Army Cadet Force Charter

Great Fun and New Skills for Everyone

Special Awards and Badges

 The Army Cadet Force is a youth organisation sponsored by the Army which provides challenging military, adventurous, sporting and community activities. It aims to inspire young people to achieve success in life with a spirit of service and to develop them in the qualities required of a good citizen.

We are not a recruiting organisation for
the Armed Forces so you do NOT
have to join the services at anytime
unless you wish to do so. 

• Providing progresseive cadet training, often of a challenging and exciting nature, to foster confidence, self relaiaince, initiative, loyalty and a sense of service to other people.
• Encouraging the development of personal powers of practical leadership and the ability to work successfully as a member of a team.
• Stimulating an intrest in the army, its achievements, skills and values.
• Advising and preparing those considering a career in the Services or the Reserve Forces.

The Motto of the Army Cadet Force

"To Inspire to Achieve"

The Children's Order

All aspects of the ACF is guided by the Children's Order and is applied at all levels throughout the organisation, with all adult leaders trained in the guidlines of the Order 

It All Starts Here! 

Cadet training is structured to encourage young people
to get the best out of themselves by learning leadership,
self discipline, team work and to
make them better citizens within our local community

We acheive this by setting a syllabus which
will allow cadets to take part in not only in military type training
but other types of training geared towards young people of today.

The Army Cadet Force uses a system of stars
to show progression and achievement of the cadets within the ACF.

The syllabus contains the following subjects:

• Drill and Turnout
• Military Knowledge
• Skill at Arms
• Target Shooting
• Map and Compass
• Fieldcraft
• First Aid
• Physical Achievement
• Cadet in the Community

All of these subjects are taught at different levels, so as you progress you learn new skills.

Drill & Turnout 


Drill is taught as the basis of teamwork and discipline where cadets learn to work and drill as a squad,
they learn to receive instructions and work on them. It is taught in a relaxed but formal
manner with the more senior cadets getting the chance to call out the words of command.
All cadets are shown how to look after themselves and their uniform to
ensure that it is clean and tidy and they present themselves with
pride in themselves and the uniform each time they wear it. 

Military Knowledge

Learn about the Regiment or Corps to which you are cap badged

In Eglinton Detachment we are proud to be cap badged to the
Royal Army Medical Corps, so we learn about the role,
history and customs of the RAMC

   
Cadet GP Rifle (5.56mm)
   
All cadets are taught how to handle a variety of cadet weapons with safety and confidence, no cadet will be allowed to fire a weapon unless they have been trained and tested in its use

Target Shooting



Cadets are taught Marksmanship and to fire all the different
cadet weapons at targets ranging from 10 meters to 500 meters

If a cadet is reconigsed as a good shot they can represent
the Battallion or NI at Bisley, England
in the national championships, and they could even get
selected to represent UK in Canada for 6 weeks each summer

FIELDCRAFT

"Playing soldiers

with all the kit"

4 cadets go out looking for the enemy position on a Reconnaissance patrol gather
the information, bring it back, plans are then made for you
to attack the enemy using many of the patrolling skills taught

Gain a qualification that could get you a job,
help a member of the public or even a member of your family

All First Aid in th ACF is taught under licence from St John Ambulance
this means that all first aid you learn in the ACF can be used anywhere.
As a Junior Cadet you will complete a Lifesaver course to pass 2 Star
and as a Senior Cadet and to pass 4 Star you will complete the Lifesaver Plus course

Physical Achievement

All cadets take part in Physical Activity (PT) this is encourage
young people to do a bit to keep them healthy and fitter, it is a set of tests
at all different levels to suit all shapes and sizes of cadet.

The Duke of Edinburgh Award, Physical Achievement Section
use the same tests so each time you have a go it gets you passed both tests.

Citizenship Training can be best described as "helping to make a Better Person for Society.
It's aim is to provide a strong sense of community spirit, social values and help identify right from wrong.

By assisting with Community projects and helping charitable organisations
the Cadets see a "different side of life". The rewards for both parties are great.
Here in Eglinton we help at the local Village Show  and take part in the local churches
Rememberance Sunday services laying a wreath on behalf of the troop

Leadership Tasks

Command or Leadership Tasks help cadets understand skills
that are needed as a leader to think about problem solving
and how to control a group of peolpe completing a task with
only a small amout of equipment to complete the task

This is only a general outline of what you can do,
the only way to find out is to come along 

 "Join Us"

Cadets can earn speacial badges by taking part in courses either run at the National Cadet Centre at Frimley Park or Nescliffe Training Camp and other locations. The courses are as follows:

Cadet Leadership Course Badge
Cadet Training Centre Frimley
July Each Year

UK Land Leadership Course
Nesscliffe Training Camp, Shropshire
During Easter School Holidays

Special Awards and Badges

Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet 
This is one of the presteige appointments for a cadet, this position should go to the cadet who is thought of as the best cadet who not only has completed the APC syllabus but has taken part in many aspects of being a member of the Army Cadets. He/she should have taken part in community events and helped in a charity project.

The Master Cadet

The Master Cadet Certificate and Badge is the top course a cadet can go on, the cadet must be of the highest standard to take this course and must have completed the Senior Cadet Instructor Course with the Cadet Training Team. The course is held at Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park in the spring and autum. Here you will take part in leadership tasks and will be nominated for command appointments during the fieldcraft phase.

The Claire Shore Competition
UK Champion Cadet

Cadet RSM Ashley McMullan
B Company 1 (NI) Bn ACF
Uk Champion Cadet 2007

Cadet RSM Ross Leckie
B Company 1 (NI) BN ACF
UK Champion Cadet 2009

If you go on the Master Cadet Course and do well you will be selected to come back and take part in the UK Champion Cadet Competition and compete against the best cadets in the United Kingdom

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