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 Win yourself a FREE Basha today! Hello and welcome to this week's competition. Highlander have very kindly provided us with a free Basha. So, rather than just giving it away we thought we'd get you to practice your observational skills! All you have to do is follow these 3 easy steps. Enter in 3 Steps: (1) Using the image below please...

The new Cadet Direct catalogue has just hit our desks so we thought we'd let you know more about it. First of all it's completely FREE! To order your copy simply click here and we'll send a copy out to you today. Secondly the catalogue is packed with lots of cadet kit and uniform - so whether you're after Army...

Annual Camp is probably the highlight of the year for cadets and is packed full of challenging activities and is also a chance to spend nights living out in the field. Making sure you have the right kit with you is very important as it will make Annual Camp more enjoyable if you are equipped for the challenges properly. If...

A team of Surrey Wing Air Cadets embarked on the Pathfinder Challenge to complete 46 miles in 20 hours. They were joined by Army Cadets from Lancashire Army Cadet Force. Both teams have been sponsored by kit supplier Cadet Direct. Together, with a combined team of 29 marchers, they started the challenge marching out of RAF Wyton at 04:00am. The team set...

Cadet Direct has paid a visit to South and East Midlands Air Training Corps during their Spring Camp at Swynnerton. Cadet Direct were invited to attend the visitors day event by Wg Cdr Nigel Dickinson, OC South and East Midlands ATC. The event also gave James Munday, Managing Director of Cadet Direct the chance to meet Sqn Ldr Sarah Mayoh-Smith who is...

Cadet Direct have supplied 14 free pairs of Magnum Classic Boots  to the Lancashire ACF Nijmegen Team. The boots, supplied by Magnum Boots, are being worn by the team throughout their rigorous training program as well as during the 4 day, 100 mile Nijmegen Marches event itself. The team is being led by 2/Lt Don Lennon who is leading the team for the second year in a row...

Cadet Direct will be sending 28 free pairs of Magnum Classic Boots  to two Air Cadet teams completing the Nijmegen Marches in Holland this summer. The boots, supplied by Magnum Boots, will be worn by both teams throughout their rigorous training program as well as during the 4 day, 100 mile Nijmegen Marches event itself. The two winning teams were South and East Midlands Wing ATC managed by Sqn Ldr Sarah Mayoh-Smith and...

The Air Cadet organisation combines a range of RAF regulation badges, such as RAF Officer cap badges and VRT pins with a range of organisation-specific Air Cadet badges including rank slides, embroidered ATC proficiency badges (e.g. Senior Cadet, Leading Cadet and First Class Cadet) and specialist badges (e.g. Communicator badge). Badges and insignia are manufactured from a range of materials including aluminium (which...

The thoroughly revised and updated Air Cadets Pocket Book by John Harris is now available at Cadet Direct! A useful source of information for anyone involved in Air Cadets - click here for more info....