Commander Noel Waterhouse first told us a bit about the Sea Cadets. He said that there are over 400 units in the UK as well as units in Malta, The Falklands and The Channel Islands.
Noel, who is a psychiatric nurse, became involved in Sea Cadets 6 year ago because he was worried about the lack social of facilities for his son in Keighley. He had to leave after a while but then rejoined the Bradford unit. This unit is named after what had been Bradford's Navy ship the T.S. Aurora. In the unit there are 22 staff and 38 cadets. The number of cadets varies between 30 and 50.
The cadets parade twice per week and also do various training modules. As they complete modules they earn promotion in rank and take on more responsibility. Eventually they become sufficiently skilled to start doing peer education for the more junior cadets. The staff members have to do a 9 hour induction programme as well as the usual DBS check.
Josh then spoke about his time as a cadet. He joined aged 10 and is now 16. He said that his mother was keen for him to join a youth organisation. He chose the Sea Cadets because his uncle and grandfather had both been in the services. Since joining he has completed 230 qualifications. His favourite is Power Boating and he now has a licence to drive one on rivers, lakes and in the sea.'What We Do' Main Pages:
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