Group Captain Roger Simon, Commandant of Wales and West Region RAFAC, has announced the appointment of Paul Roberts as our Region Warrant Officer RAFAC.
“I am delighted that Warrant Officer Roberts will be joining the Region in this role and I look forward to working with him as he sets about continuing the good work of his predecessor. Whilst it is a pleasure to welcome Warrant Officer Roberts, it will be sad to say goodbye to Warrant Officer Hall as she now concentrates fully on her role as Warrant Officer RAF Air Cadets. She moves on with our gratitude and thanks and leaves behind a strong legacy for her successor to build upon. I hope that all of Wales and West Region will join me in warmly greeting Warrant Officer Roberts”.
Warrant Officer (WO) Paul Roberts joined the RAF Air Cadets in 1998 with 115 (Peterborough) Squadron as a cadet rising to the position of Cadet Warrant Officer. He continued with the squadron as an adult Sergeant in 2005. Since then, he has been a staff member on various squadrons, assisting in areas that required it. He was promoted to Warrant Officer in 2014 then Beds & Cambs Wing Warrant Officer in 2018.
WO Roberts is an adult volunteer with RAF Air Cadets and his career is in engineering, currently working as a senior production engineer for a food processing machine manufacturer.
“I am very excited and honoured to be offering this amazing opportunity,” said WO Roberts. “I am very much looking forward to meeting many new people and seeing where I can help to enhance the cadet experience.”
Warrant Officer RAFAC Donna Hall, Warrant Officer RAFAC, said: “I have loved every minute of being the Regional Warrant Officer for Wales & West Region. I wish Paul the same happiness and successes I have seen in the role. Paul brings a wealth of experience and will have a fresh set of ideas for how to continue to drive forwards the role of RWO in Wales & West Region.”
Region Warrant Officers play an important role within the structure of Royal Air Force Air Cadets. It is a non-commissioned adult volunteer position and sits within a structure similar to the Royal Air Force. Anyone over the age of 20 years old can become a non-commissioned or commissioned office, as well as becoming a civilian instructor, within the RAF Air Cadets. It all starts with volunteering at a local Air Cadet squadron and details of the squadrons are available on the main website.
