Monday, July 10, 2006

Lieutenant Jason Ashworth The Cadet Corps'

Although the newest employee of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps, Lieutenant Jason Ashworth brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience, his full-time active duty began earlier this year. Since then he has undertaken several duties, including administration, security and transportation tasks.

Lt. Ashworth's first-and voluntary-involvement with the Cadet Corps occurred in 2002, when he assisted with camp administration and developed an adult training programme.

He currently has responsibility for establishing and operating a new Cadet Corps branch in Cayman Brac and he is also in charge of officer training.

In addition, the lieutenant finds time to teach several training programme courses, such as Map and Compass; Drill; Field Craft; First Aid, and Skill-at-Arms.

"The job is very challenging because we are a new organisation, but I enjoy planning, developing and instructing programmes that help to improve young people," he said.

Established in 2001, the Cadet Corps is a relatively new concept for the Cayman Islands:

"With our limited staff, we are building this organisation from scratch and our goal is to ensure that the programme runs smoothly," Lt. Ashworth added.

A youth with a military background and a 12-year enlistment in the British Army (during which he earned medals in the Gulf War, Northern Ireland and for serving more than 1,000 days in an operational theatre) have given the lieutenant the necessary expertise to add to the Corps' professionalism and to improve the programmes for cadets in training.

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