Chancellor Gordon Brown first mentioned the plan 11 months ago (YPN, 15-21 February 2006, p3).
The Treasury's 800,000 will pay for initial set-up costs and first-year running costs for six additional Combined Cadet Forces (CCF) in state schools.
Currently, 201 CCF units are in operation in independent schools, and 52 in state schools.
After the year-long pilot, the CCF units will be supported by the Ministry of Defence's 95m budget for all cadet forces.
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