722 Chivenor Squadron ATC

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ACP 42 Staff Cadet Interview

• Lesson 2

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Chapter 2

• Corps Structure Unit Level

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Corps Unit LevelAims

• By the end of this chapter, the student should be
  able to
• Recall the unit structure of the Corps, including
  the Flying and Gliding Structure
• Understand the difference between a Parent
  Station and an Affiliated Station and how they
  affect your squadron

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Corps Unit LevelCombined Cadet Force

• Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
• Run at schools that educate 17
• Three different sections RAF, Army Navy
• 180 CCF(RAF) Sections
• ATC CCF together form the Air Cadet
  Organization (ACO)

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Corps Unit LevelFlying and Gliding

• Air Experience Flights (AEF)
• Based at RAF or civilian airfields
• Fly Scottish Aviation Bulldogs Grob Tutors
• 13 AEF Units
• Commanded by RAF officers (except 13AEF)
• Pilots are RAFVR(T) and RAF Officers
• Detailed in ACTI 31

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Corps Unit LevelFlying and Gliding

• Volunteer Gliding Schools (VGS)
• Air Cadets Central Gliding School (ACCGS)
• (RAF Syerston)
• 28 VGS
• Air Experience Glides (AEG)
• Gliding Induction Course (GIC)
• Gliding Scholarship (GS)
• Advanced Gliding Training (AGT)
• ACTI 32

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Corps Unit LevelFlying and Gliding

• RAF Aircraft Flights
• Summer Camps/visiting RAF Stations
• RAF Overseas Flights
• ACTI 33
• Flying Scholarship
• Learn to fly at Civilian Airfields
• ACTI 34
• Opportunity/Passenger/European Flights
• Civilian/Commercial aircraft
• ACTI 35

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Corps Unit LevelAdult Training Facility (ATF)

• RAF College Cranwell
• Training centre for civilian adult staff
• Learn initial steps of being Officer/SNCO
• Training courses for ACP subjects
• Senior/Promotion courses
• SNCO Drill Instructors Course

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Corps Unit LevelParenting and Affiliation

• Liaison between RAF and ATC/CCF(RAF) units
• Both facilities can be provided by the same RAF
  Station
• However, it may be split
• Some duties may be taken on by Army units

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Corps Unit LevelParenting

• Parenting
• Provision of services
• Arrangements made by HQAC
• Detailed in ACP 8
• Held at Wing HQ
• Sqn Adjutant holds copy of details for your
  squadron

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Corps Unit LevelAffiliation

• Provide assistance to local cadet units
• Wing HQ is affiliated, not squadrons
• Squadrons request assistance through WHQ
• ACLO
• RAF Officer appointed by Station Cmdr
• Deals with ATC, CCF(RAF), Air Scouts, Girls
  Venture Corps, etc.

12
Corps Unit LevelAffiliation

• Accept cadets on day visits
• Provide facilities
• Wing Functions
• Courses
• Provide RAF personnel
• Assistance with training programme

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Corps Unit LevelAir Cadets Unit Structure
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Corps Unit LevelReview of Aims

• By the end of this chapter, the student should be
  able to
• Recall the unit structure of the Corps, including
  the Flying and Gliding Structure
• Understand the difference between a Parent
  Station and an Affiliated Station and how they
  affect your squadron

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Corps Unit LevelQuestions

• Where is ACCGS?
• How many AEFs are there?
• Where do new staff members go for training?
• What type of RAF Station provides facilities for
  Wing Courses?

• Syerston
• 13
• Adult Training Facility. RAFC Cranwell
• Affiliated Station