East Anglia Reserve Forces & Cadets Association

East Anglia Reserve Forces’ & Cadets’ Association (RFCA) is an independent, community-based organisation with the responsibility of advising and assisting the Defence Council on issues concerning the thousands of reservists and cadets in the region

There are around 30,660 Volunteer Reservists in the UK. Coming from all backgrounds, regions and jobs, these are ordinary men and women who give up their time to train and serve alongside the Regular Forces.

Established in 1860, the UK cadet movement is one of the oldest and most successful voluntary youth organisations in the world and celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2010.