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The UK MoD have finally listened to the concerns of the UK cadet forces by launching a range of new British Army ration menus specifically geared towards the tastes of young people. This development was announced amid concerns that traditional 'stews' and 'casseroles' simply don't appeal to a new generation of young people who are used to snacking on fast food...

The Leading Cadet Resource book is the latest  in a series of publications,  launched by Cadet Direct for air cadets.  It is a complete guide and training aid for air cadets studying towards the leading classification and their instructors. It is also the perfect reference guide for cadets who are undertaking their online leading cadet open book exams. This extensive guide has been written...

Cadet Direct presented one of its £500 skiing bursary cheques to a well deserving cadet in December. The bursary is for a weeks 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. This year, one of the winning cadets was Cadet Corporal Emma...

In April, Merchant Taylors’ School in Crosby welcomed a Royal Navy Wildcat helicopter to its playing fields. They were celebrating their 103rd annual Combined Cadet Force (CCF) Inspection Day. Merchant Taylors’ Combined Cadet’s Force was founded in 1915, just a year after the outbreak of World War 1 and is one of the largest contingents in the country. The special...

Local Major Attends HQ Relaunch Event 2260 (Waterlooville) Sqn Air Cadets hosted a special event to celebrate the completion of the refurbishment works on their headquarters. Local mayor Elaine Shimbart was invited to the special event to see how the air cadets had used the money collected from various fundraising activities. 2260 Waterlooville) Squadron Air Cadets The air cadets were...

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...

Quite a surprise last week when Cadet Direct staff received an urgent order from the organisers of the ITV show 'Dancing on Ice'. The customer required a full FAD (Future Army Dress) suit, No.2 Dress shirt, tie plus all the accoutrements for contestant Anthony Cotton, better known as Sean Tully from Coronation Street. Anthony was born and raised in Manchester...

Cadet Direct have just held their annual Shooting Competition. Because our staff are mostly serving or former cadet and regular forces personnel this is always a good opportunity to separate the snipers from the shotgunners and the big talkers from the big shooters. We visited an amazing new range facility complete with lighting and patio heaters so the evening timescale...

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...

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...