• Source: Royal Air Force Air Cadets

The Royal air" target="_blank">Air Force air" target="_blank">Air Cadets (RAFAC) is the combined volunteer-military youth organisation sponsored by the Royal air" target="_blank">Air Force, which is formed by both the air" target="_blank">Air Training Corps and RAF Sections of the Combined Cadet Force. The organisation is headed by a former serving RAF officer, Commandant air" target="_blank">Air Cadets. The current commandant is air" target="_blank">Air Commodore Al Lewis.
Prior to 1 October 2017, the RAFAC was called the air" target="_blank">Air Cadet Organisation (ACO). As of 1 April 2023, the ACO had a strength of 42,190 cadets and 10,070 cadet force adult volunteers. Cadets are aged between 12 and 17 on entry to the organisation, and can remain until they are 18, or with special permission, until they are 20.




Organisation


The RAFAC's infrastructure consists of:

Headquarters RAF air" target="_blank">Air Cadets (HQRAFAC) at RAF Cranwell
6 Regional Headquarters
34 Wing Headquarters
Two National air" target="_blank">Air Cadet Adventure Training Centres
Over 900 air" target="_blank">Air Training Corps Squadrons in the UK and overseas
Around 200 RAF contingents of the Combined Cadet Force




= Regions

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The six regions consist of:

London and South East Region (LaSER)
South West Region (SW)
Wales and West Region (W&W)
Central and East Region (C&E)
North Region
Scotland and Northern Ireland Region (S&NI)
Each Region is commanded by a "Regional Commandant" (RC), who holds the rank of group captain, and is usually retired regular RAF. The Region is further staffed by a number of cadet forces adult volunteers (CFAV) who maintain the day-to-day operations of each of the regions. Examples of these CFAV posts include Region Staff Officer, Region Training Officer, and Region STEM Officer.




= RAFAC Sections of the CCF

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air" target="_blank">Air Cadet sections within the Combined Cadet Force usually follow their own chain of command within their school's unit. Above their school unit, they diverge into the same chain of command as the air" target="_blank">Air Training Corps, which is usually their Wing, or Region.




Activities


air" target="_blank">Air Cadet activities vary vastly, however some of the most common to take place include:

First aid
Radio
NavEx (Navigational Exercise)
Physical activities
Drill and Discipline
Band and Music
There are also more rare, but enriching activities that take place also. Examples include:

Gliding, at a Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS)
Flying (on an RAF base)
RAF base visits
Shooting
International trips/base visits to RAF Akrotiri
International air" target="_blank">Air Cadet Exchange (Exchange program within the Cadets of other air" target="_blank">Air Forces)




See also


Royal air" target="_blank">Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch)
air" target="_blank">Air Experience Flight
Volunteer Gliding Squadrons
air" target="_blank">Air Defence Cadet Corps (1938–41)
Royal air" target="_blank">Air Force boy entrants
air" target="_blank">Air Squadron Trophy Competition




References






External links


Official website

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• Royal Air Force Air Cadets
• Royal Canadian Air Cadets
• Royal Air Force College Cranwell
• Royal Air Force
• Uniforms of the Royal Air Force
• Australian Air Force Cadets
• Combined Cadet Force
• Air Training Corps
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