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The Air Training Corps (ATC), commonly known as the Air Cadets, is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO) and the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is supported by the Ministry of Defence, with a regular RAF Officer, currently Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty,[2] serving as Commandant Air Cadets (Cmdt AC). The cadets and the majority of staff are civilians[3] and, although a number of its members do go on to join the RAF or other services, the ATC is not set up as a recruiting organisation.
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Air Training Corps | |
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Active | 5 February 1941–Present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Type | Volunteer Youth Organisation |
Size | 1009 Sqns & 93 Detached Flights (35,000[1] Cadets) |
Part of | Air Cadet Organisation |
Headquarters | RAFC Cranwell |
Nickname(s) | Air Cadets |
Motto(s) | Venture Adventure |
Commanders | |
Honorary Air Commodore-in-Chief | HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Commandant Air Cadets | Air Commodore Dawn McCafferty |
Aircraft flown | |
Trainer | Grob Tutor, Grob Viking TX.1, Grob Vigilant T1 |
The ATC has around 35,000[1] cadets, aged between 13 to 20 years, within 1009 Squadrons.[4] Its cadets are supported by a network of around 10,000 volunteer staff and around 5,000 civilian committee members.