Eagle Troop,West Lowland Battalion, Army Cadet Force.

The Lord - Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran, Mr John Duncan,CVO, QPM, recently attended the inaugural weekend camp of the West Lowland Battalion's Eagle Troop.

Eagle Troop is for cadets who hold 2 star or above to develop their skills and gain qualifications with some specialised senior training. The training is designed to develop the next top cadets as highly competent instructors, mentors and leaders within the ACF and lead them to achieve more themselves.

Eagle Troop is led by Cadet RSM Tony Sockell. As the most senior cadet in the Battalion, Tony leads from the front to help develop the next top cadets. 54 cadets attended the first weekend where they took part in a Junior Cadet Instructor Cadre, learned how to do correct cane drill and rifle drill, had advanced weapons training and were introduced to leadership & management techniques.

Cadets will continue this advanced training over the next year and will gain qualifications such as the SQA Level 5 leadership award, Duke of Edinburgh’s awards, first aid qualifications and get them ready to attend the ACF Master Cadet Course at Cadet Training Centre, Frimley Park.

Further information on the recent activities of the West Lowland Army Cadet Force can be found on the Facebook page