The trophy cabinet on the wall at the Ashburton Cadet Unit might need to be enlarged if members keep up their winning streak.
New Zealand Cadet Force area support officer squadron leader Mark Morris attended a unit night recently to officially present three trophies and eight individual shooting coins.
Unit commander major Cezarne Rodgers said it felt good to win the trophies and competitions, mostly because it showed processes and training at the army cadet unit worked.
‘‘We are a team from the newest cadet up to the unit commander. It takes everyone doing their part to succeed. This is why the winning continues,’’ Rodgers said.
The three trophies presented were the Gunson Cup, the Victory Shield, and Te Rangatahi trophy.
An Ashburton team comprising of staff sergeant Brodyn Gabites, warrant officer class Liam Collett, staff sergeant Ashleigh Clarke, corporal Gideon Kuipers, corporal Michael Wills and sergeant William Brown won the Gunson Cup.
In November last year they competed in the Gunson Cup event in Ashburton, then had their targets sent off to be scored alongside other army, navy and air cadets from around New Zealand to find the best scores.
The unit has now been awarded the Gunson Cup seven times since 2009.
The unit was awarded the Victory Shield for being the top South Island cadet unit for shooting.
It was the fourth time the unit claimed the trophy.
The Te Rangatahi trophy, for being the most efficient army cadet unit in New Zealand, was presented at the evening, following the unit winning it for the sixth time since 1996 last year.
To win the trophy, the unit had to undergo an inspection and the complete a series of challenges.
The shooting coins were presented to eight cadets. They were silver coins for having achieved second placings in the Ffennell postal shooting competition. The competition is open to every New Zealand cadet unit across the army, navy and air.
Members of the team were sergeant William Brown, staff sergeant Ashleigh Clarke, sergeant Wessel Blignault, staff sergeant May Penjueli, sergeant Sebastian van Rooyen, corporal Michael Wills and former members corporal Jack Robinson and corporal Gideon Kuipers.
