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Royal County Of Berkshire ACF
23 September 2025
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Royal County of Berkshire ACF Triumph at JMC(SE) CADSAM 2025

Eight cadets from Royal County of Berkshire ACF competed at CADSAM 2025 in Pirbright, earning top team and individual results, and proudly retaining the JMC(SE) ACF Champion Team trophy

Joint Military Command South-East (JMC(SE)) Cadet Skill at Arms Meeting (CADSAM) 2025

A Weekend of Competition and Success

The Royal County of Berkshire Army Cadet Force achieved outstanding success in the Joint Military Command South-East (JMC(SE)) Cadet Skill at Arms Meeting (CADSAM) 2025, held over the weekend of 19–21 September at Pirbright Ranges in Surrey.

This annual cadet rifle competition brings together Army Cadet Forces (ACF) and school-based Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) from across the South East of the UK. With 18 teams of four firers, competitors take part in Service Rifle Matches run to almost the same format as those used by the Regular Army and Army Reserve in operational shooting competitions.

Strong Results in the ACF Competition

The Royal County of Berkshire ACF team delivered exceptional performances across a range of matches:

  • Attack & Reorganisation Match – Second Place

  • Fire Control Assessment Match – First Place

  • Advance to Contact Match – First Place

  • Falling Plate Competition (ACFs and CCFs combined) – Third Place
    (Won by Kent ACF, runners up The Vyne School CCF)

Individual Achievements

  • ACF Cadet aged over 16:
    Second Place – Cdt CSgt Isaac Jansen, 1 Platoon (Windsor) RBerks ACF

  • ACF Cadet aged under 16:
    Second Place – Cdt LCpl Ryan Carmichael, 2 Platoon (Cippenham) RBerks ACF

Overall and Trophy Success

  • Overall Competition (ACF and CCF combined): Third Place

  • JMC(SE) ACF Competition: First Place – retaining the trophy for the third consecutive year

 

Winning Team CADSAM 2025

The Winning Team

The Royal County of Berkshire ACF’s winning team was made up of:

  • Cdt CSgt Isaac Jansen – 1 Platoon (Windsor)

  • Cdt Sgt Oliwia Nadratowska – 8 Platoon (Reading)

  • Cdt LCpl Ryan Carmichael – 2 Platoon (Cippenham)

  • Cdt LCpl Jake Wright – 1 Platoon (Windsor)

Adult Volunteer Support

The team’s success was made possible through the dedication and support of our Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs):

  • 2Lt Annette Foale – B Company

  • SSI Ian Gorman – 1 Platoon (Windsor), A Company

  • SSI Jim Miller – 4 Platoon (Ascot), A Company

  • SSI Jo McIntyre – 8 Platoon (Reading), C Company

 

CADSAM 2025

Worthy Competition

It is also worth noting that a number of Berkshire school Combined Cadet Forces – including Reading School and Reading Blue Coat School – also competed. They proved themselves to be worthy competitors and performed strongly throughout the weekend.