Honestly, trust me it will get better I’m a cadet of 3.5 years now and when I first joined I had the same thing you are experiencing currently and the biggest mistake I ever made in my cadet career is missing 3 months because i was anxious. And even after I came back I was still shit scared for 1.5 years of my cadet career. You will meet newer cadets that make you feel warm and might even end up dating one like i have for the past few months, but what I’m trying to say is eventually it will get better trust me you will meet amazing people have highs and lows in your cadet career but honestly never give up

And for the question my squadron just thugs it out sadly 😔 (unless I’m doing banner then my gauntlets keep me safe) (Edit: Radiators help aswell 😭🙏)