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What is
the Army Cadet Force?
The Army Cadet Force is the army's VOLUNTARY YOUTH ORGANISATION.
It is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence and provides challenging
military, adventurous and community activities for the young
people between the ages of 12 - 18. Its aim is to inspire
young people to achieve success in life - to push you to the
limits.
The type of training offered helps foster self - confidence,
teamwork and leadership, all of which can be practically applied
to every day life.
Today there are more than 40,000 cadets spread across the
country. Of that 40,000 about 10,000 are females. As well
as having 40,000 cadets there are also 7,000 adult instructors.
The cadets parade two nights a week and take part in their
training or if you are in a band you will do one night APC
syllabus training and one night band training.
The star awards are a special scheme of training for the cadets.
When a new recruit joins the cadets they will start with basic
training. Having completed this the cadet will progress through
the levels from one star through to master cadet, leading
to BTEC award.
As part of training cadets will take part in many activities
including Fieldcraft, Skill at Arms, Map and Compass, First
Aid, Drill and Survival Skills.
Each Year the cadets have the opportunity to go to summer
camp and many weekends where they can take part in adventurous
activities including rock climbing and canoeing plus many
more. On camp cadets can also take part in expeditions that
can count towards their Duke of Edinburgh's Award
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