Cadets Rise to the Challenge in Transformative Duke of Edinburgh Expedition In a remarkable display of determination and teamwork, cadets from Penistone Grammar School CCF (PGS CCF) in Bravo, Alpha, and Charlie Troops recently completed a series of expeditions as part of their Duke of Edinburgh Award journey—each group facing unique challenges that tested their […]
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The Royal Air Force Air Cadets joined forces from across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and Middlesex to take 4 gold and 1 silver group to the Peak District to complete their expeditions. The event involved 31 Air Cadets and 7 staff members from across all these areas. The support of the Ulysses Trust was essential to
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AN EAST COAST ADVENTURE WITH WALTON SEA CADETS April 7th-11th 2025 A group of Walton Sea Cadets experienced a voyage onboard the Bermudan Ketch ‘The Faramir’ this April. Eleven young male and female cadets, aged between 12 and 15, took part along with two Adult Volunteers from Walton Sea Cadet Unit. These cadets had little
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On 07 April 2025, seven Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) and twenty-eight cadets from Kent Army Cadet Force (ACF) embarked on an unforgettable expedition to the stunning landscape of North Wales. Their destination: Capel Curig Adventure Training Camp, located just outside the picturesque village of Betws-y-Coed. For six days, the group immersed themselves in a
This expedition comprised the pinnacle of the snow sport social mobility charity Snowcamp’s three tier pathway, the Excel programme. Cadet Alhagie had completed the two day First Tracks course at the Tamworth Snow Dome during the summer holiday in 2024 where he had his first introduction to snowboarding. He then went on to complete the
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Ex SNOWDAGGER was a weeklong Exercise in March 2025 to Rjuken, Norway, for Support Force personnel experiencing all things cold weather. From Nordic and Alpine Skiing to marine style winter survival, mountaineering and ice climbing. The team also took time to experience the military history of the area, learning about the “Heroes of Telemark and
In a bid to enhance the capabilities of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets Adventure Training Support team, Exercise Coach Development 2025 was launched. This expedition aimed to support a team member in completing a series of assessments by a Paddles Up Training National Trainer, enabling them to deliver the British Canoeing Awarding Body Coach
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Intro: During the first week of the Easter school holiday 2025, 14 cadets from the Churcher’s College CCF along with three CFAVs undertook three days of Adventurous Training in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. The cadets, all in year 10, were a combined group of Navy, Army and Air Cadets from Churcher’s College and their
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This expedition involved chartering a Challenger round the world racing yacht through the Tall Ships Youth Trust for a five-day voyage in and out of Portsmouth. Ten cadets, a cadet force adult volunteer and female chaperone from Tile Cross Academy took part. Tile Cross Academy, in Birmingham, is the fifth most disadvantaged secondary school in
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Ex COCKNEY SAILOR XLIV, XL and XLVI were three University of London Officer Training Corps (ULOTC) offshore sailing expeds run in the Solent across consecutive weekends. Each weekend involved 2 yachts with ULOTC officer cadets (OCdts) onboard sailing from Gosport into and around the Solent.One of the yachts was used to run an RYA Competent
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Introduction: The Royal County of Berkshire Army Cadet Force conducted its biennial Norway Winter Exercise/Exchange with HV02 District Oslo and Akershus at Haslemoen Training Camp (Innlandet, Norway) over 14th to 23rd Feb 2025 with 10 Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAV) and 29 Cadets (15 – 17yrs). Aim: The primary aim for running the exchange is
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Exercise COCKNEY GLIDE was an Army paragliding expedition to Andalucia, Spain, undertaken in early March 25. The expedition was based in Algodonales, a historic hill town, perched on the edge of the Sierra Grazalema national park. Six hundred metres above the town towers the Sierra Lijar – a superb paragliding mountain that enables flying in
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Ex CADET HIGHLAND EMU 25 was a Winter Mountaineering exercise conducted from Kinlochleven Training Centre in the Scottish Highlands at the beginning of January 2025. The exercise delivered the five-day Winter Mountaineering Foundation (WMF) course to 14 Officer Cadets and offered continuation training for the six participating instructors. The exercise was initially aimed at East
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Ex Dragons Winter included two groups and a total of 14 service personnel from 135 Geo Sqn RE, 3MI Bn, 144 Para Med Sqn, East Midlands UOTC. One group was looking to pass Ski Foundation 3, involving mostly ski touring and contributing toward eligibility for a Ski Leader 1 application, or a ‘Quality Mountain Days
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Thursday 20th February 2025 to Sunday 23rd February 2025 marked the inaugural 1159 (Edmonton) Squadron Adventure Training Camp in the Peak District. The event involved 18 air cadets and 6 staff from Edmonton and the surrounding Squadrons partaking in a wide range of activities including hill walking, outdoor & indoor climbing, and mountain biking. As
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Exercise Diary – OCdt BALGARNIEMonday: The first day of our exped was all about admin. Various members of the crew arrived in Gosport throughout the day. Despite this, OCdt Smeaton, our skipper, was busy taking over the vessel and organising various repairs to well-weathered equipment. Meanwhile, the crew were unpacking, bonding and preparing a delicious
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Ex CS XLI, XLII and XLIII were 3 ULOTC Offshore Sailing expeditions run over the course of a weekend using a REYC chartered yacht from Gosport. Each weekend took 4 novice sailors out onto the water, exposing them to challenging AT and a very steep learning curve. The MEL repeated from weekend to weekend and
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Ex COCKNEY SAILOR XL was a ULOTC Offshore Sailing exped delivered over a weekend, using an REYC yacht based in Gosport. This was our first weekend AT exped in a number of years and demonstrated the feasibility of pursuing similar opportunities in the future. These are cost effective opportunities to expose our OCdts to a
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