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Air cadets take part in all kinds of sporting and adventure
training activities. |
It is 60 years since the Air Training Corps was formally created during
the dark days of World War 2 to provide a steady supply of quality
Air Cadets for the Royal Air Force.
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| Air Cadets
on parade |
To celebrate the
event this Sunday afternoon, some 170 -200 of the South's Air cadets
will be at a formal church parade at the Methodist church in North
Camp Farnborough.
The Air Training Corps is headed up by way of a Royal Warrant by HRH
Prince Philip.
Formed in 1941, it offers young people aged from 13 to 22 exciting
opportunities to experience service life, take part in all kinds of
sporting and adventure training activities, and fly gliders, motor
gliders and powered aircraft.
At its height during the war, the Air Training Corps had 210,000 Air
Cadets. By 1965 the number had dropped to 25,000 but since then it
has risen to almost 49,000 members, aged from 13 to 22 years, within
over 1,000 Squadrons.
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| Air cadets
fly gliders, motor gliders and powered aircraft. |
The Air Training Corps is one of the country's premier youth organizations
and the world's largest youth air training organization. The Cadets
are supported by a volunteer Staff of nearly 10,000 plus 5,000 Civilian
Committee Members.
"I am an ex-cadet and ex-RAF, the satisfaction gained from seeing
all our cadets do well in life is great, but even better is
the buzz in seeing ex-cadets returning as pilots, navigators
or air-crew - which one from our squadron has recently done"
Warrant Officer McCarthy 2412 (Bordon & District) Sqn |
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