After agreeing to various demands at a meeting in July, with the Chief of Staff of the Air Cadet Organisation (ACO), the Group was promised a joined up and simple way of getting the cadets from local squadrons back out as cadets, not just as indviduals.

One such demand was a health and safety audit.  This happened and after 6 hours and providing many copies of documents we were promised a copy of the report. To date nothing has materialised and we are being forced to get a copy via the freedom of information act.  This will cost the Group over £600!

We have now written to our local MSP requsting him to ask the question in the Scottish Parliament why they, the ACO, will not support their young people in volunteering within their commuities 

The ACO get PUBLIC FUNDING to pay for each young person (cadet) to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) Award.

Many cadets struggle to complete the DofE because they find it near impossible to get out into their communities and volunteer due to health & safety, insurance, CRB/disclosure Scotland cehecks etc.

Over £25 million of funding is given to the Air Cadet Organisation, and with the recently announced cuts within the RAF, is it not about time that this organisation is now subjected to closer scrutiny?

The ACO used to be a professional organisation ran for the good of the young people known as cadets. We pose the question, what has happened?

If you feel you can help, of maybe even answer the above, please get in touch.