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Congratulations to CI Salmoni & Mrs Metcalfe who received their commendations from the Lord Lieutenant of Gwent for their dedicated and long service to the youth services. Also Leading Cadet Jack Felvus has also been appointment as this years Lord Lt cadet and will act as an assistant to the Queen representative on official public duties.

Well done all of you.

Move over cadets its the adults turn to have some fun!

Ten members of the units staff have recently attended an adult training weekend. Some gaining new qualifications (Piping instructor, Catering Instructors) some renewals of our very important First Aid qualifications and an Adult Induction course under the belt of one of our newest volunteers.

Great to see the staff getting away as well.

Our Junior Sea Cadets have recently completed a project studying the life and times of Admiral Lord Nelson, his career as a Sailor during the Napoleonic wars and his final battle at the Cape of Trafalgar.

The modules was finished off with a special out of hours private visit to the Monmouth Nelson Museum.

Well done to all.

In the last month Torfaen has seen six of our cadets go to sea for a week on the TS John Jerwood & TS Royalist who form part of the Sea Cadets offshore fleet. Theses trips are without doubt the pinnacle of Sea Cadet training where the cadets operate the ships out in the open water and across the channel to France, Belgium as well as the Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands. 

TS John Jerwood is one of the Sea Cadets two offshore Power vessels launched in 2002 but TS Royalist, the offshore Sailing Brig (Tall ship) has only just seen the water this year having succeeded the previous ship which was retired after a long career training cadets and adults alike.

All of the cadets who took part had an amazing time onboard and are already planning a second voyage.