WHEN Lachlan Barber, 17, joined the 315 Army Cadet Unit (ACU) in Hamilton in early February last year, it might not have been obvious ‘Lachie’ was on his way to be a high achiever.

Lieutenant (AAC), Michael Byrne, said he remembers Lachie started out as a very reserved cadet but said he has progressed uncommonly well in the short time he’s been in the program – so well recently he has been selected to join this year’s Chief of Army Cadet Team Challenge at Puckapunyal, about 115 km north of Melbourne.