BTEC Awards

Inverurie Army Cadets Darren Lorimer[18], Liza  Shepherd [17] and Craig Lorimer [18] were presented their BTEC First Diploma certificates in Public Service at an awards ceremony held in Inverurie Cadet Centre.
 
 
 
The BTEC Diploma is a vocational award and all cadets over the age of 16 have the opportunity to earn this award recognised by [...]

Recruiting Video

You can now see a short recruiting video on the “What do we do?” page of the Battalion website.

Three and Four Star training coming up.

The Battalion Training Team has issued the Administrative Instruction for the 3/4 Star training weekend on 23 – 25 May, 2008. (Please note this is a change from the date published in the calendar.)
Company Trainig Officers will need to put in their returns by 15 May, 2008, so make sure your detachment commander knows you [...]

All the best to our Potential Instructors

Six of the Battalion’s newest adult recruits are off to Gordon Barracks in Aberdeen to attend their first ACF course – Adult Initial Training Course (AITC).
PI’s Napier, Ramsay, Carder, Devlin and Collins will take part in the 10 day course, run by the Cadet Training Team.  They will be shown how to instruct in lessons, [...]

Remembering Kaylee

The family of Kaylee McIntosh have asked if we speak to our cadets to see if they have any pictures of Kaylee. These can be picture taken by camera or mobile phone.  The family intent to compile a scrap book capturing Kaylee’s life, a part of which Mum and Dad would not have known about. 
All [...]

New Website

2nd Battalion The Highlanders Amy Cadet Force (Royal Regiment of Scotland) are proud to show the new Battalion Website, launched 1st February, 2008.
The website features an interactive map for potential recruits to find their nearest detachment, as well as seperate areas for cadets and adult instructors.
The photo gallery has been kept from the old site, [...]

Road Safety

 
Road Safety Grampian, a partnership between Grampian Police Road Safety Unit and Grampian Fire and Rescue Service, were delighted to be able to assist the Army Cadet Force on Saturday 8 December at a Road Safety Initiative held at the Cadet Training Centre, Boddam. The cadets aged 14 to 17, some who have already started [...]

New Commandant

The first day of December marks the retirement of Battalion Commandant Col David Taylor.
Taking over from Col Taylor will be Lt Col Norrie Donald BEM, the present Deputy Commandant. Lt Col Donald is a well- kent face in Army Cadet circles having started his cadet career as Training Support Officer with The West Lowland Battalion [...]