Frimley Park CLC

Hundreds of teenagers from across the Army, Combined, Air and Sea Cadet Forces descended upon Frimley Park Manor House in spectacular form to experience this years famous Cadet Leadership Course.  Designed to assess cadets on their leadership ability, this course is held over one week period at the Cadet Force Headquarters and is run three times a year back to back each July.  The course is run by the permanent staff at Frimley Park and is headed up by Lt Colonel Henry Eagan, Commandant and a handpicked group of Army Cadet Force & Combined Cadet Force Instructors to assist the directing staff.

Staff Sergeant Instructor Sheree Ali and Sergeant Instructor Serena Notman both from the Yorkshire (N & W) ACF were there again this year to take on the challenge.

From the moment the cadets arrive on Sunday afternoon to the very last second the following Saturday they are expected to join the frenzied Frimley pace. 

With no time for error the attendees are assessed from the word go on their ability to lead and control a ‘command task’, in both a typical and a field setting; give various short lectures and have ‘command’ appointments in which they carry out typical field exercises.  All the while there are sporting competitions taking place on certain evenings e.g. tug of war and boat races.  All the activities and exercises gain points which go towards the intersection competition.  The final challenge is the Wishstream Race in which all the cadets have the privilege of visiting Sandhurst for the afternoon to tackle a log-run and the famous assault course.
 
If the CLC course whets your appetite and you would like to know more just visit http://www.armycadets.com/county/frimleypark/home/ 

Any cadet 16+ and post 3 star who is interested in attending a CLC course will need make enquiries with their Detachment Commander about bidding for places for 2010.

Report & Photos

By: SSI Ali – C Coy

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