The RAF Air Cadets is an inclusive and diverse organisation. There are 43,000 Royal Air Force Air Cadets across the UK and our 10,000 adult volunteers help us keep things running safely and smoothly.

Meet some of our Cadets and Volunteers, past and present, below.

Cadet

Owen Shepherd

Cadet

Owen has gained a BTEC Level 2 in Teamwork and Personal Development through being an air cadet

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Cadet

Amie Buruah

Cadet

Amie has been a cadet since 2022, becoming a Lord Lieutenant's Cadet and a Volunteer Gliding Squadron Flight Staff Cadet.

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Cadet

Bethan Holmes

Cadet

Bethan has been a cadet for over four years reaching the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer and becoming a Fieldcraft Instructor. 

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Cadet

Ben Davidson

Cadet

Ben has been a cadet with the CCF (RAF) in the Channel Islands for more than four years. 

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Cadet

Liz Crew

Cadet

Liz is a Cadet Warrant Officer who has been both a CCF and ATC cadet, while also a Flight Staff Cadet at 612 Volunteer Gliding Squadron. 

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Volunteer

Tom Willis

Volunteer

Tom is a Civilian Gliding Instructor having previously been a cadet for seven years, gaining his pilot's licence through the RAF Air Cadets. 

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Cadet

Elly Shipley

Cadet

Flight Lieutenant Elly Shipley, now an OC, spent seven years as a cadet herself and had been a CWO and Lord Lieutenant's Cadet for Essex Wing

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Cadet

Zoe Webb

Cadet

Zoe was awarded The Dacre Sword for the top Air Training Corps cadet. After seven years in the Air Cadets, Zoe left as a Cadet Warrant Officer.

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Cadet

Clare Ballantyne

Cadet

Clare was a Sergeant with the RAF Air Cadets which led to a dream job working in Antarctica.

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Cadet

Shanwayne Stephens

Cadet

Shanwayne is a RAF Regiment Gunner and also competes in the Jamaican Bobsleigh Team.

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Volunteer

James Miles

Volunteer

James was once a cadet and has since returned as an adult volunteer and has become a qualified Lowlands Leader.

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Volunteer

Tim Heyworth

Volunteer

Tim served in the RAF for 27 years before becoming a volunteer where he has spent the last 8 years working his way through the ranks.

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Volunteer

Andrew Rigsby

Volunteer

A volunteer since 1986, Andrew has flown, trained and graded staff and cadets in over 10,000 launches and over 1000 hours of flying.

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