ISSUE #4: SUMMER 2016
W E LC O M E
Consultation and listening are vital. We are revising the terms of reference for the Colonel Cadets Cabal to ensure that the CFAV voice is heard, and Project LIBRA has given us much to consider. The Regional Command Challenge format needs revision, and we are looking at the nature of volunteering. Later this year we will launch a Cadet Attitude survey. Please contribute! We’ve seen some terrific activity in the past few months – the Cambrian Patrol, Ten Tors, beacons to support the Queen’s birthday, national rugby 7s, football and cross country, music concentrations and some remarkable first aid achievements by CFAVs and cadets. We are in lively good health. Priorities? Financially, it’s radios and the next tranche of rifles; organisationally, it’s recruiting more CFAVs and cadets. See you at camp!
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EVERY ISSUE 04. THE BRIEFING Army Cadet news round-up
08. THE DRILL
I had to up my game and be very fit to set a good example Lt Col Richard Ayres, Widening Horizons p16
Ideas, advice and comment
26. NUMBER-OFF! 10 comedy camp blunders
28. STEPPING UP Awards and promotions
30. ACF POLICY Update on ACF issues
32. IN THE FIELD Your photos from ACF events
34. DAY IN THE LIFE Meet training consultant and actor Neil Hobbs
THIS ISSUE 12. COMMAND TASKS Team-building tasks to try with your detachment
14. YOUR NEW RIFLE An in depth look at the new rifle coming your way
16. WIDENING HORIZONS How an overseas exchange can benefit your cadets
20. EXPLAINING AWAY FEARS Dealing with homesickness at annual camp
22. FIRST AID Why basic medical knowledge is a core skill for cadets and CFAVs
ON THE COVER First aid Rifle update Camp comedy Journey of discovery Cover image SI Sally Feary, Lincolnshire ACF Photo Whitefoot Photography
BRIGADIER MATTHEW LOWE MBE Deputy Commander Cadets, Regional Command
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GO FURTHER Look out on Defence Gateway for your guide to planning a successful Open Day
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