East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
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East Anglia’s Reserve Forces and Cadets Association supports the Volunteer Reserve Forces of the Army (Territorial Army), Navy (Royal Naval Reserve and Royal Marines Reserve), Air Force (RAF Reserves) and the Cadets throughout Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. We provide an essential representative link between the military forces and the local community, raise awareness of the benefits and skills gained through part-time military service and assist with recruiting. We also maintain the Reserve Forces and Cadets estate.This site is not just about the East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, it’s about what it takes to be a volunteer in the Reserve Forces, the excitement to be had from joining one of the Cadet Forces or the satisfaction as an Adult Volunteer that comes from helping youngsters on the road to being well-rounded and responsible citizens.
A third of the UK's Armed Forces are provided by the Volunteer Reserve Forces (VRF). Some 50,000 men and women provide the reserves of the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the Territorial Army, and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. These people give up some of their spare time for training to work alongside the Regular Forces on exercise and on operations. They also have a great time including adventurous training – often abroad – a good social life and the opportunity to gain new skills which can often be of great use in their civilian careers.
Most units train on one night a week, a minimum of six weekends in the year and a two week annual camp, sometimes held abroad. To find out more about life in the Reserve Forces, click here.
Within the East Anglia Region there are 17 TA Centres, 1 Officers Training Corps, 4 Royal Auxiliary Air Force squadrons. We also have 3 specialist units, including a small Royal Naval Reserve unit and a small Royal Marine Reserve Detachment.
East Anglia is home to some 830 Sea Cadets, 4,000 Army Cadets, 3,200 Air Cadets and another 4,500 cadets belonging to their school Combined Cadet Forces. We also have 2,250 Adult Instructors making these worthwhile youth activities possible.
The aim of the cadet movement is to promote good citizenship among young people. They are offered challenging activities, including the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme. To find out more about life in the cadets; as a cadet or an adult instructor, click here.
The aim of the cadet movement is to promote good citizenship among young people. They are offered challenging activities, including the Duke of Edinburgh's award scheme. To find out more about life in the cadets; as a cadet or an adult instructor, click here.
