CARRYING THE COLOURS OF THE CCF"

Ccf Army

What have I learnt from CCF? This year CCF has given me the opportunity to learn new skills such as leadership and teamwork and to gain experience in different fields I have never had the chance to explore before. I took an instant liking to it. You start with the basic skills like drill and marching, but soon begin to learn more exciting skills like radio, first aid and the weapon handling system in the following weeks.

What I particularly enjoyed was the CCF Field Weekend. My group and I over the weekend got to learn lots of new abilities and take part in fun activities such as field craft. One of the activities in field craft included applying paint onto our faces and hiding in the grass until we were found; I took this way too seriously!

Further on into the year, we got the opportunity to participate in the House CCF competition, Barnes Squad. I was very proud and happy with the result of my house (The Mitre), coming in a very close second out of ten houses in the School. We did numerous activities such as archery, air rifle shooting, radio, orienteering and first aid, all of which we did tremendously well in as a team.

I personally had the opportunity to participate in the Guard of Honour alongside the senior cadets. I felt a huge amount of pride whilst carrying the Colours of the CCF during the Guard of Honour and I was extremely grateful for all the help I had throughout this inspection. I would like to thank all the CCF staff who have enabled the CCF to become such an important and special memory for my Repton experience.

Izzy W (10M)