There is no upper age limit to join as a chaplain, but you must be capable of carrying out the activities associated with your role and be able to offer a three-year commitment.
There are security and child protection checks and clearances. You will be required to attend interviews with the Regional Senior Chaplain followed by attendance at a regional Army Cadets Commissions Board where your suitability to work in the Army Cadets will be further assessed.
Following successful selection, you will be attached to a county or area ACF, where you will undergo basic familiarisation supported by a Senior Regular Chaplain and an experienced ACF Chaplain. You will undertake initial training at the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre, Shrivenham and have the opportunity to attend further annual continuation training.
Your principal commitment is to the annual camp which generally lasts between 10 and 14 days. You would also be expected to visit training evenings and weekends.
If you can offer around 21 days a year for the annual camp, attend meetings at HQ, perform mandatory training and detachment visits this is a great opportunity for you.
County chaplains answer to the Commandant (Colonel) of the ACF Batallion and have a ‘dotted-line’ management by the RAChD JMC (Brigade) Regular Chaplain and now a senior JMC Lead ACF Padre.
Some training attracts a voluntary allowance (VA) which is pegged to rank. ACF Padres are commissioned officers with a ‘Cadet Forces Commission’ and have absolutely no call out commitment. The ACF is primarily a youth organisation run by the Army to be a formative experience for young people and not a recruiting arm of the service.
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For an informal conversation please contact Revd Lance Sharpe, ACF Chaplain Bucks on priest.westwycombe@gmail.com