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Air
Cadet Syllabus Training, Courses and Education |
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| Aside from all the great experiences and new
skills you'll gain as an air cadet, you can also
take away real qualifications that will set you
apart from the crowd when you head to university
or begin your chosen career. |
| For starters there's the
Duke of Edinburgh Award
that employers everywhere recognise as a great
achievement. You can take on the challenge as
part of your adventurous training, working your
way up through the levels all the way to Gold -
something to be really proud of. |
| But did you know there's also: |
| Leadership training, where you can really
prove your worth as leader - a skill that will
build your confidence and your ability to deal
with different kinds of people. If you can
handle it you could get to the Junior Leaders
course - it's gruelling but what you get out of
it will be invaluable to you for the rest of
your life. |
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BTECs are
always popular and a widely recognised
qualification - more than 4,000 cadets have
registered for the First Diploma in Public
Services and over 6,000 have signed up for the
First Diploma in Aviation Studies. There's also
the increasingly popular First Diploma in
Performing Arts (Music) for budding
musicians. |
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First Aid is
another essential skill you can pick up - train
in this important area and you may be awarded a
certificate from St Johns Ambulance. If those
skills were called upon you could make all the
difference in a life or death situation |
| City & Guilds - cadets can also benefit from
certain vocational qualifications in management,
as can our volunteers. |
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Cadet
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Staff Cadet |
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To be eligible to sit either
part 1 or part 2 of the staff cadet
examination cadets must have taken
and passed the Senior Cadet
examinations, reached the age of at
least fifteen years and six months,
completed the staff cadet syllabus
including approved citizenship
training and a further 25 hours or
more project training. Staff
cadets must also have completed the
First Class shot test within the
last twelve months, and it would
also be a great advantage if the
cadet had been to at least one of
the RAF annual camps. There are two
parts to this exam. This first is
similar to the senior exam. Two
subjects must be chosen: Pilot
Navigation, Airframes, Operational
Flying and Satellite Communications
must be chosen and studied. This
part of the exam is set by
Headquarters Air Cadets. The second
part is completed in the squadron
and your Wing staff officer assesses
you on your knowledge of the Corps
and your lecture technique. |
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Senior Cadet |
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For the senior badge, cadets must
have taken and passed the leading
cadet examinations and completed the
full syllabus, while having done 25
hours or more project work. A cadet
has to choose two subjects for this
exam from the following four:
Aircraft Navigation, Propulsion,
Aircraft Handling and Advanced Radio
and Radar. |
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Leading Cadet |
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For the leading badge, cadets must
have already taken and passed first
class and passed the full syllabus
for leading cadet examinations while
having done at least 25 hours of
project work. There are only three
subjects to study for the Leading
Exam, Basic Navigation, Principles
of Flight and Airmanship 2. |
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First Class Cadet |
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For the first cadet badge, cadets
must be enrolled and must have
completed the full syllabus of
subjects. The first class exam is
made up of seven subjects these are:
First Aid, Basic Airmanship,
Expedition Training, The History of
The Air Training Corps,
Communications and Weapons Handling. |
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