Affiliated Regimental History
Provide a structured, locally adaptable lesson through which cadets learn the history, current role, identity and living connection of their affiliated Regiment or Corps.
Learning objectives
- Name the affiliated Regiment or Corps and locate it within the broad Army structure.
- Describe its formation and two significant historic episodes or battle honours using reliable sources.
- Explain its present-day role and capabilities.
- Recognise key identity features: cap badge, headdress, motto, customs and local connection.
Stores & equipment
- Current official Regiment/Corps history
- Approved cap badge and headdress images
- Timeline cards
- Tradition/object labels
- Guest speaker brief (if used)
- Local affiliation worksheet
Safety & assurance
- Vet guest speakers and visits through normal procedures.
- Keep operational detail at a publicly releasable, age-appropriate level.
- Avoid glorifying casualties or using distressing imagery.
- Respect copyright, memorial contexts and regimental sensitivities.
Before publication or delivery, replace the generic affiliation content with the detachment’s Regiment or Corps, official public sources, verified local link, approved imagery and guest/visit details.
Reveal cap badge or approved object and ask what evidence it gives about identity. State the local affiliation.
Observe and pose questions.
Correct affiliated organisation named.
Place the Regiment or Corps within Combat Arms, Combat Support or Combat Service Support and describe its current role.
Link current capability to Lesson 7.
Present-day role explained first.
Tell the formation story and selected turning points from verified sources.
Order event cards and identify change/continuity.
Chronology and formation understood.
Explore selected battle honours, motto, dress, customs and traditions; explain evidence and meaning.
Complete identity shield with sourced facts.
Facts distinguished from folklore.
Use a representative, visit, recorded interview or current public source to connect history with people serving today.
Prepare and ask purposeful questions.
Questions connect past, present and cadet identity.
Run a six-point affiliation check and ask what cadets represent when wearing the badge.
Deliver a 30-second regimental brief.
All four learning objectives evidenced.