However, I transferred to the Royal Marines Cadets within the Sea Cadet Unit shortly after as the activities looked more physical – for example, fieldcraft involves being prepared to go out and get muddy.
With the Royal Marines Cadets, I have had some fantastic opportunities, such as when I spent a week away on a trip to Bavaria in 2012 with personnel from the Royal Navy and Royal Marines completing adventure training.
In 2014, I was nominated to be one of six Navy Board Cadets, which meant that I represented cadets’ voices for the area.
I was also present to lay the keel and launch the Sea Cadets’ flagship TS Royalist in Spain – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the build of the tall ship.
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