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Cadet Direct has presented two skiing bursary cheques for £450.00 to two well deserving cadets. The bursary is for a week long skiing course in Bavaria, Germany next February. Courses to Bavaria are run by CCAT and are open to CFAV’s and cadets aged 16 or over from the ACF and CCF. The two winning cadets were Cadet Sergeant Lauren Hellewell and Colour Sergeant...

In December 2017, No 15 Brighton Pl Army Cadet Detachment will be holding an awards evening to celebrate and showcase what the cadets have achieved throughout 2017. The unit will also have a variety of guests at the evening; the guest of honour will be the Sussex ACF Commandant, whom will be presenting most of the awards, members from the...

Limited Stocks Available Get your free 2018 Year Planner from Cadet Direct HERE while stocks last. For the last 15 years Cadet Direct have produced a large format year planner and given them away free to our customers. It is important to start planning the year ahead, and 2018 is no exception, so the latest planner is now available to...

Thanks to everyone who entered our recent Red Arrows competition. The missing plane was located in grid reference G5. Click on the image below to see the location of the missing plane... Did you correctly identify the location of the missing Red Arrow in the above formation The winner of the Kammo Tactical Airbourne Webbing Set is: Thomas McClymont Well...

Cadet Direct has been advised that financial restrictions by the MoD have been placed on cadet and CFAV uniforms. So we have come up with our cadet starter kit offer on Genuine Issue MTP Uniforms, berets and belts to help cadets looking to purchase their own kit. This kit is designed for ACF and CCF cadets and has all the...

Personnel from the Army, Royal Navy, and RAF can choose from a range of MoD-approved boots depending on their role and location. However, many serving personnel often prefer to privately purchase boots for personal comfort and performance. Whether you're in the military, cadet forces, or a member of the public searching for high-quality brown combat British Army boots, our guide...

Test your skills in our latest challenge... Please note this competition has now closed - but you can still have a go - the answer has been published in a blog article here... The image below shows the Red Arrows during a display sequence over the Aegean Sea. However the ninth aircraft has been removed from the image. Click the grid...

It's only a matter of time before you'll find yourself in a situation where you'll need to use your survival skills. One of the major things you need to know is how to start a fire. With fire you can keep yourself warm, boil water so you can stay hydrated safely and make a smoke signal if you need to...

We've had our eyes on the very cool Viper Tactical Wallet Ninja for some time and what better way to get our hands on it than to write a review! This multi function tool comes with a life time guarantee to never rust, bend or dull. Not only that but this small multi tool is TSA approved, so you needn't worry...

Which is the best wax polish for your cadet footwear? Whether you're brush polishing or bulling  this has to be one of the longest running debates within the cadet forces. We thought it was about time someone finally lay the issue to rest by putting 5 of the most popular polishes to a proper test. What we did... We started by...