417 (City of Bayside) Squadron

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

Our 2025 intake is now full. Our next intake is 2026! Thank you for your overwhelming interest in joining 417 Squadron this year. Our intake for the year is now full and no longer taking applications, email inquiries or wait list expression of interests. If you wish to pursue a place in the organisation be sure to check back on October 1st 2025 for the January 2026 intake. 417 Squadron will not be taking new applicants prior to this date, either in person or via email interest. If you are interested in joining prior; other options include local squadrons who may be taking a midyear intake. Or otherwise applying to another Australian Defence Force Cadet unit with available and intakes places. 417SQN will not be taking a midyear intake and only opening applications for 2026 on October the 1st 2025 as mentioned above.

417SQN Continues to take adult staff volunteer 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'.