Commandant Air Cadets

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Commandant Air Cadets is the title given to the Royal Air Force officer who is responsible for running the Air Cadet Organisation, embracing the Air Training Corps (ATC) and the RAF Sections of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF RAF). The current Commandant Air Cadets is Air Commodore Gordon Moulds OBE MBE.

Previously known as Commandant ATC, the appointment is now held by an RAF Air Commodore and is based at Headquarters Air Cadets (HQAC) at the RAF College Cranwell. Prior to the establishment of HQAC as an independent unit, the post of Commandant ATC was held by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Reserve, Home and finally Flying Training Command. HQAC was formed 1 May 1960 within Flying Training Command.

The Commandant is responsible for over 900 units of the ATC, some 200 CCF (RAF) Sections and the nationwide network of Volunteer Gliding Squadrons (VGS).

Until 24 March 2003, the Commandant Air Cadets also held the role of Air Officer Commanding Air Cadets, the appointment then passing to the Air Officer Commanding Training Group (TG). The post has now been merged into the post of AOC TG and no longer exists as a separate entity.

[edit] AOC Air Cadets & Commandant ATC 1941 - 2003

5 Feb 1941 Air Commodore Sir John Chamier (Ret'd)
1 Feb 1944 Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage (Ret'd)
1946 - 1960 Appointments held by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Reserve / Home / Flying Training Command.
1962 Air Commodore A G Dudgeon
14 Sep 1962 Air Commodore J B Coward
23 Jun 1966 Air Commodore E J Morris
18 Jun 1968 Air Commodore J N Stacey
17 Jul 1971 Air Commodore P O V Green
13 Oct 1973 Air Commodore T H Blackham
13 Jun 1977 Air Commodore M J E Swiney
15 Dec 1979 Air Commodore K J Goodwin
17 Apr 1982 Air Commodore P V Mayall
6 Jan 1986 Air Commodore P P W Taylor
5 Jan 1987 Air Commodore P G Naz
23 Apr 1993 Air Commodore P M Stean
12 Jan 1996 Air Commodore J A F Ford
28 Mar 1998 Air Commodore John Kennedy
3 May 2002 Air Commodore Jon Chitty