted of field signals, formations and obstacle crossings. They additionally learnt how to conduct obervation posts, establishing platoon positions, deliver orders and much more. This all worked around a scenario based activity.

Well done to all of the cadets who participated and took on the challenge.

Note: Weapons being carried by the cadets are permanently modified and unable to be fired. Their use is for training purposes to engender good weapons discipline and safe handling, and add complexity and challenges in the ex*****on of tasks.

27/09/2025

ExEMU 21-27 SEPT 25

Congratulations cadets of 312ACU Puckapunyal for completing a week in the field.

The mateships, the experiences, the challenges and milestones, what an amazing accomplishment!

Special thanks to WO2 Bennett, CAPT(AAC) Small, LT(AAC) Smith and DAH Phillips for your support with 312ACU on ExEMU 2025, in the absence of unit OC LT(AAC) Styles.

See you all back 9 OCT 25 for the commencement of term 4, with all cadets returning their gear.

27/09/2025

ExEMU 21-27 SEPT 25

30/08/2025

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

⭐ 312ACU Final Parade (29-30 NOV 2025)

⭐ 2/25 Courses Camp (6-13 DEC 2025)


Reminder to complete the following checklist before attending any Cadet activity.

✅ Accept your nomination on CadetNet.

✅ Download, complete and upload your consent forms for each activity on CadetNet.

✅ If applicable, make sure your Health Management Plans (HMPs) and Special Dietary Requirements (SDRs) are up to date!
HMPs must be printed and kept in your top left pocket on every cadet activity.

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