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The Otago Boys' High School Foundation

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Dunedin, New Zealand

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This is your captain speaking

4/10/2009

All Black captain Richie McCaw (1994-98) has gained a new cap -- as a squadron leader for the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Richie McCaw

McCaw has accepted an invitation from the RNZAF to become an honorary squadron leader until December 31, 2011, with the position a possible indicator of Richie’s whereabouts post his playing days.

Flying is in his blood -- his grandfather was an RNZAF fighter pilot during World War II -- and Richie had flown since childhood.

He said there were similarities between being an All Black and being an Air Force pilot, and had talked with air force cadets previously about leadership. He noted he would also consider joining the air force in the future.

"Obviously over the next couple of years I'm playing and I have to do what I do to have the honorary position," he said.

"But hey, who knows what happens after that? With my interest in flying, you never know."