CAMPS

Annual Camp on an RAF Station is the highlight of the cadet year.  The cadets are given the opportunity to spend one week on an RAF station.  The primary purpose is to let cadets experience what life is like on an RAF camp.  It is also an excellent opportunity to meet new friends and have a lot of fun.

Cadets sleep in RAF accommodation blocks, eat at the airman's mess and visit the various sections around the station (such as squadrons, the control tower etc.), as well as take part in sports, orienteering and night exercises and any social activities which may be available.

There will be drill, uniform and room inspections but these, along with all the other activities, earn points for you as an individual and for your flight.

Each cadet at camp will normally get a flight and cadets over 16 years of age may receive a Work Experience placement whilst on the camp where they see first-hand exactly what a job within the Royal Air Force entails.

In addition to UK camps there are also overseas camps and the International Air Cadet Exchange Scheme where, amongst other countries, cadets can visit Germany, Gibraltar, Cyprus, Canada, the USA and Australia

OVERSEAS CAMPS are open to cadets who have attended a UK camp and have reached the age of 15.  They concentrate less on drill and inspections and more on the other aspects of camp, such as gaining valuable work experience with RAF personnel, visiting local sites of historic and/or military interest.

INTERNATIONAL AIR CADET EXCHANGE (IACE) links air minded youth organisations across the world on a 15-day exchange visit each July and August.  The UK exchanges 90 cadets annually with 14 different countries