Army Cadet Force volunteer earns her stripes with promotion in Castletown Detachment
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A volunteer from Caithness has been promoted within the Army Cadet Force after completing the final stage of training to become an adult instructor.
Potential Instructor Lani Jones (21), from 1st Battalion The Highlander’s Castletown Detachment, completed her adult induction course in November at Barry Buddon Training Centre near Dundee.
The adult induction course is the final course an adult volunteer completes in becoming an adult instructor with the Army Cadets, which also confirms their promotion to the rank of Sergeant Instructor. During the course, PIs will deliver lessons on navigation, fieldcraft and drill, while also being given the opportunity to gain new knowledge, skills and friends from outside their area.
The nine-day course, which was held between November 12-20 and delivered by Cadet Training Team Scotland, is designed to test instructors on their knowledge of the cadet training syllabus.
Lani’s knowledge was tested by delivering a number of lessons to fellow students on her course. Each lesson was assessed by members of the training team who were more than happy with her lesson delivery, meaning Lani is now able to teach the majority of the syllabus to the cadets of Caithness Company.
Upon her return to the Castletown Detachment, Lani received her promotion to Sergeant on December 7 at a presentation held at Thurso Detachment by Caithness Company Commander Major Neil McLean.
