Promotion for outstanding cadets

Two outstanding cadets at Cambridge Regional College have been promoted to Company Sergeant Major – one of the senior roles in the Army Cadet Force.

Jordan Hawes and George Hounsell, both 17 and studying Uniformed Public Services courses at the college, were presented with their new ranks by county commandant Lt Colonel Mark Knight MBE in a ceremony at Waterbeach barracks.

George was also presented with his Master Cadet certificate, an award marking the highest levels of Cadet training and accomplishment, which Jordan also received recently.

Col Knight congratulated the two exceptional cadets and told them their promotion to one of the senior ranks in the county would stand them in good stead for the future.

The students, who have been cadets since they were 12 and are members of the Cambourne detachment as well as the CRC detachment, are both planning careers with the armed forces.

The promotion ceremony took place at the county headquarters at Waterbeach, where the CRC detachment, one of the largest in the country with nearly 100 cadets, trains each week.

CRC lecturer and Cadets’ Commander Peter Hockey said he was very proud of the two cadets.

“George and Jordan are both outstanding cadets and thoroughly deserve their promotion. They have worked very hard to get to this level and they are a real credit to the CRC and Cambourne detachments,” he said.

Pictured Newly-promoted cadets George Hounsell and Jordan Hawes with county commandant Lt Col Mark Knight MBE

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