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Previously known as Commandant ATC, the appointment is now held by an RAF Air Commodore and is based at Headquarters Air Cadets (HQAC) at the RAF College Cranwell . Prior to the establishment of HQAC as an independent unit, the post of Commandant ATC was held be the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief , Reserve, Home and finally Flying Training Command. HQAC was formed 1 May 1960 within Flying Training Command.

Commandant Air Cadets sits on the Management Board of the Royal Air Force Training Group Defence Agency and is responsible to the Air Officer Commanding Training Group / Chief Executive TG . The Commandant is responsible for over 900 units of the Air Training Corps , CCF (RAF) Sections and the nationwide network of Volunteer Gliding Squadrons .

Until 24 March 2003, the Commandant Air Cadets also held the role of Air Officer Commanding Air Cadets . This role has now been absorbed into the role of Air Officer Commanding Training Group .


AOC AIR CADETS & COMMANDANT ATC 1941 - 2003


  • 5 Feb 1941 Air Commodore Sir John Chamier (Ret'd)

  • 1 Feb 1944 Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage (Ret'd)

  • 1946 - 1960 Appointments held by Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Reserve / Home / Flying Training Command.

  • 1962 Air Commodore A G Dudgeon

  • 14 Sep 1962 Air Commodore J B Coward

  • 23 Jun 1966 Air Commodore E J Morris

  • 18 Jun 1968 Air Commodore J N Stacey

  • 17 Jul 1971 Air Commodore P O V Green

  • 13 Oct 1973 Air Commodore T H Blackham

  • 13 Jun 1977 Air Commodore M J E Swiney

  • 15 Dec 1979 Air Commodore K J Goodwin

  • 17 Apr 1982 Air Commodore P V Mayall

  • 6 Jan 1986 Air Commodore P P W Taylor

  • 5 Jan 1987 Air Commodore P G Naz

  • 23 Apr 1993 Air Commodore P M Stean

  • 12 Jan 1996 Air Commodore J A F Ford

  • 1999? Air Commodore John Kennedy

  • 3 May 2002 Air Commodore Jon Chitty



COMMANDANT ATC 2003 - 2006



COMMANDANT AIR CADETS 2006 -