Page 20 - Cadet Review Summer 2019

HSY ACF
OUR CADETS BECOME
MASTER CADETS
by CSM Mae Wallace
Being named as a Master Cadet is the pinnacle of a cadet’s time in the ACF, they have successfully passed star levels, gained so much knowledge in the journey, to become a role model to junior cadets. But before they can be called Master Cadet, they have to complete the Master Cadet Course.
Cadet Company Sergeant Mae Wallace takes up the story of her Master Cadet Course.
Today was the day! Sunday 7 April...and myself and Cdt S/Sgt Adam Gale were on our way to the Cadet Training Centre Frimley Park for our Master Cadet Course. A little bit nervous but excited to be on the course.
When we arrived,
we had time to settle
in, and to get to know
everyone who was going
to be with us, including
the instructors. We got
issued kit we needed
ready for Monday when the course started properly.
Day one started with the famous Frimley breakfast followed by a presentation on Values and Standards, before some revision on occupying a harbour area. The morning flew and it was soon lunch time. After lunch, we had to pack our kit, and get on the coach to the Longmoor Training Area.
Shortly after arriving at the training area, we had to go into tactical mode... everything we did had to be done tactically. Our first task was to occupy our harbour area, before sending out some patrols. We were getting in to the feel of things really quick.
Day two in the field saw us wake up at 06:00, had our breakfast which fuelled us for a full day of section attacks. The course was split into sections, I was in One Platoon / Black Section, while S/Sgt Gale was in 2 Platoon / Red Section. Throughout the exercise we were given a mission and that was to ‘destroy Red Zest which was a Brexit terrorist group’.
Tuesday night Black Section headed out to ambush Red Zest. We arrived back from the ambush at 22:30
Shortly after arriving at the training area, we had to go into tactical mode... everything we did had to be done tactically
tired but elated at the same time. While out in the field we have to protect our harbour and we were set times to be Sentry 24/7. I got the 02:00 – 03:00 slot.
On Wednesday we focused more on ambushes and searches and we did a medivac. Our mission was given ‘to search a bugged out harbour area in which we had to gather information and intel about Red Zest’. Any information we found would help prepare us for the final attack set for Thursday morning.
There was a break in the FTX on Wednesday as we had a guest turn up to speak to us. Ex SAS member Big Phil, he talked to us about the course and even posted on Instagram with us.
On Thursday morning we got up at 04:30 and were out of the new harbour area at 06:00 ready to patrol out to Oxney Farm which was Red Zest base. The final platoon attack was amazing, we kept getting contacted along the way and throughout the exercise we could use grenades and smoke adding to the overall experience we all had.
Once we occupied the area and destroyed Red
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