Combined Cadet Force (CCF)
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The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is open to Year 11 and Sixth Formers, including pupils who join the school in the Lower Sixth Form.
It consists of Army and Royal Air Force sections. It is officered by members of The Perse staff and receives assistance with training from Regular Forces personnel.
Aims
The aims of the CCF at The Perse are to:
- enable cadets to develop both leadership and team work skills.
- learn self-reliance, resourcefulness and a sense of service to the community.
- give opportunities to cadets to learn about how the Defence Forces operate and why they are needed.
Training
The CCF is part of The Perse Enrichment Programme, and takes place once a fortnight. During that time most training takes place on site. There are two field weekends per year when training takes place away from school, often at service establishments. Both Army and RAF Sections run Summer Camps when groups of cadets have the opportunity to spend a week working with regular forces personnel.
Adventurous Training is an integral part of the programme offered by the CCF and in recent years cadets have been to the Pyrenees, Scotland and Wales.
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Courses
Cadets are able to attend a wide variety of courses provided by the Services, including leadership, adventurous training, parachuting, gliding and flying.