News
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It isn’t true that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, why I joined the ACF, SI Lee
Sergeant Instructor Steve Lee is 46 and in 2 I/C (2nd in Command) at Snodland Detachment and D Coy Company Quarter Master Sergeant (CQMS), we spoke to him about his time in the ACF. He’s a multi skilled improver...
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NEW JOINT CADET CENTRE FOR THE DOVER ARMY CADET AND ROYAL AIR FORCE AIR CADET UNITS
Army and Royal Air Force Air Cadets from Dover and the surrounding area joined Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Major The Viscount De L’Isle and the Chief Executive of South East Reserve Forces’...
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Amba wants to use her skills to give back as an instructor
PI Amba Cooper from Canterbury recently attended the Basic Instructors Course (BIC), she went to the Duke of York Military School for seven years from the age of 11-18. We caught up with her and found out why she wanted...
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Deal Beach Clean
Deal Cadets got involved in the #BigSpringBeachClean a national initiative by Surfers Against Sewage of 570 beach cleans involving 20k people. It also started the event for Plastic Free Deal week. We think there...
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Closure of the Hellfire Corner Association and Kind Donation to Dover Detachment
The Hellfire Corner Association of Dover have been active in Dover for many years, Dover ACF have worked with them for the last five years. They ran the Remembrance Festival at the Dover Town Hall as well as the Armed...
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Major James McCudden VC Parade - Medway
Well done to all of the Kent ACF Sqn RE cadets and staff that attended the parade yesterday - you've made the local news! The parade was in honour of Major James McCudden VC and to unveil a memorial plaque. He was...
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I was an Army Cadet and it helped me in my teenage years
PI Daniel Simson from Whitstable recently attended the Basic Instructors Course (BIC) as part of his ongoing training to become a qualified Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (CFAV). He works at Autotrader UK and was an Army...
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Basic Instructors Course (BIC) Students Get Stuck In
Former servicemen with the Army and RAF, former cadets and civilians who have never worn a uniform all joined together at Dibgate Weekend Training Centre last weekend to start their Basic Instructors Training Course...
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Why I wanted to join the ACF
Kribina Gurung is 18 and parades at Boxley in Maidstone, we asked her what made her want to join the ACF. "I'm currently studying health and social care at college, I've never been in the cadets but really want...
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Giving something back
Potential Instructor (PI) Nick Davitt from Dartford is currently doing his Basic Instructors Course (BIC), we spoke to him about joining the cadets: "I'm an ex regular soldier, I served for 12 years in the RCT and...