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Commandant Appoints New Cadet RSM for Northamptonshire.

My career in the Army Cadet Force started in December 2002. My elder sister had joined a couple of years prior to that and she kept coming home and telling me what she had been doing. It sounded interesting so when I was old enough I thought I’d go and give it a try; I enjoyed it so I thought I’d carry on.

After about two years I had climbed up the star level and received my first promotion to Lance Corporal – I was very proud of myself. A couple of months after that I went and did my JCIC (Junior Cadet Instructors Course) at Yardley Chase, which is our County Weekend Training Centre, it was a great experience.

In 2006 I went to Beckingham Camp in Lincolnshire to do my other teaching course, which was called the SCIC (Senior Cadet Instructors Course). This was much harder than the JCIC but in the end I really got into the course and passed with a good grade.

When I turned 16 I was able to do my Cadet Leadership Course at Frimley Park. This was another great experience and later that year I got picked as Cadet CSM for D Company.

I am delighted and honoured to be chosen as Cadet RSM I am really looking forward to my tour of duty.

Alex Hawkes
Cadet RSM