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:: The Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park

The Cadet Training Centre ( CTC) is a small Regular Army unit, under command of the Commander-in-Chief, Headquarters Land Command, as directed by Commander Regional Forces ( CRF), through the Cadets & OTC Branch. The Commandant is a Lieutenant Colonel and he has a serving military staff of 5, supported by 3 retired military officers and 38 civilians. We receive strong support and guidance from the Ministry of Defence ( MOD), its Chain of Command and our Board of Governors.
Our busy annual programme caters for almost 2,000 students each year. Since opening, over 90,000 adults and cadets have passed through CTC.

Frimley Park

:: Charter

:: Motto

The aim of the Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park, is to act as the National Centre of Excellence for the Cadet Movement and thus be a source of inspiration and information.

The Cadet Training Centre achieves this aim by running a variety of Courses, Briefings and Conferences as directed by Headquarters Land Command.

'Renovate Animos'

'Refresh the Spirit'

:: Ethos

Our staff here are committed to ensuring that 'Frimley Park' continues to carry out its task as a National Centre of Excellence successfully; indeed this pivotal role in support of the Cadet Movement, one of the leading youth organisations in the Country, is important to all of us. Students and visitors have told us that we have created a unique and stimulating environment, which increases their knowledge, builds confidence, provides inspiration and re-charges their spirit of service and dedication.

:: Courses, Conferences & Briefings

Our main purpose is to train the Officers and Instructors of both the CCF and ACF - we teach them to train their cadets safely. We do this by conducting Courses, Conferences and Briefings throughout the year. Most of the Courses cater for some 40 students and last five days, (arriving on a Sunday and leaving on a Friday). They are all carefully planned to develop the skills, and particularly the confidence, needed to lead cadets. We issue our Annual Course Programme, as directed by Headquarters Land Command, in August/ September, for the following training year.

The main CCF and ACF Courses are shown below.

:: Adult Courses & Conferences

:: Cadet Courses

CCF Courses

Basic (Qualifying) Course

CCF Advanced Course

ACF Courses

Adult Instructors Course

King George VI Memorial Leadership Course

Area Commanders' Course

Cadet Commandants' Course & Senior Officers' Course

Conferences & Briefings

We also run specialist Courses and host many of the major Briefings and Conferences that take place across the Cadet Movement. These include:

1st Aid: Training, Advanced, Trainers', and Training Development Advisors', Courses,

Cadet Target Rife Courses,

Cadet Training Team Briefings and Commanders' Conference,

School Heads' Briefing Day,

Regular Army and TA Briefing Days,

ACF Duke of Edinburgh's Award Conferences and Training Course,

The Headquarters Land Cadet Convention, PR and Cadet Exchange Conferences, ACFA Outreach Conferences, ACF Training Committee Meetings, and ACF Training Officers' and Sports Officers' Conferences.

Most Courses have specially selected members of the CCF and ACF as Assistant Directing Staff ( ADS) or Speakers. CTC is extremely grateful to all those who give up their own time to come and assist the Regular Military Staff at Frimley Park and for the balance they bring between the military perspective and the current policies on youth, education and duty of care.

Cadet Leadership Course

Afloat Three one-week Courses are held at CTC each July for the highest calibre cadets, of the CCF, Sea Cadet Corps ( SCC) , ACF and Air Training Corps (ATC) . Each Course has 120 places and focuses on leadership training and assessment.

ACF Master Cadet Course

Orders Run three times a year, this demanding course for 4-Star cadets concentrates on the leadership and military skills needed to gain credibility as one of the top cadets of a County and to determine suitability for appointment as a Master Cadet.

The Champion Cadet Competition

Master Cadet Winner ACF Master Cadets may compete for the Claire Shore Trophy and Silver Medal. This annual competition, over a weekend in September, tests both physical and mental aptitude. Activities range from Leadership Tasks, Weapon Training, Map and Compass skills including night navigation, to Drill, 1st Aid, Logical Problem Solving and a comprehensive test of the APC Syllabus. The Competition is judged on leadership, teamwork, self-discipline and unselﬁshness; all attributes that are developed through membership of the ACF.

:: Facilities

Training Facilities

Cadet units are able to use the wonderful grounds and facilities at Frimley Park, in the evenings or over weekends. Over and above our students, some 2,000 people a year take up this opportunity. The unit must provide its own qualified safety staff to run the activities and provide their own meals as no accommodation is available; however, toilets, showers and drinking water are available. The facilities at CTC are booked through our Assistant Chief Instructor (ACI) and are:

Obstacle Course
. 22 Miniature Range
Classrooms/ Lecture Hall
Lake for Watermanship
Command Tasks

Frimley Park Lake

:: Cadet Force Banners

Cadet Force Banner First presented in 1960 on the Centenary of the foundation of the Cadet Movement, the CCF and ACF Banners are kept at Frimley Park. These are available for units to parade themselves, except over the Remembrance weekend when they lead the parade in the Albert Hall as part of the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance. Bookings should be made through the CTC Adjutant.

When eventually replaced, the old Banners are laid up in our local church, St Peter's, in the village of Frimley.