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Air cadets from Sussex Wing ATC have just completed the trip of a lifetime! A NASA expedition, funded by the RAF Charitable Trust, has been run as part of the RAF100 celebrations. This enabled individuals from Air Cadet squadrons to travel to the Johnson Space Centre, Houston and undertake STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) activities. The trip was part...

Another British Army Boot at Cadet Direct The Bates Ultra Light Patrol Boot, one of a current range of British army boots,  has been specifically developed for the UK military. They meet the official MoD specification for “Boots Patrol (BP)”. This specifies that the BP is “primarily for use where the combat threat is medium to low and patrol pack...

C.I. Sue Hobbs, Squadron Adjutant from 1414 (Crowborough) Sqn invited Cadet Direct to visit and put on a polishing and bulling workshop for the Air Cadets. We were asked to demonstrate how to give parade shoes that all important mirror finish - an important requirement for parades such as Remembrance Sunday. The idea was to demonstrate that when equipped with the...

Cadet Direct has presented two skiing bursary cheques for £450.00 to two well deserving cadets. The bursary is for a week long skiing course in Bavaria, Germany next February. Courses to Bavaria are run by CCAT and are open to CFAV’s and cadets aged 16 or over from the ACF and CCF. The two winning cadets were Cadet Sergeant Lauren Hellewell and Colour Sergeant...

Limited Stocks Available Get your free 2018 Year Planner from Cadet Direct HERE while stocks last. For the last 15 years Cadet Direct have produced a large format year planner and given them away free to our customers. It is important to start planning the year ahead, and 2018 is no exception, so the latest planner is now available to...

Cadet Direct has been advised that financial restrictions by the MoD have been placed on cadet and CFAV uniforms. So we have come up with our cadet starter kit offer on Genuine Issue MTP Uniforms, berets and belts to help cadets looking to purchase their own kit. This kit is designed for ACF and CCF cadets and has all the...

Personnel from the Army, Royal Navy and RAF have a choice of wearing five different categories of boots depending on what job they are doing and where they are based. Each of the five boot types comes in two different styles, allowing for personal choice with regards to fit and comfort. The five categories are: Combat High Liability, Patrol, Desert...