It is customary for the Lord-Lieutenant to appoint a number of cadets drawn from a variety of cadet units within Cambridgeshire. This appointment, which is for one year, is the highest accolade possible during a cadet’s career. The cadets role is to assist the Lord-Lieutenant or her deputies at ceremonial and other events around the County. The cadets for 2023/24 are:
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| Cadet Flight Sergeant Tahlia Banks – Beds & Cambs Air Cadets | Cadet Warrant Officer James Munday – Beds & Cambs Air Cadets | Cadet Warrant Officer Matthew Simpson – Beds & Cambs Air Cadets |
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| Petty Officer Cadet Beth Sharp – Sea Cadets | Cadet Staff Sergeant Lucy Miles – Cambridgeshire Army Cadet Force | Cadet Sergeant Major Benjamin Kilgallen |