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The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. The ATC is largely composed of individual units known as squadrons. These squadrons are organised into several different wings, which in turn are organised into six different regions.
Cadets from the Air Training Corps and Army Cadet Force during Remembrance Sunday, 2006. The aims of the Air Training Corps, as set out in the Royal Warrant and approved by Elizabeth II, are: To promote and encourage among young men and women a practical interest in aviation and the Royal Air Force (RAF);
RAF Air Cadets marching in a parade. The Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC) is the combined volunteer-military youth organisation sponsored by the Royal Air Force, which is formed by both the Air Training Corps and RAF Sections of the Combined Cadet Force. [3] The organisation is headed by a former serving RAF officer, Commandant Air Cadets.
The Air Training Corps is the single largest operating authority of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award system and celebrated its 50th year of providing this opportunity to its cadets in 2006. The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme is a voluntary, non-competitive programme of practical, cultural and adventurous activities for young people aged 14–25.
The U.S. Army Air Corps Training Center (USAACTC) was at Duncan Field, San Antonio, Texas, from 1926 to 1931 and Randolph Field from 1931 to 1939. Two more centers were activated on 8 July 1940: the West Coast Army Air Corps Training Center (WCAACTC) in Sunnyvale, California, and the Southeast Army Air Corps Training Center (SAACTC) in Montgomery, Alabama.
An Australian Air Force Cadet receives rifle training with a cadet rifle. The Australian Defence Force Cadets (ADFC) is the Australian Defence Force–sponsored youth program, and is made up of the Australian Army Cadets, Australian Navy Cadets, and Australian Air Force Cadets. The ADFC is funded by the Australian Government via the Department ...
The Air Training Corps Association of New Zealand was formed as a result of the Defence Act 1990. [19] [20] This is the secondary support body of the New Zealand Air Training Corps, behind only Headquarters New Zealand Cadet Forces. [21] The association has a branch in every ATC squadron, made up of up to eight members of that unit.
This is a list of units in the New Zealand Air Training Corps. [1] Each unit is led and managed by the Cadet Unit Commander, and their officers and staff. As of 2023 there are 49 Air Training Corps squadrons in New Zealand.