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On a particularly frosty Sunday morning in November, Clydebank Sea Cadets paraded and remembered.

Sunday 12 November saw the culmination of weeks of meticulous preparation, with cadets mastering their sewing skills, boot polishing and ironing, before graduating to our new 'drill square' with our resident Drill Instructor, (PO Murray) for marching practice and rehearsal.

Every cadet who paraded was exceptional and the unit as a whole received many compliments both on their turnout and on their standard of drill.

However, special mention must be given to our wreath laying party:

Leading Cadet M. Sibbald 

Able Cadet E. Gordon (Wreath Layer)

& Able Cadet O. Ramsey

Who did the unit especially proud with their truly exceptional drill, turnout and overall bearing.

More pictures and a video are available on our unit Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/ClydebankSeaCadets

Over the past few weeks, Clydebank Sea Cadets has been busy implementing their new divisions.

Inspired by the Royal Navy's divisional system, the new divisions aim to provide a closer link between cadets and instructors, encouraging cadets to follow a recognised chain of command through divisional senior cadets and divisional staff, so any issues can be caught at an early stage. They also exist to provide regular support and engagement between cadets and instructors and indeed fostering a healthy sense of competition as each division competes to win the coveted 'Divisional Cup'.

For a particular division to win said cup, a point system has also been implemented, cadets can earn points for various positive actions and can also lose points for any negatives. 

Cadets have been actively involved with the implementation process, Senior cadets, supported by staff have been taking leadership roles in choosing a divisional name (listed below), colour,  designing a divisional crest, and discussions with staff about the points system and what they would like to gain points for. 

We look forward to seeing the divisions continue to grow and the divisional cup's inaugural awarding in January!

Divisions:

Bute

Mull

Tiree

Barra

This Wednesday evening, Clydebank's Sea Cadets were able to use the new paved parade ground for the very first time, coincidentally; the christening of the unit's parade ground fell at the same time as our monthly 'divisions', in which all cadets get into their best uniform and are inspected to ensure uniform standards are maintained; This mirrors 'divisions' in the Royal Navy, and cadets also get to try their hand at the various positions, for example: Parade Commander, Squad Commander, Quartermaster/Bosuns Mate & more, encouraging their individual growth and development.