Military News & Updates

On Saturday 21st April 1414 (Crowborough) Air Cadet Squadron will meet at Barnsgate Manor Crowborough for their annual dinner. They will be celebrating their wonderful year where 12 new cadets joined 1414. The heart of the evening will be celebrating 100 years of the RAF, of which part is inspiring the next generation and where better to start than with...

The new Cadet Direct catalogue has just hit our desks so we thought we'd let you know more about it. First of all it's completely FREE! To order your copy simply click here and we'll send a copy out to you today. Secondly the catalogue is packed with lots of cadet kit and uniform - so whether you're after Army...

Cadet Direct has presented a cheque for £900 to the Commandant of the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley after agreeing to sponsor two cadet places on the upcoming CCAT ski-ing course due to take place in Bavaria, Germany next month. James Munday, the Managing Director at Cadet Direct presented the cheque to Lt Col Gavin Jones during a visit to...

Our new Spring 2015 Catalogue has just arrived! It's packed with exciting new cadet products as well as all the classic items you've come to expect from us. This latest Easter Camp edition features lots of new ranges and our Osprey Assault Order Kit Layout. What's more this catalogue is completely free. Order on our web site here.

CCF cadets are being advised it's not safe to wear uniforms in public and being asked to carry out searches of accommodation and training areas when arriving at camp says an article in the Daily Mail. Click here to view.... Follow us: @CadetDirect on Twitter | CadetDirect on Facebook

All CCF units will now benefit from an additional £2.3m being made available by the Government. Planned cuts to non-state CCF units have now been reversed as the existing funding model is extended to all. Find out more here...

Cadet Harry Hayes, a new recruit to the Combined Cadet Force at Reading’s Blue Coat School CCF placed poppy number 888,246 into the soil at the Tower of London. Dressed smartly in his MTP PCS uniform, Harry's poppy commemorated his great great great uncle - Private Patrick Kelly of the Irish Guards, who was killed in 1918. Read more of the...

If any of our bloggers out there would like to help raise funds for the Royal British Legion and Poppy Scotland Poppy Appeal why not have a go at running a 5K? Fun Run With the emphasis on fun you don’t need to be super fit to take part in the 5k runs; whether you run it, jog it, walk...

A new waxwork of Prince Harry has been unveiled to celebrate the royal’s 30th birthday. Harry’s waxwork, which has gone on show at Madame Tussauds in London, shows off his time as a helicopter pilot in Afghanistan. Cadet Direct supplied the belt, webbing and flashes. The figure is unveiled just in time for Harry’s 30th, next Monday. It’s also in...