Page 20 - Cadet Review Spring 2022

YNW ACF
THE ENGINEERS
OF THE FUTURE!
By Lieutenant Scott Baker
On Wednesday 27th October 2021, two lucky cadets from Yorkshire (North & West) ACF attended the annual "Exercise STEM Challenge" at Prince William of Gloucester Barracks in Grantham.
Cadets Jada Omondi and Adrian Tyrowicz from E (The Rifles) Company got hands-on with some of the Army's latest technology and took part in a number of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Maths) activities that were set by the soldiers and officers from the participating regiments/corps. These included the Royal Artillery, the Royal Signals, the Royal Armoured Corps, the Royal Engineers, the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, and the Royal Logistics Corps.
The County STEM Officer, Lt Scott Baker said; "Ex STEM Challenge is a great opportunity for our cadets to see how the same
STEM subjects they study at school are used by members of the armed forces in their daily lives. It highlights the breadth of different job roles that are available in the British Army and provides insight into what the armed forces of the future is likely to look like."
He added, "Anyone interested in attending next year's Ex STEM Challenge should register their interest with the County STEM Officer via their chain of command - further details will follow in due course."
SSI Tracy Morris of E Company looks on
as the cadets try out the equipment
Minster memorial for The Rifles
By SI Colin Cranswick
In October 2021, the Commandant, Colonel Jim Greenlee, the Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) Austin Butler and Adult Volunteers from E (The Rifles) Company attended the Rifles Memorial Service at York Minster.
The E (The Rifles) Company contingent, which included members of Minden Band and Bugles, attended The Rifles, Light Infantry
and King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry (KOYLI) Annual Memorial Service at the Minster and joined the other participants at a lunch afterwards at York Racecourse.
SSI Tracy Morris, Commander of Wakefield Detachment, described the event as both moving and memorable; "It was a great honour to be invited to such a prestigious event. We are all part of the Rifles family, and it was both a moving and memorable
Col Jim Greenlee, Mr Tim Humphreys,
SI Donna Strudley; SSI Craig Rosser,
SSI Tracy Morris, SI Colin Cranswick, SI Phil Guy,
SI Alex Shakespeare, Mr Robert Smith,
SI Andrew Burgess and RSM Austin Butler
occasion to be involved in."
Photograph courtesy of Colonel Alan Sharkey
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Otley Detachment Cadet receives Royal recognition
On Thursday 27th October 2021, Otley Detachment's Cadet Sergeant Alex Jeanguillaume travelled to London to take part in a prestigious awards ceremony at Haberdashers' Hall.
Situated in the historic City of London, the Hall was the venue for the Royal Humane Society's Annual Awards presentation with HRH Princess Alexandra as the guest of honour.
The Royal Humane Society is a charity that grants awards for acts of bravery in the saving of human life, and Cadet Sgt Jeanguillaume was there as a result of an act of selfless bravery in an attempt to protect a friend from a knife attack in 2019. Although only 15 years old at the time, this brave teenager stood up to a knife-wielding adult who had demanded their phones, then moved to attack the friend when they refused.
The County Commandant, Colonel Jim Greenlee, who also attended the ceremony, said, "This is an outstanding award for a remarkable teenager who exemplifies the devotion to friends, family and community that we seek to develop in all of our members."