The UK’s top cadets have been praised as outstanding ambassadors for their generation. Five cadets received prizes at the Duke of Westminster Award Ceremony luncheon yesterday at the Royal Air Force Club in London.

 Devon ACF’s A Company is running another competition with the Cadet Kit Shop, this time to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the cadet forces. The competition is open to all cadets and adults in the ACF.

 This weekend, in historic Dunkeld, The Army Cadet Force opened its new Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation (CVQO) Learning Centre for the Black Watch Battalion.

Honorary Colonel Lorraine Kelly opened the state of the art learning suite, which is equipped with all the latest technical wizardry required for today’s students. 

 Pilot Officer Kristina Pisano, of 241 Sqn, HQ London Wing ATC, has recently attended her Officers Initial Course at RAF College Cranwell, which equips junior officers with the tools to perform their role within the ATC and wider RAF.

BTEC cadet Luke Adams has been appointed as Cadet Warrant Officer, reaching the ultimate rank for any cadet. He has been with 1921 (Lewisham) Squadron for seven years, achieving a wide range of qualifications and appointments in that time (including CVQO’s BTEC First Diploma in Public Services, for which he gained a Merit grade, Silver DEA, Corps Marksman and camp experiences).

 Triple BTEC candidate Petty Officer George Whitfield of Southwark Unit, TS Cossack SCC, took time off recently to assist with the production of a documentary television programme for the History Channel.

  A group of budding media communications photographers from the Air Cadet movement, including 121 Sqn ATC VQ Officer Paul Hincks, have just completed a photography course at the Defence School of Photography (DSOP).

 During the 3 week expedition to South Africa for the ten finalists of the Duke of Westminster Award 2009, CVQO staff member Sian Smith kept a daily diary of events...

24TH June 2009

Following the Duke of Westminster Award Ceremony at the Calvary and Guards Club, London, the finalists said farewell to their families and headed back to the Cadet Training Centre at Frimley Park for a staff briefing and overnight stay.

For the rest of Sian's South Africa diary, please click here.

 Paige Povey and Christopher Pelan were just 2 of a total 24 cadets from Cornwall ACF who have completed a BTEC First Diploma in Public Services through CVQO this year. 18 of these (including Paige and Christopher achieved a Distinction Star grade which is equivalent to 2 A*s and 2 As at GCSE.

 Preston Unit SCC has been nominated for the PAINT FOR CHANGE Make a Difference to Your Community.  Any organisation from any part of the country nationally could be put forward to The SUN Newspaper for a complete repaint of the organisation’s buildings by Dulux Power Painters.