the cadet forces have become so burdened with regulation
So true for all youth organisations. Long ago I took along some aviation bits and pieces to illustrate chats to casual gatherings; they can't have been that bad as the youngsters sometimes wouldn't let me away until 11pm, to the extent that my dear wife thought I was conducting other activities (I wish ...)
A decade ago when I was still fit enough to do so
I offered a repeat performance only to encounter such an obstacle course of risk assessments, police inquiries etc that I didn't bother, and that was before mention of my WW2 sectioned ASI and altimeter with the dreaded luminous paint.