Plain-English guides for UK Army Cadet Force (ACF) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) cadets - and the parents and staff who support them. No jargon, no fluff: just the background that helps you understand your training and revise it properly.
New to cadets? ACF, CCF, CFAV, APWT, NSP, star levels… a plain-English glossary of the words and abbreviations you’ll hear at your first few parade nights.
Army Cadet Force or Combined Cadet Force? How the two differ, what they share, and how training compares - so you know what you’re joining.
Active recall, spaced practice and self-quizzing - the study methods that actually make cadet knowledge stick, plus a simple weekly plan.
A tour of the cadet training subjects - from Drill & Turnout to Fieldcraft, First Aid and Navigation - what each covers, why it matters, and how to revise it.
How cadet training progresses from Basic to 4-Star, and how cadet ranks work - so you know what to aim for next.
The typical joining ages for the ACF and CCF, what cadets actually do, and where to find your nearest unit.
What Cadet AI is, how it keeps young people safe, and how we handle privacy - no ads, no third-party trackers, and 13+ by design.
Cadet AI turns this background into real revision: ask TANGO, drill the quizzes, and climb the ranks. An Android app, coming soon to Google Play.