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Army Cadets- Tell me more!! The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award
The Army Cadet Force is a national youth Any young person aged 14 to 24
organisation sponsored by the United can take part in Duke of Edinburgh
Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence and the programmes. Their current four section
British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet format is: Volunteering, Physical, Skills and
Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF Expedition, with an additional Residential
make up the Community Cadet Forces section at Gold. Schools will normally
support this from Year 9.
The Army Cadets develop young people
of all abilities and backgrounds both Today, over 490,000 young people are
physically and mentally, improving doing their DofE across the UK and over
self-confidence, teamwork, friendship, 295,000 start a programme each year,
leadership and community spirit through 25% of whom experience social and
a wide range of fun and exciting economic marginalisation and barriers to
activities as well as recognised participation.
vocational qualifications such
as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award The DofE is part of the fabric of our
Scheme and BTEC Diplomas. society, in schools, colleges, unis, young
offender institutions, youth groups and
Although they are not part of the more. As we rebuild after the Covid-19
recruiting process for the Armed pandemic the need for DofE has never
Forces they do however promote an been greater. Through DofE, young
understanding of what the Armed Forces’ people from all backgrounds and
roles and responsibilities are, and provide circumstances can build the self-belief,
assistance to any cadet who expresses resilience, and skills they need to navigate
an interest in joining the Armed Forces some of the toughest challenges any
later in life. generation has had to face and meet
an uncertain future with confidence.
For more information visit:
https://armycadets.com/ For more information visit:
https://www.dofe.org/
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