Gun-toting Mayor of Douglas Councillor Sara Hackman JP attended the Isle of Man Army Cadet Force’s Open Day on Saturday September 19.
Receiving instruction from 2nd lieutenant Daithi O’Regan, community training officer. Also pictured is Lance bombardier Megan Harris
Escorted by Major Dean Johnson (pictured below) she toured the displays and heard how the ACF aims to equip young people with life and practical skills and help them realise their potential.
Lance bombardiers Kristopher Hamill and Fred Buxton
Although declining the offer of military camouflage makeup Her Worship went on mini-manoeuvres at the ACF’s Tromode headquarters, was instructed in the use of a number of weapons (‘toy’ and real) and got to grips with ‘Choking Charlie’, a training mannequin in the form of an adult torso.
Her Worship gets to grips with 'Choking Charlie' under instruction from 2nd lieutenant Carrie Wernham