Dawn McCafferty
Dawn McCafferty | |
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Born | Rhondda Valley, South Wales |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/branch | Royal Air Force |
Years of service |
1988–2006 2012– |
Rank | Air Commodore |
Commands held | Air Cadet Organisation |
Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
Air Commodore Dawn Allison McCafferty, CBE is a Royal Air Force officer. She took over as Commandant of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets in August 2012 from Air Commodore Barbara Cooper and will serve until 2020.[1] McCafferty is the only full-time reserve officer to have held the post.
Career
McCafferty, who was born in the Rhondda Valley of South Wales, and later lived in Wigston Magna, joined the RAF at the age of 19 for a four-year short service commission as a secretarial officer. She retired as a group captain in 2006, having completed 23 years of service.
McCafferty's career culminated in her appointment as Inspector of Recruiting for the RAF. She had previously commanded the personnel management squadron at RAF Wittering and the administrative wing at RAF Waddington. She completed staff tours in Command Headquarters and in the Ministry of Defence. After leaving the RAF in 2006, McCafferty set up and ran the Royal Air Force Families Federation from its inception in 2007 until 2012.[2]
McCafferty was appointed Commandant Air Cadets in 2012, initially on a four-year appointment. In 2015, it was confirmed that she would continue in the post until 2020 [3]
McCafferty was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[4]
Personal life
McCafferty is married to Paul McCafferty, a retired RAF wing commander; they have two children.
References
- ↑ "RAF Air Cadets News". Raf.mod.uk. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ "Dawn McCafferty Leaves The RAF Families Federation After 5 Years". COBSEO. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ↑ Dawn McCafferty [@ComdtAC] (12 September 2015). "Think it's safe to tell you that my request to stay as Comdt until Aug 2020 has been approved..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B7.
Military offices | ||
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Preceded by Barbara Cooper |
Commandant Air Cadets 2012–present |
Incumbent |