Valiant Integrated Services Ltd as the 700th company, within the West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association (RFCA) region, to sign the Armed Forces Covenant and pledge their support to the Armed Forces community. The Armed Forces Covenant was introduced by the Ministry of Defence in 2014 and is used across the country for businesses to pledge their support to the Armed Forces…
Uniformed staff and civilian instructors at Warwickshire and Birmingham Wing Air Training Corps have demonstrated their resilience and creativity over the past year by successfully converting their activities to the virtual world during the pandemic. Whilst many youth organisations ceased their activities during lockdown, the Cadet Forces’ have ensured that their young people have not missed out on vital social opportunities, training and…
During the first week of March, three cadets were formally appointed as the new Lord Lieutenant’s Cadets for the Herefordshire region at a virtual ceremony. Each year Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenants for the counties in our region of, Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire Warwickshire, West Midlands and Worcestershire, appoint young people to serve as the Lord Lieutenants Cadets for their respective regions. It is a…
Reservists from 4 Battalion The Mercian Regiment have been on Exercise Saxon Shield to maintain their soldiering skills and test their marksmanship. The ten-day exercise at the Otterburn training area in Northumberland, is designed to make sure the reservists maintain a high standard of skill and readiness to deploy with regular units. It saw the soldiers complete their Military Annual Training Tests. The…
We are proud to be sponsoring Coventry and Warwickshire Chambers 21in21 Women in Business Mentoring Programme, which was officially launched, over Zoom, on 8th March 2021. Baroness Ruby McGregor-Smith, the president of the British Chambers of Commerce, was the guest of honour at the launch. The new scheme has matched 21 mentors with 21 mentees across the region to offer one-to-one support including…
Senior Aircraftman (SAC) Caitlin Boudewyn is a Reservist with Cosford based No. 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron. No stranger to the Air Force, Caitlin began her journey as an Air Cadet as a teenager – and never looked back. She shares her account of her journey so far with us… “For as long as I can remember the military has been part of…
Over 50 guests joined our Engagement Team for a webinar focused on exploring how the Armed Forces support youth and community groups in our region. Representatives from the Armed Forces often visit schools and colleges to deliver careers talks and showcase the roles on offer in the Military, but their work with youth within the community can often go unseen. Hosted in partnership…
In January 2021, Holly Lodge Combined Cadet Force (CCF) became the first CCF in the UK to start the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme. The RCN set up the initiative, which is sponsored by HRH Prince of Wales, for young people aged between 16 and 25. One of the provisos for the scheme was that the cohorts…
An Army Cadet Force (ACF) instructor from Shropshire has risen to the challenge of inspiring their cadets to remain active, healthy and upbeat during the national lockdowns. Staff Instructor Dillon James served in the Army for a number of years as an infantry soldier before working for the local council, and more recently, to their benefit, joining Shropshire Army Cadet Force as an…
A former Army Cadet is one of a huge number of volunteers and cadet instructors who have stepped up to help provide virtual activities for young people in his local community, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Staff Sergeant Instructor Benjamin Dean joined his local Army Cadet Force (ACF) detachment in 2008. As a senior cadet, he discovered he had a passion for teaching others,…
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