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Cadets (Funding)

Answer

Cadet force units in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight are as follows:Army Cadet Force unitsThe Hampshire and Isle of Wight Army cadet force is classified as one unit, made up of several sub-units, following the Army structure of troops and platoons constituting Companies.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight ACF Headquarters, Winchester
Unit	Affiliation
HQ Corps & Drums PI	R, Hampshires

A Company Headquarters, Aldershot
Unit	Affiliation
1 (Aldershot ) P1	PARA
2 (Farnborough) Pl	RHA
3 (Alton ) PI	REME
4 (Fleet/Crookham) Tp	RE
5 (Cove) Tp	RE
6 (Borden) Pl	REME
7 (Old Basing) Pl	PARA
8 (Yateley) Tp	RE
9 (Liphook) Pl	REME

B Company Headquarters, Portsmouth
Unit	Affiliation
2 (Perrone Rd) Pl	REME
3 (Hayling Island) Pl	PWRR
4 (Leigh Park) Pl	PWRR
5 (Cosham Tudor) Pl	PWRR
6 (Cowplain) Pl	PWRR
7 (Purbrook Park) Pl	PWRR
8 (Gosport ) P1	PWRR
9 (Browndown) Pl	PWRR
10 (Connaught) PL	PWRR

C Company Headquarters, Newport, Isle of Wight
Unit	Affiliation
1 (Newport) Tp	RLC
2 (Ryde) Tp	RLC
3 (Sandown) Tp	RLC
4 (Freshwater) Tp	RLC
5 (Bembridge) Tp	RLC
6 (East Cowes ) Tp	RLC
7 (Ventnor) Tp	RLC

X Company Headquarters, Fordingbridge
Unit	Affiliation
1 (Blackfield) Tp	RLC
2 (Brockenhurst) Tp	RLC
3 (Fordingbridge) Pl	PWRR
4 (Hythe) Tp	RLC
5 (Lymington) PI	PWRR
6 (New Milton) Pl	PWRR
8 (Homefield School) Pl	PWRR
9 (Totton) Tp	RLC

Y Company Headquarters, Southampton
Unit	Affiliation
1 (Park Gate) Pl	PWRR
3 (Swaythling) Pl	RE
4 (Bishop's Waltham) Tp	RLC
5 (Itchen) Tp	RLC
7 (Millbrook) Tp	RE
8 (Fairoak) Tp	RLC
9 (Fareham) Pl	PWRR

Z Company, Headquarters, Winchester
Unit	Affiliation
1 (Andover) Pl	PWRR
3 (Basingstoke) Pl	PWRR
4 (Overton) Pl	PWRR
5 (Winchester) Pl	PWRR
6 (Kings School) Pl	RGJ
7 (Worthy Down) Pl Band & Corps of Drums	AGC
9 (Middle Wallop) Flt	AAC
10 (Romsey) Pl	PWRR
11 (Eastleigh) Pl	PWRR

Royal Marine and Royal Navy Cadet units, (Voluntary Cadet Corps—VCC)There is one Royal Marine Cadet (VCC) unit—based at HMS Excellent (Whale Island).There are three Royal Navy Cadet (VCC) units—all based in the Portsmouth/Gosport area, at HMS Sultan, HMS Collingwood, and Fort Blockhouse (ex-HMS Dolphin)Sea Cadet Corps units"Hampshire""Gosport—TS Hornet""Portsmouth—TS Alamein""Romsey—TS Hampshire""Southampton—TS Southampton""Winchester—TS Itchen"Isle of Wight"Cowes—TS Osborne""Ryde—TS Royal George"Air Training Corps Cadets Squadrons"413 (Aldershot) Sqn""424 (Southampton) Sqn""424/1 (Testwood) Sqn""443 (Basingstoke) Sqn""457 (Farnborough) Sqn""1024 (Isle of Wight) Sqn""1024/1 (Sandown) Sqn""1098 (Gosport) Sqn""1105 (Winchester) Sqn""1189 (Portsmouth) Sqn""1213 (Andover) Sqn""1216 (Eastleigh) Sqn""1308 (New Forest) Sqn""1350 (Fareham)Sqn""1350/1 (Porchester) Sqn""1391 (Romsey) Sqn""1927 (Petersfield) Sqn""2260 (Waterlooville) Sqn""2327 (Havant) Sqn""2407 (Yateley & Eversley) Sqn""2407/1 (Fleet) Sqn""2412 (Bordon & District) Sqn""2412/1 (Alton) Sqn""2428 (Hedge End) Sqn""2495 (Hythe) Sqn""2515 (Ringwood & Fordingbridge) Sqn"The department provides funding to the individual services to support their respective cadet forces, which is administered through the cadet force headquarters. Each unit does not receive a specific grant, but benefits from the support of its national organisation and parent service, depending on need, unit contingent size and activity undertaken.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

38161; 440 c2335-7W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Armed forces Army Finance Isle of Wight Hampshire Marines Sea Cadet Corps

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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