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Combined Cadet Force

The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) experience is built around the themes of action, adventure, fun and friendship. The aim is for cadets to develop powers of leadership and to give them a basic knowledge of defence organisation. There is a lot of fun to be had as well as exciting and unique activities which are generally only available to the CCF. 

Sevenoaks School CCF consists of about 220 cadets in Army, Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) sections. We have 17 officers who are members of staff, and we receive regular help from training teams and liaison officers from the regular forces. CCF is an optional activity on Thursday afternoons and is entered at the start of Year 10. New cadets train together for the first term after which they join their parent sections.

Each section follows a syllabus laid down by the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and there is a balance struck between military skills, competition, leadership, and adventurous training. At the senior cadet level, the emphasis is on giving valuable experience in leadership through their roles as Non-commissioned Officers (NCOs).

Throughout the year we run overnight exercises in local training areas, and week-long camps are available during the summer holidays. Army cadets train mainly in fieldcraft tactics whereas the RAF highlight is an Air Experience Flight and the RN sail and visit naval bases in Portsmouth. Cadets can also take advantage of the huge range of courses offered by the MOD such as adventure training, leadership, service familiarisation and more.

 

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Contingent Commander: Lt Col P Bassett

School Staff Instructor: C Sgt Henderson-Thynne

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