Junior Leadership Course for Royal Navy Cadets Success

We were also grateful for the opportunity to improve our drill, where we had the privilege of being trained by the same person who marched beside the Queen’s coffin; and learning more about the Navy as a whole, where we were able to look at Navy air and hover craft close-up.

It was so fulfilling to have fun with navy cadets across the country and learn from the two incredibly approachable chiefs who spent their time with us for that weekend. It was amazing to work on our leadership skills with two amazing leaders who became a role model to us all.

“This course is a ‘can’t miss’ for any Navy cadet, and we all strongly recommend it”!

Over the May Bank Holiday weekend, four cadets from the Habs CCF Royal Navy Section embarked on a Junior Leadership Course held at HMS Sultan and run by the Royal Navy. Dan (10S2) and Joseph (10M1) from the Boys School and Himidi (M5LF) and Aaryaa (M5Alpha) from the Girls’ School had an excellent time. They have written about their experiences below:

We went to a Navy base near Portsmouth called HMS Sultan for an extended weekend, where we took part in their Junior Leadership course. Overall, there were around twenty other cadets that joined us, a group of four - two from each school, there.

This was an amazing experience, as we were able to build our confidence and leadership skills through activities like orienteering, ‘Snap-talks’ - where we would talk for a minute about a random topic in front of the group (it’s harder than it looks!) and completing a couple of practical leadership tasks. Here, we learnt the importance of clear communication, decision making and compromise in team tasks.

The course was excellent. I really enjoyed it! We improved our drill and are now able to call it and be an IC or 2nd IC. We met a lot of new people from a lot of different places in the country and it was nice to make some new friends. The course definitely improved my confidence, put me out of my comfort zone and helped us learn how to work efficiently as a team.

“I enjoyed the course a lot”!

We did a lot of drills, which was so much fun. We did practical leadership tasks and orienteering as well to improve our leadership and team player skills. I think this whole course has benefited us in many ways. It was a great experience!