Annual Camps Forecast

We have now received confirmation of Annual Camps up until 2016:(updated 23 May 12)
2013: Okehampton 10-23 Aug 13
2014: Wathgill Date 16-29 Aug 14
2015: Longmoor 15-28 Aug 15
2016: St Mawgan 30 Jul-12 Aug 16

As more details emerge about the concept and outline plan for Okehampton 2013 I will publish details on the blog and website.

Update: The outline plan is as follows:
1 and 2 star training/testing to be conducted by sub units
3 star training/testing to be run at County level
SCIC course will run
AT will be co-ordinated at County level by AT team
All range work will be co-ordinated by the County Shooting Officer with a Permanent Range Team.

Day off for sub units towards the end of camp, under direction of OCs

Annual Camp 2012

I would like to offer a personal note of thanks to all of our Cadet Force Adult Volunteers who have helped to make Annual Camp 2012 such a success. We should all take satisfaction from the achievements of our cadets who had to contend with a shorter camp period and weather which was quite unlike the typical summer camp expectation.

We have now a sizeable chunk of time to fill before Annual Camp in August 2013 (Okehampton in Devon). We need to ensure that suitable opportunities are made available over the next 16 months for star board testing to take place. I would encourage the Coys and the RE Sqn to look at the possibility of laying on extended weekends or Coy Camps in this time to maintain the monentum of training and testing during this period.

Rest assured that preparations for Annual Camp 2013 will begin as soon as we return to Kent, with the aim being to have a workable camp plan in place by Easter 2013 lead by Major Chris Gilbert and his team.

My priorities for cadet training remain, namely to further develop our provison of BTEC qualifications through CVQO, expanding the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and building on our shooting successes. My appointment of Captain Roberts as County Shooting Officer and Major Graham Cable to take the lead with cadet and adult awards will compliment the good work already being carried out by Capt Rob Wood.

Enjoy the brief respite before returning to your normal lives!

Cadet Force Commissioning Board (CFCB)

For those adult instructors contemplating the commissioning process, the remaining dates for CFCB assessment weekends at Westbury for 2012 are:

18-20 May
29 June-01 July
14-16 September
12-14 October
26-28 October
23-25 November

For a taster of what is involved look at the following clip.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj6b9JWbDPw

If you are interested please make an appointment for an interview with the Commandant

Cadet Expedition: North Downs Way

I am sure that there will be considerable interest in the exploits of 2 young D Coy cadets (Cdts English and Mumford) who have set themselves the challenge of walking the complete length of the North Downs Way in weekend chunks over the next few months.

The cadets are being sponsored by KACF, Cotswold Outdoors and their school and I am sure that there would be interest in following their experience on their expedition blog at:

https://expeditionndw.blogspot.co.uk/

London to Brighton Charity Bike Ride

I would like to commend the forthcoming London to Brighton Charity Bike Ride on 17th June 2012. Captains Whatley and Treeby, WO2 Drewery and some other members of Kent ACF as yet to be named will be undertaking the ride in support of the British Heart Foundation and the Army Benevolent Fund.