The early 80’s saw the introduction of girls into the Corps. The girls took up
the challenge of the ATC with relish. By 1981, girl cadets were flying solo in gliders, gaining
marksman badges and taking an active part in the D of E Award. Cadet Fiona Brown of No
404 (Borough of Morpeth) Squadron being the first girl cadet in the Corps to gain a Gold DofE Award. The first woman to command an ATC squadron - No 2500 (St Neots) - was Flight
Lieutenant Janet Page WRAFVR(T) who was appointed in 1982. By the end of March 1999,
there were 8682 girl cadets in the Corps.
In April 2019, the Air Cadets numbered 32,850 cadets (30.8% female) and 10,680 adult volunteers (31% female).
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