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“D
of E” the majority of people will have heard of,
as The
Duke of Edinburgh's Award, which aims to provide
young people with an enjoyable, challenging and
rewarding programme of personal development and is
a qualification respected and recognised by most
employers, and institutes of higher education.
There
are three stages to the award these are Bronze,
Silver and Gold and are determined by age. Within
each award there are sections that must be completed
before the award is given, these are:
Physical
recreation – this requires you to undertake a form
of physical activity, for a period of 3months.
Skill
– This requires you to undertake a skill in an
area of your choice e.g. horse riding, art, music
etc.
Service
– This requires you to take part in a service to
the community; for example - voluntary work, for a
period of 3 or 6 months
Expedition
– the distance and length of the walk is
determined by which award you are currently taking
part in. For this you have to complete a practice
walk, and then a qualifying walk. Also in this
section the kit you have packed for the walk is
taken into account and your behaviour and attitude
in the countryside e.g. your camp craft and country
code.
The
process of gaining the awards is more accessible
when you are a cadet due to the structure of the
lessons already taught within the ACF as the
majority of subjects we do in our APC syllabus (army
proficiency certificate) covers all the sections
that need completing within the award.
As
part of a Cadets star level progression they are
required to take part in PE once every month for a
minimum of 2 hours, the subjects skill at arms and
shooting are classed as a skill for the award, the
service is covered via the means of the subject
cadet in the community, where the cadet provides a
service to the community or charity, or it can be a
service within the detachment they parade at, e.g.
cadets who organise the NAAFI, or help look after
the stores, signing kit in and out for camps.
Expedition
is also part of the syllabus covered by cadets, and
by completing an organised expedition weekend this
will count toward the D of E Award also.
Click
here to read a Cadets Testimonial on D of E
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