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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Anybody used to be in cadets? I had some good times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I wasn't but always liked the uniforms. And as a lad I fancied the sporty boys in their uniforms...

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By *i-bottom83Man
over a year ago

concord

Yup. Royal green jackets from 13 to 16. Great memories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing like camaraderie and somw rigorous discipline to properly shape future generations

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My grandson joined cadets but came home one day and said " Do I have to go its boring"! I had to sympathise, I was in the RAF and couldn't wait to get out. It was bollocks! Think you need to be a certain type of guy to enjoy the military.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was army cadets but not enough others went so I changed to air cadets, then at 16 joined the army as a junior leader which was basically a years worth of basic training with more education and adventure training than adult soldiers got who joined at 18.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Was a cadet had fun lol

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

Army cadets at 13, junior leader 16, trained soldier 17.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Must be more ex cadets on here lol

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By *anDadBodMan
over a year ago

Speke

Air cadet till i was 16

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By *aldyreynoldsMan
over a year ago

Quinton.

ATC then army.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Army cadet 13 to 16

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ATC then RAF

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By *eannaTV/TS
over a year ago

Newport

I was in the ACs at 13 brings back memories

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ATC then RAF

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

I loved the cadets , lied about my age to join at 12 lol! Then 16 joined the regulars as a junior leader and then done over a decade in the army. Good times. I would always recommend it even though the army has gone too soft and not the same now

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By *lash81Man
over a year ago

dalkeith

I was in the Sea Cadets..

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By *arcosa66Man
over a year ago

London

I could only manage the Boys Brigade. The 91st Peckham Brigade. I was a drummer. We used to march every Sunday to the church. That's the last time I went to church on a regular basis.

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By *elly10000TV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds/Fuengirola

Failing to move from the reserves to being an officer candidate destroyed me mentally.

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

"Failing to move from the reserves to being an officer candidate destroyed me mentally. "

Why didn't you? You should have taken the plunge and given it a go. Mind you Sandhurst would have been a lot tougher than the 2 weeks the TA had to do for their training lol! I know because I had to be a section commander training TA in their basic training a fee times. A busy couple of weeks but nothing like regular training.

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By *elly10000TV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds/Fuengirola

I failed the interview. I had been considered one of the best potential candidates in my intake. It broke me when I was rejected. Nearly 40 years on, I am still haunted by it. I moved on (ish) and made a career but…

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

"I failed the interview. I had been considered one of the best potential candidates in my intake. It broke me when I was rejected. Nearly 40 years on, I am still haunted by it. I moved on (ish) and made a career but…"

Sorry to hear that. Rejected for a medical reason?

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

Sorry just re read. The interview.

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By *elly10000TV/TS
over a year ago

Leeds/Fuengirola

"Sorry just re read. The interview. "

It broke me. But others have survived far worse. Xxx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Air Cadets, identified early as a future prospect. Only to sabotage my chances after discovering beer and girls. I derailed pretty badly from there

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

"Sorry just re read. The interview.

It broke me. But others have survived far worse. Xxx"

I never had to do an officer interview as I joined as a junior leader which was like an extension of basic training for 16 year olds which was very tough and very different from cadets lol, set me up though.

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By *antsMeetsMan
over a year ago

uxbridge

Now from joining the cadets at 12 and pretending to be 13 I have only just started my first job at 46 that doesn't involve wearing a uniform lol, that was weird having to buy suits and think about what shirt and tie I need to wear each day .

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Enjoyed cadets in many ways

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By *ookhoutMan
over a year ago

Somewhere

Joined ATC when I was 13 and 3 months. Had some amazing experiences with adventure training, flying and gliding, DofE, UK summer camps, overseas camps in Germany and Cyprus. Things got even better when girls were finally allowed to join!

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By *reakazoidMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Also in the air cadets. Got to fly a few planes like a glider plus chipmunk among others. Good days

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By *eefandfurMan
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Space Cadet

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By *ookhoutMan
over a year ago

Somewhere

"Also in the air cadets. Got to fly a few planes like a glider plus chipmunk among others. Good days"

Jump jump Sir

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By *londebiguyMan
over a year ago

near Southport

Could not think of anything worse to do

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By *airFetishMan
over a year ago

Maldon

I was a Sea Scout.

To get out of doing homework.

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By *inger TomMan
over a year ago

North Somerset

ATC then RAF.

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By *ookhoutMan
over a year ago

Somewhere

"Could not think of anything worse to do"

Yet you feel compelled to comment negatively. Yeesh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My Dad was in the boys brigade band and played the bass drum.

He kept it upstairs on the landing and there was no light up there at the time. My gran had to get up in the night for the loo and stubbed her to on the drum in the dark.

My dad heard her mutter "Fucking drum".

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By *elecrikMan
8 weeks ago

brize

Did have a great time

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By *ickeMan
8 weeks ago

watford

I joined sea cadet’s.

There was another young lad there I even remember his name

Steven Hutchinson think we where about 13 roughly .

I remember we talk in our little break, and it was first time I had crush on another male . I use wank over thought of him , definitely not about all sexual , i actually had feeling for him .

I use to go red when he talk to me .

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By *oroBi69Man
8 weeks ago

Middlesbrough

Cadets 13-16. Used to like ATC cadets girls in skirts and tights.

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By *ottomguy8919Man
8 weeks ago

Thetford

4.5 years in the atc. Still the best time of my life

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By *alafar60Man
8 weeks ago

holmes chapel

Yes a cadet in Bristol back in the day and a detachment commander in south east London

After I left the forces. Great organisation for kids have witnessed some little toe rags turn into fantastic young men

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By *ade crossTV/TS
8 weeks ago

chiselhurst

I was an Aircadet from 1980 to 1983 was fun made some good friends wanted to fly Hercules for the raf but my bubble was burst by being red green colour blind

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By *ewbie NickMan
8 weeks ago

Aberdeenshire

Yes was in cadets from 14 - 18. Army barmy and used to buy anything that was in DPM

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By *d sometimesTV/TS
8 weeks ago

Melton Mowbray

Did scouts. Not the same I know.

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By *atasscdTV/TS
8 weeks ago

Shrewsbury

Yes an Army Cadet - in the Royal Engineers absolutely loved my time with them

Also did Venture Scouts

if any kids asked me now i would defo recommend to join

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By *xplorer2024Man
8 weeks ago

North Oxford

OTC at university ... bit of a fuckfest tbh...

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By *bone75Man
8 weeks ago

Blaydon

Marine cadets. Was a good laugh.

It's a shame more kids don't do things like this these days and get a sence of self worth and disaplin

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By *oz63Man
8 weeks ago

Plymouth

I’m ex RAF and ran an Air Cadet squadron

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By *ardforall56Man
8 weeks ago

belfast

What about the space cadets on here

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By *elecrikMan
3 weeks ago

brize

"I’m ex RAF and ran an Air Cadet squadron "

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By *ildwestheroMan
3 weeks ago

Llandrindod Wells

Didn't they bring quality to smaller cigarettes.

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