Company HQ
Officer Commanding (OC)
Major S. Haughie TD
I assumed command of W Company on October 1st 2008, having acted as 2IC for 18 months. My military background is mainly with the Territorial Army in which I served in a variety of different roles.
As OC W Company I am responsible for all aspects of cadet and adult training, welfare, discipline and management of the Company's resources. I am assisted by my 2IC, Training Officer, CSM and CQMS.
I am privileged to command W Company and aim to provide a safe environment in which every cadet can develop through a variety of mentally and physically challenging activities, whilst learning new skills and developing maturity. In order to do this we concentrate on practical training and FUN!
In a world that often shuns achievement, where new "rules" and legislation confine us at every stage, making even some of the simplest tasks almost too difficult, the Army Cadet Force stands out in the way we can motivate and test young people. That it does so owes much to the dedicated group of adults who give freely of so much of their time to plan and prepare activities that offer the excitement and opportunities required to inspire our cadets to achieve.
Second in Command (2IC)
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Training Officer (TO)
Lt T. Jackson
I have been the Training Officer of W Company since January 2009, having previously been the Detachment Commander of Alnwick Detachment.
I first joined Northumbria ACF as a cadet in 1992 and apart from a few months of absence when I started university have been in W Company (previously A Company) ever since.
My role as Training Officer is to ensure that the Detachments deliver safe, challenging and progressive training to our cadets. I am responsible for conducting and recording APC assessments, planning training weekends and keeping our adults up to speed with their own training.
I am also a member of the County's first aid training team.
Company Sergeant Major (CSM)
Hello everyone. Having just taken up my new post as Company Sergeant Major in mid July 2009, I am looking forward to the challenges ahead.
My new post requires me to oversee cadet and staff welfare, discipline and general well being. I visit detachments checking on the smooth administration and training being carried out by staff and the morale and welfare of cadets.
As a former cadet myself, I later joined the Regular Army and served with the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, where I worked in a number of roles and postings overseas. After serving with the colours I joined the Metropolitan Police in London. During my time in the Met I joined the ACF as an adult, working initially with Surrey ACF and later transferring to Northumbria ACF in 2003.
Some of our training is challenging as well as fun so cadets get a wide range of experences in adventure training, camping and military skills. We are not a recruiting agency for the Army, but do have a similar military structure and ethos.
What is rewarding for me as an adult instructor is to see a young person join the ACF and aspire to challenges they thought were never possible.
To help the cadets along the way my motto is "don't be one of the stragglers, be one of the crowd" and they normally are!
Company Quarter Master Sergeant (CQMS)
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Where we are
Company HQ is located at:
TA Centre
Lisburn Terrace
ALNWICK
NE66 1XQ
We parade on a Wednesday evening, 1900 - 2100 hrs.
Our telephone number is 01665 606785 (during parade time only).
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