A SCHOOL hosted a special event recently to show off the work and opportunities with Cadets.

Rothesay Academy put on the Cadet and Employer Engagement Day to showcase the opportunities available in the Army Cadet Force.

As well as cadets, there were also Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) from West Lowland Battalion to demonstrate first aid and team-building activities to all ages from across the Isle of Bute.

The event also saw the presentation of an Armed Forces Covenant and Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award to two Forces-friendly employers.

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"I’ve been involved with the Army Cadets for almost twenty years altogether now," said Colour Sergeant Paul McIntyre, Detachment Commander and currently the only CFAV working with Rothesay Army Cadets.

"I joined as a Cadet with a group of friends and I’ve never looked back since.

"Being a CFAV means the world to me because it allows me to meet new people and to see kids from my community grow and develop into skilled and confident young adults."

Captain Jamie McVeigh, West Lowland Battalion’s Balaklava Company Commander, said: "I started out as a member of the University Officers’ Training Corps in Glasgow, and after I graduated I wanted to find a new challenge for myself.

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"I knew a few people who had started volunteering as adult instructors, so I decided to give it a go too and I’m still going strong twelve years later.

"‘The teamwork and the camaraderie that you experience within the Cadet organisations is second to none, and it’s so fulfilling to see Cadets grow and learn so much on a weekly basis."

Colour Sergeant McIntyre presented Colonel Middleton with a recently signed Armed Forces Covenant on behalf of Fyne Homes Ltd.

An Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze Award went to Jamie Murray, a freelance photographer and videographer, a Rothesay Academy alumnus and a CFAV for West Lowland’s Balaklava Company.