Cleveland Army Cadet Force has over 600 cadets and adult volunteers in detachments right across Teesside. Four detachments of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets, representing Middlesbrough , Stockton, Guisborough and East Cleveland and Hartlepool also parade on Teesside while there are sea cadets branches across the region.

Thousands of youngsters have learnt life skills, discipline - and enjoyed life-changing experiences with friends - as a cadet. And The Gazette has captured many of these moments.

We’ve dipped into our archives to find some wonderful pictures of cadets over the years. Here’s the first batch - can you recognise anyone, from these snaps?

They include a range of photos from a 150 year celebration of cadets aboard the HMS Trincomalee in 2010.

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