The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a British cadet force that is sponsored by the British Army. It is not a pre-service organisation, but a significant minority of its members do go on to join the Army. Former cadets can also join the ACF as adult instructors, beginning as Sergeants or as Under Officers training to be Second Lieutenants. Usually officers run cadet detachments (based on an infantry platoon), but non-commissioned officers (e.g. Sergeants) can run them as well. Every detachment is part of a company (for example, detachments have names such as 3 King's Cadet Platoon, affiliated to the King's Regiment). There are about 10-15 detachments per company and usually about 4-5 companies per cadet force, which may cover one or more counties or parts of counties. Each detachment is affiliated to a regular regiment or corps and wears its insignia. This article refers to the general definition of cadet. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ... This article is about the rank of sergeant. ... Under Officer is a rank held by Officer Cadets at the British military academies, in the Officers Training Corps and sometimes in the Combined Cadet Force. ... Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ... In military organizations, a commissioned officer is a member of the service who derives authority directly from a sovereign power, and as such holds a commission from that power. ... Infantry in the First World War Infantry (or Infantrymen) are soldiers who fight primarily on foot, using personal weapons. ... See also Platoon (movie) and platoon (automobile) for the concept for reducing traffic congestion. ... A non-commissioned officer (sometimes noncommissioned officer), or NCO, is an enlisted member of an armed force who has been delegated leadership or command authority by a commissioned officer. ... This article is about the rank of sergeant. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ... The Kings Regiment is a regiment of the British Army. ... An administrative county is an administrative area in the British Isles. ... A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... This article is about a military unit. ...

Due to the population size of London the (ACF) is split in to four sectors. The four sectors which are further split into groups (About the same size as a company). London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... A company is a military unit, typically consisting of 100-200 soldiers. ...

The ACF is for cadets aged 12 to 18. It offers training in military skills, and helps cadets improve their self-esteem. Cadets join at the rank of Recruit, and are promoted up the same rank system as in the regular army. There also star levels for the amount of specialist training they have undertaken and successfully completed. Cadets wear brassards on the right arm showing their rank, star level and badges for other achievements such as marksmanship. A brassard is a roughly triangular piece of fabric designed to be worn around the upper arm, held in place by a shoulder strap on the clothing underneath. ...

Cadets start off using the L98A1 Cadet General Purpose (GP) rifle, a variant of the SA80.They are later trained in the LSW (light support weapon), a longer barrelled version of the SA80. They may use the SA80 as well, either live or on SAT ranges. As of the summer or autumn of 2005 the L98A1 gp will be replaced with a single shot SA80 - although this is what the L98A1 basically is, the new rifle will have gas parts and the SA80 cocking piece, so it will only have to be cocked once and will have reduced blockages. Soldier with SA80 and bayonet in kneeling position. ... SA80 (Small Arms for 1980s) is a family of related arms that include the British Armys standard combat rifle. ... Soldier with SA80 and bayonet in kneeling position. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On 1 April 2003, there were 7,640 officers and instructors and 43,550 cadets in the Army Cadet Force. April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...