Archives: April 2024


Lord Provost of the City of Glasgow Jacqueline McLaren stands between two RAF Reserve personnel at the 602 Squadron Space unit formation ceremony.
Lowland RAF Reservists Form Specialist Space Unit
19.04.2024

RAF Reservists based in Glasgow have announced the formation of a new Space unit.The ‘Flight’ is initially formed of three Reserve personnel from ...

Colonel Peter McCarthy presents a framed Lord-Lieutenant's Certificate to 102 Field Squadron's Warrant Officer 2 Gordon Mullen
Renfrewshire Defence Personnel Receive Lord-Lieutenant’s Certificates at Paisley Abbey
21.03.2024

Four Army Reservists, an Army Reserve civil servant and two Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) have been recognised by the Lord-Lieutenant for Renfr...

215 MMR Reservist Attends Nursing Conference in Belgrade
28.02.2024

Earlier this month Reservists from 215 (Scottish) Multirole Medical Regiment and 254 (East of England) Multirole Medical Regiment travelled to Belgrad...

Councillor Robert Aldridge, left, presenting a Lord-Lieutenant's Certificate to Lieutenant Iain MacIver of East Scotland University Royal Naval Unit.
Edinburgh Reservists and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers Honoured By Lord-Lieutenant
22.02.2024

Five Armed Forces Reservists and two Cadet Force Adult Volunteers (CFAVs) have received a prestigious award from the Lord-Lieutenant for the City of E...

Four Reservists in blue UN berets standing on the rooftop of Ledra Palace Hotel, Nicosia.
From Glasgow to Nicosia: Lowland Comms Visit 71 Engineer Regiment in Cyprus
20.02.2024

Monday 5 February was the start of an extraordinary week for the Lowland RFCA Communications Team as Kate and Emma embarked on a week-long adventure i...

Left to right: Group Captain Khan, Squadron Leader Gray, Flight Sergeant Edwards and Flight Sergeant Moonie chatting together outside Artillery House
RAF Air Cadets Volunteer Honoured for 52 Years of Service
11.01.2024

A Cadet Force Adult Volunteer (CFAV) has been acknowledged with a special award for over half a century of uniformed service with the Royal Air Force ...

RAF Air Cadets group photo from a Fieldcraft day at Dechmont Range in 2022.
A Cadet’s Guide to the New Year
10.01.2024

Drink more water. Do more exercise. Eat more greens.These are a few of the more familiar New Year’s resolutions that we hear every 1st of January as...

Portrait photo of Cadet Lance Corporal Cardwell in his Army Cadet uniform.
Army Cadet Highlights Value of First Aid Training
14.12.2023

Regardless of which branch they join – Army, Air or Sea – Cadets can learn a variety of practical and life-changing skills. One such quali...

A group of Cadets from Glasgow & Lanarkshire Battalion ACF who took part in the pilot of the Cadet Nursing Scheme
Adult Volunteer Inspired into Career Change by Cadet Nursing Scheme
13.12.2023

In March of this year, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Prince of Wales Nursing Cadet Scheme was piloted in Scotland for the first time, giving Lowl...


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