CCF at Dulwich College
The Combined Cadet Force is a thriving co-curricular organisation for boys at Dulwich. The CCF provides a framework through which boys can develop qualities of endurance, resourcefulness, self-reliance, responsibility and leadership. It also aims to engender a sense of public service. The contingent at Dulwich has a ‘section’ from each of the three services: Army, Navy and RAF.
Membership of the CCF is voluntary and boys join on entering Year 9. Boys choose the section that appeals to them the most; they then take part in activities appropriate to that service. We have parade evenings, when we cover the training syllabus for all boys after school on Tuesdays.
In addition to the weekly training in school we take the boys away on camps. During term time we organise one or two weekends away; longer camps are always organised during the holidays. As well as the UK based camps and visits there will be opportunities for boys to travel abroad. In the past we have visited Germany, Denmark, Spain, China and North Africa. Senior boys will also be offered the chance to go on specialist courses. With these, boys experience some of the very best of what CCF military and adventurous training has to offer.
The contingent is directed and managed by a dedicated team of staff. Typically these are members of the teaching staff who have been commissioned into the forces with officer status and trained specifically to serve the cadet force. We also have our own full-time School Staff Instructor, a former Royal Artillery warrant officer. In addition to our own CCF officers we are routinely visited by regular forces service personnel.
Several of our senior boys have been awarded Sixth Form Scholarships, University Scholarships and Bursaries from the Services. As members of the CCF boys will be presented with opportunities, training and experiences that go beyond the norm. Detailing these on UCAS forms says much about an individual. Further information.
Contingent Commander: Lieutenant Colonel G E Rutter
RN Section: Lieutenant T J Price OC
Army Section: Captain J M O'Neill OC
RAF Section: Flight Lieutenant B R H Kulatunge OC
School Staff Instructor: Mr P A Titmarsh RA (retired)