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Cadet AI Guides

Cadet Training Guides

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.

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Cadet terms & acronyms explained

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.

ACF vs CCF: what’s the difference?

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.

How to revise for your cadet assessments

Active recall, spaced practice and self-quizzing - the study methods that actually make cadet knowledge stick, plus a simple weekly plan.

Subjects & progression

Cadet training subjects explained

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.

Cadet star levels & ranks explained

How cadet training progresses from Basic to 4-Star, and how cadet ranks work - so you know what to aim for next.

For parents

What age can you join the cadets?

The typical joining ages for the ACF and CCF, what cadets actually do, and where to find your nearest unit.

A parent’s guide to Cadet AI

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.

Put it into practice

Knowledge Wins. Train to the Standard.

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.