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The Dunkirk (Leyland) Detachment is a Cadet Battery affiliated with the
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within
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Lancashire Army Cadets Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
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Location

This detachment is one of the army cadet branches that are located within the Lancashire town of
Leyland, Lancashire Leyland () is a town in South Ribble, Lancashire, England, six miles (10 km) south of Preston. The population was 35,578 at the 2011 Census. The name of the town is Anglo-Saxon, meaning "untilled land". History English Leyland was an a ...
at Dunkirk Lane, Leyland, Lancashire. The second detachment Leyland detachment is located at Bent Lane, Leyland Lancashire


Army Cadet Force

The Army Cadet Force (ACF) is a national
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sponsored by the United Kingdom's
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and the
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. Although sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, the ACF is not part of the
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or
Army Reserve A military reserve force is a military organization whose members have military and civilian occupations. They are not normally kept under arms, and their main role is to be available when their military requires additional manpower. Reserve ...
, and as such cadets are not subject to military 'call up'. Some cadets do, however, go on to enlist in the armed forces in later life, and many of the organisation's leaders have been cadets or have a military background.


References

British Cadet organisations Royal Artillery {{UK-mil-stub