In East Anglia, the Army Cadet Force is organised into six counties. Visit the relevant county page to find out more:
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire ACF
Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, with Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire treated as a single entity for ACF purposes.
RFCAs deliver administration services for ACFs on behalf of the British Army, ensuring all five ACFs in the region have safe places and safe equipment for their training.
Our team of permanent support staff undertake the following as part of those administrative services:
- maintaining and running the headquarters for the ACF of each county in our region
- administering the membership of Cadets and the adults who train them
- providing logistics for equipment and fleet
- offering the clerical support needed for Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) to train and supervist our Cadets.
Our permanent support staff are embedded in the ACF to provide those services in addition to the estate management, grounds maintenance and financial support available centrally from RFCA HQ Estates and Business Services staff.
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Brian Gerrard promoted to Cadet Executive Officer at Suffolk ACF
Major Brian Gerrard was promoted to Cadet Executive Officer at Suffolk ACF, having previously held the Cadet Quartermaster title at Suffolk Army Cadet Force (ACF) for 16 years. He said: “I’m hugely grateful to my predecessor, Major Keith Humphrey, for his support over the last 9 years. This is a great county with great people;…
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Cambridge Administrative Assistant appointed to county Logistics role
Kelly-Marie Lawrence has been appointed to the county Logistics role in Cambridge Army Cadet Force starting in January 2024. Kelly joined East Anglia RFCA in April after a 12-year career in logistics in the RAF. Originally applying for the Administrative Officer post at Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force (ACF), her skills and experience were recognised as…
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Norfolk Army Cadet Force boost trained volunteers by 15%
Seventeen new volunteers have been trained as Sergeant Instructors at Norfolk Army Cadet Force this month; an uplift of 15% to its available manpower. Our Cadet Executive Officer at Norfolk Army Cadet Force, Major Bob Gibbs, said: “CFAV recruitment and training in NACF is going extremely well at present.” Our RFCA teams embedded in the…
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Wifi upgrade at Cadet Training Centre improves cadet experience
Just days before 40 international cadets arrived at Thetford Cadet Training Centre (CTC) for Exercise Baltic Guard, RFCA IT Officers at East Anglia RFCA completed the upgrade of the wifi system at the site, to provide an improved cadet experience. All the adults and cadets taking part in the 12-day camp at Thetford CTC made…
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Norfolk Army Cadets host international cadet exchange
This summer, Norfolk Army Cadet Force hosted 40 international cadets at its Cadet Training Centre in Thetford, Norfolk. Cadets and adults travelled from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to undertake a 12-day international cadet exchange programme with UK cadets. During the exercise, the cadets completed Adventurous Training (AT) at Whitlingham Broad, where they all tried…
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Cambridgeshire Cadet Administrative Officers process hundreds of applications to join the Army Cadet Forces
About 100 applications to join the Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force come through every month to the RFCA team who administers membership for that county. From the ACF Cadet Training Centre and County Headquarters in Waterbeach, Cadet Administrative Officers Kirstie (main photo) and Sarah processed about 1,100 applications in the last year from young people and…