Vampire & Kelsey Trophy Rules
The Vampire Trophy is the annual inter squadron competition within Hertfordshire & Buckinghamshire Wing ATC. It is awarded annually to the squadron or detached flight, which receives the most competition points overall, following an adjustment for cadet strength, during a calendar year (01 Jan to 31 Dec). These rules will come into effect for 2006.
The competition will be sub divided into the following four sections:
 | SECTION 1- Inspections and Administration |
| SECTION 2 - Wing Competitions (excluding sports) |
| SECTION 3 - Cadet Achievements (excluding examinations, statistically corrected) |
| SECTION 4 - Cadet Examination Results (The Kelsey Trophy, statistically corrected) The Kelsey Trophy is awarded annually to the squadron or detached flight, which receives the most competition points in Section 4 only, following an adjustment for cadet strength. |
Competition Points
SECTION 1 - INSPECTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
| 1a | Wg Ad O Mark |
| 1b | Citizenship training |
| 1c | Sqn Annual Awards Evening |
| 1d | Best Cadet Interviews |
| 1e | No. of MCO Returns |
SECTION 2 - WING COMPETITIONS
Points will be awarded according to the position achieved in the following Wing Competitions: Wing Exercise (e.g. Longmoor) Aviation Day Drill Competition Wing Centre Fire Competition Wing Night Exercise
250 pts being awarded to the unit achieving 1st place, 245 pts to 2nd place and so on. Where two squadrons tie for a particular place, both will be awarded the appropriate score. Non-participating squadrons will not receive any points.
SECTION 3 - CADET ACHIEVEMENTS
Points will be awarded for individual cadet achievement, (excluding examinations) gained during the year. Only one award will count in each category for a single cadet in each year, with the exception of Wing, colours in which one award in each particular sport may count in each year.
1 pt for each swimming certificate
Gliding Scholarship = 10 pts
1st Aid = 3 pts
Wing Sporting Blue = 5 pts
MV Awards
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50 Hour |
Junior Citizen Award |
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0.5 |
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100 Hour |
MV Certificate Award |
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1.0 |
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200 Hour |
Award of Excellence |
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1.5 |
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500 Hour |
Award |
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2.0 |
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Marksman |
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pts |
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Squadron |
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1 |
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Wing |
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2 |
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Regional |
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3 |
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Corps |
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4 |
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(Cadets who qualify through an outside authorised authority will be eligible to receive the above awards provided that their DEAS record books has been submitted to the responsible Wing Staff Officer and approved accordingly.)
| Best Cadet Awards | 75 pts being awarded for each cadet enterred. | ||||||||||
SECTION 4 - CADET EXAMINATIONS
Points will be awarded upon attaining a pass at each Classification.
| First Class Cadet = 1 pt |
| Leading Cadet = 4 pts |
| Senior Cadet = 7 pts |
| BTEC Award - Aviation = 15 pts |
Correction Factor
A correction factor will be applied to both sections 3 and 4 based on the classification of each unit based on the QSR's in June and September. The minimum squadron strength (not less than 30 or 15 for a detached flight) applicable to each unit's classification on 01 January of the year shall be used for calculation.