The Ultimate CCF Guide for Maidstone

Grammar School Cadets

Written By LCpl Thomas Walker



Note to reader
This guide a basic summary of all notes you will learn
in training with the cadets at Maidstone Grammar
School. Some details will not be included however
this is the first version so feel free to contact me if
they need updating/adding to.

Most of the notes are scanned in from a sheet I have
written in the past however some things are typed
up for my convenience. I hope these notes help they
are free to be distributed and added too.


- Thomas Walker





















The L98A2 Cadet GP Rifle 5.56mm
Average Muzzle Velocity - 940 m/s
Effective range 400m, 600m with SUSAT
30 Round magazine
SA80 Small Arms for the 80s
Fires a 5.56x45mm NATO Round
Sight Unit Small Arms Trilux (L9A1) 4x Magnification
Manufactured By BAE Systems and H&K

IcebTeardro
p cocking
handle
Carry
Handle/Rear
Sight
Front/Foresight
Muzzle
Flash Eliminator
Handguard
Front
Sling Loop
Trigger
Guard
Teardrop
Butt

Butt
Rear Sling
Loop
Magazine
Magazine
housing
Dustcover
Bolt Release
Catch
Round all the parts
together.
Casing contains
gunpowder and
percussion cap
Bullet Thing
that will be
projected













The aim and purpose of drill is to produce a cadet who is alert and
obedient, and to provide the basis of teamwork.

Boot Polishing Made Easy. Several Methods
Method 1: Lighter Method
Get your equipment laid out:
Kiwi Parade gloss
Lint Free cloth (x2)
Cotton wool pads or buds (x3)
Warm water
Newspaper
Hairdryer
Lighter
First set light to your polish and let it burn until you have a decent amount melted. Now with your
1
st
lint free cloth wrapped around your index and middle finger dip it in the melted polish so you get
a thick layer of polish on it. Now apply to the toe cap area of the boot and rub until evenly spread
all over. Now get your hairdryer on the warmest heat and warm the polish until it become liquid
and starts to melt evenly over the top cap. Once even allow to dry, once dry wet your 3 cotton
wool pads in the warm water. The first cotton wool pad will get some polish on it, use this to rub all
over to remove the top layer of loose polish. Then use the second one to rub in small circles all
over the boot. Repeat this for around 10 minutes. When done, apply another layer of polish as
done in the start and re do the process. To get a glass shine you may need to repeat this process
3-4 times and then finally buff with your second lint free cloth. A good tip to getting that final shine
is to breathe on the boot and use a clean non wet cotton wool pad to rub in the condensation.
Method 2: Spit Polish
The equipment is similar to the above method
Kiwi Parade gloss
Lint Free cloth x1
Cotton wool pads or buds (x3)
Warm Water
Newspaper
Lay out the newspaper as to protect the surface you are doing this on. Wet 2 of the cotton wool
buds. On the first one put the parade gloss. The second one must be kept clean. With the first bud
rub in a moderate amount of polish to give the entire toecap a light covering. Now with the second
bud rub in small circles all over the toecap until all the polish is rubbed in. Now repeat this for
anywhere upwards of 50 minutes. While this method will take longer than the one above, it
produces a much deeper shine that looks smarter and will endure a lot more while not cracking.
Method 3: Bees waxing
Mix polish and beeswax in a pot/bowl and heat it up with a hot air stripper until it melted. Use a
lollipop stick to mix it up and paint it onto your boots with a paint brush, so it is on nice and thick.
Paint more onto the top of the boot than the sides. Take the hot air stripper and wave it over the
lumpy bits on your boots until it is all smooth. It will run, and that is why you lay more on the top
than the sides. Before it is fully dry, take a sharp knife and cut away all the lumps that will have
formed around the welts - they will peel off in one strip if the wax is not fully dry.

Wait until it is completely dry, and then do it again.

To avoid the cracking between the laces and the toecap - get boots that are one size too big and
stuff them with paper, aim your blowtorch at the area between the toecap and the laces and heat
the leather until it shrinks. This will have the effect of pulling the toecap up - but it also permanently
forms the end of the boot, so when you walk the area does not crack (as there is no need for it to
move - it is pre-shrunk). You need to have a pair of boots that is one size to big though, otherwise
if you shrink your own boots then they will not fit.

The Royal Engineers
Our CCF Contingent is attached to the 36 Royal Engineer regiment, which is based in Maidstone.
Nickname of Sappers
One of the most highly regarded corps in the army
Regimental HQ is in Chatham
Motto is Ubique (Latin For Everywhere)
2
nd
Motto is Quo Fas Et Gloria Ducunt (Latin for Where duty and glory lead)
Cap badge also incorporates the British Army motto Honi Soit Qui Mal Y Pense (Latin for
Evil be to him who evil thinks)
Current Commander (as of 2014) is Brigadier S Hodder
Chief Royal Engineers is Lt Gen Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE DL
Consists of 15 Regiments
Formed in 1717
Regimental Song is Hurrah For The CRE
History can be traced back to William The conquer with 900 years of unbroken service
The name Sappers comes from World War 1. Where it was a French term for digging. The
Royal Engineers would dig the trenches and under enemy positions and so the name
Sappers was given as a nickname for Engineers as well as being the first rank in the
regiment.




The Royal Engineers Cap
badge
The Royal Engineers Tactical
Recognition Flash