The Air Cadet Organisation (ACO) is a national youth organisation sponsored by the Royal Air Force in the UK. Membership is open to young people aged between 13 and 22 years, inclusive. It is also one of the largest youth organisations in the UK with close to forty thousand cadets attending nearly 900 units spread out over the whole of the country. Cadets can join the Corps between the ages of 13 to 18 years. The Squadrons are staffed by both uniformed and civilian volunteers. This website is focused on 249 (Hailsham) Squadron.
SO – YOU WANT TO JOIN THE FINEST YOUTH ORGANISATION IN THE WORLD! learn to fly and glide - many of our cadets have gained their Private Pilot
Licence and have gone solo in gliders Earn Bronze, Silver and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards - enjoy going on camps, trips and expeditions in the Uk, India,
Israel, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Germanylearn new skills from adventure training weekends, fieldcraft and
survival training camps, skiing, trekking and aerospace camps - 249 cadets have adventures everywhere! participate in sports, target shooting, sailing , canoeing, climbing
and abseiling, as well as First Aid training Get BTEC qualifications in aviation, communications, music and public service
Squadron Full Name - 249 (Hailsham) The Millennium Squadron Parade Nights - Tuesday and Thursday between 19:00 and 21:15 Squadron Address - Cadet Hall, Victoria Road, Hailsham, BN27 2AY Squadron telephone number – 01323 442496 Squadron email address –
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Please contact the Squadron if you are not able to attend a parade night for any reason. |
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