Training

Tall Ships Adventurous Training

If you’ve ever aspired to take to the high seas, this could be the challenge for you. As part of the Army Cadets national programme of Adventurous Training expeditions, the Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training will deliver Exercise Solent Challenger from 27 August to 2 September. This challenging seven-day national sailing expedition is open to cadets aged 15 or over from the ACF and CCF who have no prior sailing experience.

The expedition, delivered in partnership with the Tall Ships Youth Trust, will see two Challenger 72 racing yachts depart from Portsmouth on 27 August. They will head out into the Solent and on to the Channel Islands and across to France. Each yacht will be crewed by ten cadets and two CFAVs.

As well as mastering their seamanship skills, participants will have the exciting opportunity to visit the Second World War Normandy beaches, Pegasus Bridge and the British Normandy Memorial before returning to Portsmouth on 2 September.

The expedition aims to provide a unique journeying experience for cadets and CFAVs. It will develop teamwork, leadership and personal skills, and promote qualities of responsibility, selfreliance, discipline, endurance and perseverance.

For cadets, the expedition will enable sections of the ACS 21 – AT syllabus, and facilitate a Gold DofE residential opportunity and the Royal Yachting Association Competent Crew award. For CFAVs, it's a chance to develop practical leadership skills and broaden their experience through challenging Adventurous Sail Training while providing valuable CPD and logbook experience.

Shooting events

Competitive shooting and marksmanship for the Cadets is organised by the Council for Cadet Rifle Shooting (CCRS) on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Following competitions at local level, cadets are selected for annual national finals in the disciplines of clay, air rifle, 5.56mm and 7.62mm.

5-10 March Target Rifle Coaching Course 23-26 March Ex Maple Taste

21-23 April CFAV Clay (Cambridge Gun Club)

9-11 June National Cadet Clay Championships

6-9 July Inter Services Cadet Rifle Meeting (ISCRM)

10-13 July CCF Schools Meeting

14-22 July NRA Imperial Meeting (7.62mm) 23-27 August Jersey Summer Prize Meeting

1-3 September Ex Bisley Bullet

24-26 October CCF Skill at Arms Meeting (CCF SAM) 26-29 October Cadet Inter Services Skill at Arms Meeting (CISSAM)

Click here or scan the code to find out more on the CCRS website