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Welcome to a new year at TS Sutton Coldfield, where the energies are high and hopeful for a COVID "free" training year! With some restrictions still in place our volunteers are striving to find and test new ways of delivery to engage cadets better whilst we prepare for competitions!
 

The focus of January is the annual Drill and Piping competitions - with both Royal Marines Cadets and Sea Cadets training rigirously as they prepare to compete against other units and detachements in ceremonial drill and piping. 

We have also given out qualifications earnt at the end of 2021, recognising the cadets hard work and determination through the challenging years.

We are excited for what the year brings!

Covering 01-17th December

As we finish our last parade the 'cadet year' comes to a close. We are happy to say we achieved Burgee Status and have been recommended, and issued, the Captain of the Sea Cadets Commendation. This is a very prestigious award and we can only thank our cadets for their support and efforts in achieving this. In December we gained:

2 x Qualifications

4 x Promotions

Thank you all once more and have a very Merry Christmas!

Covering 1-30th November

November saw the return of our Remembrance Parade and the end of our "ceremonial season", as we enter a period of ashore training for our ship's company. Our cadets made us proud at Sutton Coldfield Cenotaph as they fell in to honor those that have lost their life at Sea. We also saw another round of promotions and qualifications as we prioritized ashore-based training and development. We saw:

16 x DofE Enrolments

10 x Qualifications

3 x Promotions

2 x DofE Achievements

We also inducted another SCC Instructor! 

Thank you to all of our cadets for their time and efforts over the past three months!

Covering 1-31st October

As we close down October, we have achieved and excelled. We completed a successful ARV with the new Area Officer, Cdr Gary Mills, and progressed through our "Ceremonial Season". We have achieved:

27 x Qualifications

7 x Good Conduct Badges

6 x Promotions

It should be highlighted here that of the qualifications, 15 of them are First Aid qualifications. These prepare our cadets for the working world and their future.

We have also had another instructional staff member inducted into the Corps!

Covering 1-30 September

September has been a very successful month, capturing promotions, qualifications, and our Unit Review, where we did exceptionally well with both turnout and events. We are proud of every one of our cadets. This month we have gained:

20  x Qualifications

5 x Promotions

4 x Level 1 BTECs

4 x DofE Certificate of Achievements

We have also seen staff developments throughout September, with:

3 x Promotions

3 x Instructional Qualifications

3 x DofE Achievements

2 x New Staff Inducted

We will announce the results from our Unit Review later this year!