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In April, Merchant Taylors’ School in Crosby welcomed a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter to its playing fields. They were celebrating their 103rd annual Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Inspection Day. Merchant Taylors’ Combined Cadet’s Force was founded in 1915, just a year after the outbreak of World War 1 and is one of the largest contingents in the country. The special...

Local Major Attends HQ Relaunch Event 2260 (Waterlooville) Sqn Air Cadets hosted a special event to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment works on their headquarters. Local mayor Elaine Shimbart was invited to the special event to see how the air cadets had used the money collected from various fundraising activities. 2260 Waterlooville) Squadron Air Cadets The air cadets were...

Can you pass our latest military skills challenge? This competition is now closed, however you can still have a go for fun. The aim of camouflage and concealment is 'to see but not be seen'. In the image below a concealed enemy sniper is observing you. Can you locate him? If you can, you could win a brand new Viper...

Air cadets from Sussex Wing ATC have just completed the trip of a lifetime! A NASA expedition, funded by the RAF Charitable Trust, has been run as part of the RAF100 celebrations. This enabled individuals from Air Cadet squadrons to travel to the Johnson Space Centre, Houston and undertake STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) activities. The trip was part...

An Air Cadet has quite literally thrown herself into raising money for the Royal Air Force Association by jumping out of a perfectly good aeroplane!    RAF Charity Supported by Air Cadet 18 year old Cadet Warrant Officer Rebekah Oldknow, who is based at 209 (West Bridgford) Squadron, Air Training Corps, has been busy raising money for this important charity...

C.I. Sue Hobbs, Squadron Adjutant from 1414 (Crowborough) Sqn invited Cadet Direct to visit and put on a polishing and bulling workshop for the Air Cadets. We were asked to demonstrate how to give parade shoes that all important mirror finish - an important requirement for parades such as Remembrance Sunday. The idea was to demonstrate that when equipped with the...

In the Summer of 2017, Lancashire ACF visited Beckingham Trg Camp, Lincolnshire for ten days of exciting and varied military and adventurous training activities for cadets at all levels and ages. Army cadets from Egypt, Salerno, Wingate and Normandy Companies attended the camp, with each Coy HQ taking responsibility for running a particular area of expertise from basic training level...

Air Cadets at 261 (Guildford) Sqn have received a boost after gaining a grant from the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust (RAFCT) for £1200.  The  Squadron received the funds to assist their adult staff to gain qualifications in a range of outdoor activities therefore providing enhanced learning opportunities for cadets. The motto of the Air Training Corps is Venture Adventure...

Cadet Direct have just held their annual Shooting Competition. Because our staff are mostly serving or former cadet and regular forces personnel this is always a good opportunity to separate the snipers from the shotgunners and the big talkers from the big shooters. We visited an amazing new range facility complete with lighting and patio heaters so the evening timescale...

Staff from the Cadet Training Centre (CTC) Frimley Park paid a visit to the headquarters of Cadet Direct in Crowborough, East Sussex yesterday. During their visit, Lt Col Lackey and RSM Lightfoot were given a tour of the offices and warehousing and met staff many of whom are either former or currently serving cadet forces personnel. The general state of...