Bethany appointed as Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet of Moray

A LOCAL Army Cadet has been appointed to assist the Lord Lieutenant of Moray in his duties.

Cadet Corporal Bethany Young (17), from 1st Battalion The Highlanders’ Elgin Detachment, has been given the honour to assist the Lord Lieutenant, Major General Seymour Munro, as the Queen’s appointed representative to the area.

Bethany, a member of the Army Cadet Force (ACF) since September 2016, took up the year-long appointment as the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet of Moray in a presentation held at Grant Park, in Forres, on August 2.

Over her time with the cadets Bethany has taken part in several competitions, including shooting, and has represented the battalion in the ACFA Scottish 5-a-side football competition.

For the majority of her cadet career Bethany has been part of Forres Detachment. However, due to Forres Drill Hall currently being closed for refurbishment she has temporary transferred to Elgin, along with other Forres cadets, to continue cadet training.

Detachments were closed over lockdown, but Bethany was able to continue with some parts of her training online, including completing the Junior Cadet Instructor Course which now allows her to teach junior cadets up to and including 1 Star.

The teenager was presented with her certificate of appointment after her first event with the Lord Lieutenant, which was to present local Forres resident Mary Nelson a British Empire Medal for her services to helping homeless people in Moray.

Bethany takes over the position from fellow Elgin Army Cadet Jakub Bialkowski, who reached the upper age limit of the organisation in April.

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