I was a cadet - 2507 Bicester Sqn in the late 70s/ early 80s. Plenty of flying and gliding, plus a fantastic camp at Binbrook, and also Gibraltar. 26 years in the RAF, and then became a civilian instructor with the ATC last year to 'give something back', as the saying goes. The cadets seem better disciplined than we were - any instruction from a cadet NCO is greeted with a hearty 'YES Corporal', and they salute the uniformed staff so often that it makes me dizzy - they need to adopt the 'salute once' approach of the RAF! I'm very impressed with the cadet NCOs - mature teenagers with a strong sense of respect and leadership. I have to say that I'm less impressed with the uniformed staff; the adult NCOs hardly ever turn up, and the communication to the CIs is almost non-existent. Maybe I expect too much from the VRs?