I overpack, I have forever over packed, I will continue to overpack, however the fact I have 5 bags for Spring Camp is bringing a bit of shame. Enough shame to reduce the bags? No. (I am running expeds for 6 days and bringing all my own kit and food - bit of credit given)

"No plan survives contact with the enemy" - by Sunday (the 2nd day of camp) I was on Plan H (all outwith Bn control). Adapt and overcome; the cadets smashed it, they learnt lots, had fun and got absolutely battered by the Scottish weather. Sounds like success to me👌

Great couple of days at the CSO Conference at Frimley Park. Lots of interesting speakers & the opportunity to share knowledge and best practices. With a whole lot of laughter piled in too, we do feel sorry for Susie our manager sometimes 😂 Some may also say this is #squadgoals

First time planning and running a Battalion camp this weekend. So much was achieved from Basics all the way up to our new CFAVs. The camp was full on with lots of practical training and having the sun made it even better☀️ ✅ Happy CFAVs ✅ Accomplished Cadets ✅ A tired Abi

It is brilliant to see our former Cadet CSM Joseph White receive his Gold DofE Award yesterday at Buckingham Palace. What a fantastic way to celebrate his hard work and dedication! 🎉 Army Cadets DofE

13 Bronze Qualifiers ✅ 7 Silver Practices ✅ 2 CFAVs qualified to be Expedition Supervisors ✅ A brilliant weekend, the sun was shining and the cadets and CFAVs did amazing🌞😁 Now time to move the attention to our August Expedition🫡

Weekends off are overrated... Delivering a survival course in June and it felt like we were in October or March, what is happening?! 🥶 Backcountry Survival Ltd

It's fieldcraft day! Paintballing, laser weapons, model making and stalking. Even the torrential rain showers aren't dampening the mood of the seniors! 🌟

2 weeks of CCF Camp✅ 1 week of ACF Camp✅ Not needing to iron kit for a while ✅🎉

An absolutely brilliant weekend at the Sport, Energy & STEM Festival in Perth. Cadets and CFAVs from all round the Black Watch ACF Battalion coming together for a weekend of promoting the ACF, volunteering in the community and even some PT 💪😁

5 Cadets & CFAVs are kicking off their Gold Practice expedition, 11 Cadets are set for their Silver Qualifier, and 6 Cadets are ready for Silver Practice! After a morning of planning & packing, they’re off to tackle the challenge! Army Cadets in Scotland Army Cadets UK Highland Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Association Army Cadets DofE

Whenever I get asked about my job, I always say that every day is different. Yesterday I had a great day on the range supporting Glenalmond College CCF for their training day, today, I'm 5493 words into an upskilling course assessment I think it's obvious which day was better...

What an achievement! Cpl Held is doing a brilliantly in her cadet and DofE journey. She has been a massive help in promoting and delivering DofE within the Battalion 👏 She's also very close to achieving her Gold Award 👀🌟 Army Cadets DofE

Last couple of months have been as busy as ever with the cadet world 🎄 ✅Remembrance Parade ✅Korea Coy Award Ceremony Evening ✅Dunkeld Santa Day ✅CSO Conference ✅ CTT Trg Days I didn't make it to Edinburgh Castle with the CSOs but you wouldn't have noticed...

It's a wrap for 2024 delivery of the Cadet Experience in Scotland. We finished off with 2 days in RCB, team Trg, meeting & PD. The majority of the team are now on their official Christmas leave. Only a few are still soldiering next week. It has been a busy year once again.🇬🇧🫡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

That's 3 DofE Young Leader within the Black Watch Bn ACF now with 2 more nearly finished as well. A great team has formed and the support and guidance they're providing for their peers is outstanding 👌

2 Star Expedition in the Lomond Hills ✅ Mountain Biking at Loch Ordie ✅ 1 Star Fieldcraft and Expedition in Bridge of Cally ✅ Free time? Never heard of it 😂

Congratulations to Cdt Cpl Rubyann Held! She’s completed the full DofE trio—Bronze, Silver and Gold! 🥇🥈🥉 And that’s not all—Rubyann was the first Army Cadet in Scotland to complete the DofE Young Leaders Course! 👏 #DofE #ArmyCadets #GoldAward #T1D Army Cadets DofE Army Cadets in Scotland

On the 5th June 2015, I joined the ACF having never been a cadet and at the time I was actually younger than some of the cadets by a few months. 10 years have flown by and I've dedicated more than a 1/3 of my life to cadets now, wild to think of it like that!💜

So proud of our now RSM Hunter! 🎉