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The school has its own Combined Cadet Force with Army, Air Force and Royal Navy Sections.

Hereford Cathedral School has one of the largest and longest established CCF of any school in the country. Since the advent of coeducation in the 1970s the CCF has grown and continued to thrive. The contribution which the CCF plays is as an important part of the general education offered at Hereford Cathedral School

The emphasis is on helping our pupils to acquire skills such as confidence, self reliance and team work. The CCF encourages boys and girls to use their initiative and to develop management and leadership skills. Weekly CCF afternoons and termly Field Days are part of the curriculum with students often taking charge with teachers in attendance for overall supervision and guidance only. These activities are supplemented by regular camps and training activities during the holidays in all parts of the UK and occasionally elsewhere in Europe. These activities extend and challenge the individual and help to increase their own self-esteem.

The Combined Cadet Force operates on Friday afternoon's after school and is compulsory for pupils in the Third Year and subsequently optional in the senior years, many Sixth Formers continue with it, taking positions of responsibility and developing their own leadership and management potential. It is a popular and vibrant element of the extra-curricular provision at Hereford Cathedral School.

The Combined Cadet Force give opportunities for pupils to attain qualifications in flying, gliding, canoeing, climbing and the like, experience leadership training, and participate in orienteering competition - uniquely - Hereford Cathedral School has taken both the Boys' and Girls' UK Cadets Orienteering titles. Many pupils take advantage of camps and facilities provided by the various branches of our Armed Forces. Indeed a few will consider careers in these after university. However, the main purpose of the CCF is fostering good education, rather than military training.

C.C.F. camps are arranged for the holidays, and expeditions are organised to many parts of the world. This year Hereford Cathedral School has taken parties to the Pyrenees, Cyprus and Germany, and are now formally linked with Ghachok School in the Annapurna Mountain Range, Nepal.