A Sutherland Army Cadet has been appointed as the new Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet of the area.
Cadet Sergeant Hunter Ross (16), from the Dornoch Detachment of 1st Battalion the Highlanders, was given the honour of the year-long appointment during a presentation at the Dornoch Cadet Centre.
Prior to the presentation, the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland, Dr Monica Main, inspected the Detachment – who were all smartly turned out. After the inspection she presented Hunter with his certificate of appointment. The presentation was attended by Ross Company Commander Major George MacDonald as well as members of Hunter’s family.
Hunter has been a member of the Army Cadets since April 2015 and one of the company’s Senior Cadet Instructors, teaching Junior and Senior cadets of the Detachment and Ross Company the Cadet Force Syllabus. Hunter has also taken advantage of many extra activities and opportunities that being a cadet offers, from representing the Company and Battalion in competitions to attending week-long STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) camps to see how his school subjects are used in the Armed Forces.
As the Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet, Sgt Ross will attend events the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland attends in her capacity as Her Majesty the Queen’s appointed representative of the area.
The Lord-Lieutenant inspects the cadets.
