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CADETFORCES Barnard Castle School CCF
Barnard Castle School is very proud of its CCF which seems to go from strength to strength each year. Cadets can join on a voluntary basis from year nine and at the last count the contingent strength was 209. The contingent has both an Army and RAF section and cadets parade on a Monday evening for one hour. It has been another busy year for the CCF, which has included a number of range days, field days, overnight exercises and air experience flights to
name but a few, so cadets have had ample opportunities to put into practice what they have learnt in the classroom.
The CCF held its Biennial Inspection within the school grounds and the inspecting officer was Colonel Peter McAllister, the British Army Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry. Sergeant Hans Kukreja, head of the RAF section, accompanied Colonel MCallister around where he saw RAF cadets completing
drill instruction, classroom lessons in the BTEC in public services and Corporal Charlie Naseby delivering a presentation on propeller propulsion. Colonel McAllister was invited to try out his shooting skills at 25m using a number 8 rifle and the pressure was increased as he competed against his daughter. He was then accompanied by cadet RSM Iona Borer, and saw the Army section in action. The year 10 cadets were receiving skill at arms instruction and also enjoyed climbing up the mobile climbing tower. The senior cadets then carried out
a section attack across the school playing fields. A number of presentations were made at the final parade, which included Sergeant Hans Kukreja and Corporal Findlay Hardy-Hammond receiving certificates for their Gliding Scholarships (they achieved their Silver Wings). They also received certificates for completing their Air Cadet Leadership courses at RAF Cranwell. The day ended with an impressive fly past at 300m by Flight
Lieutenant Harris in a Hawk trainer. The 15 (NE) Brigade Colts Canter
Competition team, captained by cadet RSM Iona Borer, included cadet CSM Niamh Tait, Sergeants Will Grundy, Jonny and Guy Coser, Corporals Tom Marston and Ben Wynn-Jones and Lance Corporal Alex Finkill. After completing tasks on their specialist subject stands, followed by a march and shoot, the team were absolutely delighted with the final
Elliot Bevan and Owen Carter and Cadet Alex Booth did very well and the team came second in the overall competition. A special mention must also go to corporal Jake Glowienko who also came second in the individual competition too.
The aim of ‘Exercise First Look’ is to give the new year nine cadets an insight into the type of military training that they will receive during their cadet career in the School’s
result which declared us the overall winners. The Cadet Skill At
Arms Competition
consists of a number of
matches that the cadets
take part in using the
cadet GP rifle. Team A, which included cadet RSM Iona Borer, Colour Sergeant Matthew Jeffrey, Sergeant Seb Hampson and Corporal Jake Glowienko did very well in the rifle pairs match, and Team B, which included Colour Sergeant Will Grundy, Corporals Owen Carter and Elliot Bevan and Cadet Alex Booth did particularly well in the falling plates match. With scores combined from all the matches we were delighted
with third place overall and corporal Jake Glowienko came second place in the individual under 16s competition.
Cadets Salma Ali, Sophie Barnes,
Kerin Borer and Lance corporal Martha Clarkson-Cox represented the school in
the National First Aid competition. The girls managed a respectable 6th place in the CCF competition. Cadet RSM Iona Borer and cadet CSM NiamhTait competed in individual and team scenarios in the Young Adult competition. They performed admirably but couldn’t quite close in on any silverware to add to our CCF’s bulging trophy cabinet.
There are four different shoots in the Jarvis Cup Competition including a deliberate, snap and rapid shoot. The team of Corporal Jake Glowienko, Corporals
CCF. The cadets spent the afternoon sitting through a number
of field craft lessons delivered by the NCOs. After an exciting night exercise, cadets had four hours sleep in their
bashas before the morning events, which included command tasks and the paintball target lane. Cadet Rachel Elphick was selected as the best year nine cadet, with Cameron Young as the runner up. Sergeant Jake Glowienko also received the Hays trophy for the best NCO too.
During Exercise Second Look, the cadets were taught the six section battle drills, required to carry out a section attack. After this, they carried out a number of section attacks. Each section came under fire, and section commanders were very quick to communicate to their sections what they had to do to win the fire fight.
With the CCF being a voluntary activity at School it would never run successfully without the dedicated SSI, WO1 Martyn Lewis and officers in both the Army and RAF section who give up a huge amount of time on a weekly basis and in holidays to ensure that the cadets get the maximum opportunities out of the organisation. The adults work very hard and I am forever grateful for their devotion and enthusiasm. Major Caroline Connor
Contingent Commander
Barnard Castle School CCF
cadets had four hours sleep in their bashas before the morning
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