During a cadets time with the Royal Naval Section they will become eligible to attend various camps and courses.
The Royal Naval Section offers over 100 camps and courses every year, held at military establishments all over the country.
These camps and courses include Leadership, Range firing, Amphibious training with the Royal Marines, Submarine Acquaintance, First Aid, Gunnery/Missile, Mine Countermeasures, Fleet Air Arm Acquaintance, Dinghy Sailing, Yacht Sailing, Ocean Diving, Canoeing, Parachuting, Navigation and the National Summer Camp. Cadets attend these from Royal Naval sections all over the country.
Nationally recognised qualifications can be achieved, which in civilian life would cost hundreds of pounds.
The RN Section makes an annual visit to HM Naval Base Faslane. The cadets are instructed in the areas of fire fighting with the Defence Fire Service, underwater bomb disposal with the Northern Diving Group, small arms and baton training by the Naval Military Training personnel, forensics with the Royal Navy Regulators and submarine acquaintance onboard a Vanguard class submarine thanks to the Submarine Qualification (North) Instructors.
Visit 2006
Instructors from SMQ (North) visit Bridlington Royal Naval Association
Affiliations
HMS York
The Ship's motto 'Bon Espoir' means Good Hope and was the motto of Edmund Langley, the First Duke of York 1341-1402, who was the fifth son of Edward III.
York was the last of the Type 42 destroyers to be built for the Royal Navy. Launched in 1982 and accepted into service in March 1985, she is the twelfth ship in the Royal Navy to bear the name. Very proud of such a historic name, the ship has a strong affiliation with the City of York who bestowed the Freedom of City on the ship in March 1991.