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Staff from the Cadet Training Centre (CTC) Frimley Park paid a visit to the headquarters of Cadet Direct in Crowborough, East Sussex yesterday. During their visit, Lt Col Lackey and RSM Lightfoot were given a tour of the offices and warehousing and met staff many of whom are either former or currently serving cadet forces personnel. The general state of...

What is the perfect Christmas gift for a cadet?  We asked  a senior cadet in  E Coy, Yorkshire North and West ACF to tell us what he thought would be the best 10 Christmas presents for a cadet. Here's what he said... Webbing: This is something I would recommend for senior cadets as you will get a lot more use out...

In December 2017, No 15 Brighton Pl Army Cadet Detachment will be holding an awards evening to celebrate and showcase what the cadets have achieved throughout 2017. The unit will also have a variety of guests at the evening; the guest of honour will be the Sussex ACF Commandant, whom will be presenting most of the awards, members from the...

Thanks to everyone who entered our recent Red Arrows competition. The missing plane was located in grid reference G5. Click on the image below to see the location of the missing plane... Did you correctly identify the location of the missing Red Arrow in the above formation The winner of the Kammo Tactical Airbourne Webbing Set is: Thomas McClymont Well...

Test your skills in our latest challenge... Please note this competition has now closed - but you can still have a go - the answer has been published in a blog article here... The image below shows the Red Arrows during a display sequence over the Aegean Sea. However the ninth aircraft has been removed from the image. Click the grid...

Thanks to everyone who entered our recent Snugpak competition. The winner of the MTP Sleeper Lite Sleeping Bag is: Mr P Saunders Don't worry if you didn't win this time - you can still get 10% off all our sleeping bags simply by using the code 'SLEEP10' at the checkout. This offer includes ALL Snugpak sleeping bags, Highlander Outdoor sleeping...

Lots of you had a go at our recent 'Spot Your Next Meal' survival challenge - but did you manage to get the right grid reference? The correct grid reference was G9... Congratulations to Warrick Shaw who wins the Kammo Tactical MTP Medium Assault Pack pictured below: If you didn't win this time never mind - we are offering 10...

Review by Lt Richard Singfield of the Kammo Tactical MTP Airborne Webbing Set We sent one of our new Kammo Tactical Webbing sets to The Kings School CCF in Canterbury for a field test at a Skill at Arms course at Frimley Park Cadet Training Centre. This is the feedback we received:  "For the SAA course I found it comfortable and...

Can you pass our latest survival challenge? In a survival situation obtaining food can be a big challenge. Although meat is an excellent source of nourishment, trapping wild animals requires skill. Can you see the animal in the picture below? Click the grid below to enlarge... When you think you've spotted the animal, simply email the grid reference co-ordinates to us...

Today we wanted to share a good news story of a former cadet who has recently joined the RAF. AC Bashford is a phase 2 recruit training to become an RAF Regiment gunner. The RAF Regiment is the infantry force of the RAF. At age 13 AC Bashford joined the Air Training Corps at 2158 Sevenoaks Squadron and over 5 years progressed...