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15 May 2020

Tuesday Takeover

This week’s Instagram Takeover featured our very own Big Phil Campion interviewing author and ex-SAS Rusty Firmin. Rusty was part of the team involved in overthrowing the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980. It was a great takeover and thankyou to Phil and Rusty for taking part!

Next week’s special guest is WO1, Andrew “Vern” Stokes, from the Coldstream Guards. He’s involved in the planning of ceremonial events at Horse Guards in London, including Trooping the Colour. You can find out more about him here.

VE Day 75

There were so many awesome ways in which Cadets and CFAV’s were marking VE Day 75. Here are just a couple we spotted on social media.

Well done to Dyfed & Glamorgan ACF for producing this lovely poem to mark VE Day 75 which was shown on Twitter. You can see it for yourself here.

Greater Manchester ACF produced a collage showing how Cadets and CFAV’s spent their VE Day 75. Colonel Irvine said “Seeing so many pictures fills me with huge pride.”

Cadets and CFAV’s from 1^st Battalion the Highlanders took part in a 8am doorstep salute.

Cadet Cpl Scott from Surrey Army Cadet Force Corps of Drums played the Last Post. What a brilliant job!

Shropshire ACF History Maker

Cadet Serjeant Cook from Shropshire ACF made history today, as the county’s first ever virtual promotion. Congratulations Cdt Sgt Cook!

Golden Inspiration

Our Ambassador Jordan Wylie was joined by Double Olympic Gold Medallist Alex Gregory for his weekly conversation to chat about adventure and life on the water.

Time to Dance

To mark the occasion, Dorset Army Cadet Force performed a 1940s dance, the Charleston Stroll to bring back the old war time spirit and to keep the flame alive.