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Welsh cadets take part in Cardiff STEM event
Over 50 Welsh cadets recently attended a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) themed session at the Volvo Ocean Race Village in Alexandra Dock, Cardiff Bay. The Wales-wide group of teenagers included...
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Former cadet performs life saving CPR
A former Army Cadet saved the life of a man who suffered a cardiac arrest in Mansfield town centre. Seventeen-year-old Melanie Jeske used the skills she had learned in the Army Cadet Force (ACF) and quickly called the...
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Cadets take part in Beating Retreat 2018
Staffordshire and West Midlands Corps of Drums along with members of Gwent and Powys Army Cadet Force took centre stage last week at The Household Division's Beating Retreat. The evening pageant of music and...
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First Colonel Cadets for HQ South West appointed MBE
The first Colonel Cadets for Headquarters South West has been appointed MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Colonel David Carson, who started his military career as a Reservist in 1980, has worked as part of...
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One Thousand mile pedal power charity challenge in aid of cadet bursary fund
Two intrepid cyclists and staff members at the Army Cadet Force Association have cycled 1,000 miles in a bid to raise much needed funds for underprivileged young cadets. Maj Richard Walton, the Director of Finance at...
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Cadets win places on South Africa adventure
Two ACF cadets are off to South Africa after being named as finalists for the CVQO Westminster Award. After a tough few days in Somerset where candidates undertook a range of challenging activities, just 11 were...
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144 complete intense Exercise Cadet Cambrian Patrol
Last weekend, 144 young people gathered in Wales to tackle one of the most intense experiences available to cadets. In total, 18 teams of ACF and CCF cadets entered Exercise Cadet Cambrian Patrol 2018 and their...
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Accounting apprenticeship opportunity
An opportunity has arisen to take the first step towards a career in finance with an apprenticeship at the Combined Cadet Force and Army Cadet Force Associations (CCFA/ACFA). The position is available from...
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Berkshire cadet wins Champion Cadet 2018 competition
Cdt RSM Robert Jackson, the Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major of The Royal County of Berkshire Army Cadet Force, has won the 2018 National Champion Cadet competition held at the Cadet Training Centre Frimley Park. Cdt RSM...
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Berkshire cadets take part in Norwegian winter skills training
Thirty nine enthusiastic cadets and eleven adult volunteers from The Royal County of Berkshire ACF took part in a Norwegian exchange last month. The exchange, which is in its 26th year, saw the cadets travel to...