21/03/2014
Sea Cadet volunteer Lieutenant Commander (SCC) Michelle Welsh RNR has today received a prestigious Commendation from the Royal Navy’s Second Sea Lord in recognition of her outstanding volunteering service as a training officer for Sea Cadets.
Michelle joined Sea Cadets in 1982, when she was just 13 years old, as a cadet and worked her way through the cadet rank to Petty Officer Cadet before going on to volunteer at the unit in 1987. For the past 27 years as a volunteer, Michelle has been the First Officer of the Guard for HRH Princess Anne, awarded the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award from HRH Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace, and travelled to Canada, Australia, Bermuda and America with cadets on the Sea Cadets International Exchange Programme.
Her determination and commitment to make a difference to young people’s lives at Sea Cadets combined with juggling her full time job and family life has been recognised by the Royal Navy Second Sea Lord.