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The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities for young people aged 14-25. Carmarthen Squadron has all of its cadets enrolled on the scheme.

The Award programme consists of three levels, Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each have differing criteria for entry and the level of achievement necessary to complete each award.

Bronze	Cannot begin until14 years old, with a 2 day venture expedition.
Silver	Start after you are15 years old, venture expedition of 3 days.
Gold	Must be at least 16, venture activityof 4 days

All Air Cadets who meet the age criteria can join the award scheme.

Each award is broken down into 4 areas (5 for gold) which participants must complete successfully to receive their award. These are:-

Service	Helping others in the local community.
Expeditions	Training for, and planning of a journey.
Skills	Demonstrate ability in almost any hobby, skill or interest, and show its development.
Physical Recreation	Sport (team and individual), dance and fitness.
Residential Project (Gold Award only)	A purposeful enterprise with young people not previously known to the participant.

The Award is widely recognised by many employers as it helps to demonstrate that award holders are keen to take on new challenges, have higher levels of self confidence than their counterparts, have strong leadership qualities with the added value of learning of the importance of teamwork.