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Friday, September 21, 2012
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DISCIPLINED cadets at Dean Close School in Cheltenham puffed out their chests and stood tall at their biennial inspection this week.

More than 150 members of the school's Combined Cadet Force, including trainee members of the Army, Navy and RAF, turned out for the parade before taking part in a series of military-themed challenges.

  1. ALL SMILES:  Cadets cheer on their colleagues in the obstacle race

    ALL SMILES: Cadets cheer on their colleagues in the obstacle race

  2. ARMED FORCE:  Cadets tackle the gun run

    ARMED FORCE: Cadets tackle the gun run

  3. ON PARADE:  Air Vice Marshal Ray Lock inspects the troops as, right, the school band plays on

    ON PARADE: Air Vice Marshal Ray Lock inspects the troops as, right, the school band plays on

  4. 19 SEPT 2012  PICTURE BY ROBERT DAVIS  Inspection of the Dean Close School, Cheltenham, Combined Cadet Force by By Air Vice Marshal R Locke.---- the school's concert band.  telTracey Colbert-Smith, Director of Marketing 01242 258045

    19 SEPT 2012 PICTURE BY ROBERT DAVIS Inspection of the Dean Close School, Cheltenham, Combined Cadet Force by By Air Vice Marshal R Locke.---- the school's concert band. telTracey Colbert-Smith, Director of Marketing 01242 258045

  5. SMART:  Colour Sgt Hati Davis

    SMART: Colour Sgt Hati Davis

With an assault course, rescue exercises, initiative tests and shooting practice, the event was designed to test participants' physical capability.

Honorary visitor Air Vice Marshal Ray Lock CBE was on hand to run his eagle eye over the young troops.

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Brian Lloyd, the school Regimental Sergeant Major, said: "The inspection went very well. The cadets split in to ten teams and were judged across a range of different events which were all designed to test them in different ways.

"Our inspecting officer was suitably impressed with what he saw."

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