Leadership and control were the order of the day as Hereford Cadets from two county schools lined up side by side for their biennial Combined Cadet Force (CCF) inspection.

Pupils from Hereford Cathedral School and Whitecross High School and were on parade at the Suvla Barracks in the city where they were inspected by high ranking personnel.

The inspecting personnel included Lady Darnley, Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire, Air Commodore Richard Atkinson CBE (former HCS pupil), Rear Admiral Philip Wilcocks CB, DSC, DL (currently a Governor at HCS) and Captain Sarah Hunter-Choat (a former HCS pupil and daughter of Brigadier Hunter-Choat).

During the inspection there was a special presentation of the Hunter-Choat Pace Stick in honour of Brigadier ‘Tony’ Hunter-Choat (1936-2012).

Cadet Gowan Melville RAF was on hand to receive the Pace Stick from the Reviewing Officer, Air Commodore Richard Atkinson CBE while Captain Hunter-Choat proudly looked on. Brigadier Hunter-Choat’s wife, Linda and their other daughter, Felicity were also in attendance.

Hereford Cathedral School pupil, Georgina Sockett RAF, was recognised as the best CCF Cadet and she received the Carless Trophy from Lady Darnley.

Hereford Cathedral School’s CCF is one of the oldest in the country with Royal Navy, RAF and Army Sections. In 2013, as part of the Government’s Cadet Expansion Programme, HCS partnered with Whitecross High School.