Five years (1983-1988) at No.1900 (Hayle) Detached Flight.
Plenty of drill, interspersed with AEF from St. Mawgan or Exeter, gliding at Predannack (Slingsby Cadets then Vikings -wow! just like an F-16), camps, shooting, the occasional Nimrod trip.
Eventually became a corporal, left as I moved away and joined the ROC, but eventually came back as a CI for a number of years.
No longer involved as running my own business doesn't leave me with much time sadly, but I was invited to be a judge at Plymouth and Cornwall Wing's annual Caiels Trophy activity weekend last year. It was superb to see so much enthusiasm from the cadets present, and the event allowed me to see much of what they get up these days. If anything I think cadets nowadays have a lot more opportunities than when I was involved. It is still a wonderful organisation, and I hear one of the local squadrons recently had a recruiting drive and doubled their numbers from 30 to 60.
Long may it continue.