Army Cadet Force & Combined Cadet Force (ACF & CCF) Case Study

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About the Client

Overview

The Army Cadet Force (ACF) and Combined Cadet Force (CCF) are national, voluntary youth organisations sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. They provide young people with challenging, adventurous, and educational experiences across the UK.

To support their operations, Westminster Cadets required a secure and scalable IT solution for managing devices and protecting sensitive data.

Requirement

The ACF and CCF needed a solution that would:

  • Provide laptops across multiple locations nationwide
  • Ensure secure access to systems and data
  • Prevent sensitive information from being downloaded outside of the Westminster MIS
  • Enable reliable device management and maintenance

Solution

Akhter delivered a large-scale, secure device deployment with integrated management tools.

Device deployment

  • Just under 3000 read-only thin client kiosk laptops
  • Distributed across ACF and CCF locations throughout the UK

Operating system and configuration

  • 6500 Microsoft Windows To Go devices
  • Software builds completed and configured at Akhter HQ
  • Designed for secure, controlled access to systems

Device management

  • Implementation of Microsoft Intune
  • Centralised device and application management
  • Ongoing support and maintenance capabilities

“Akhter were really helpful in the run up to the roll out of equipment and during the next few years, their solution and idea of partnering with Microsoft gave us a solution over and above our requirement.”

Major S Elmstrom MCGI CISM

Westminster Cadets

Result

The solution delivered significant improvements in both security and accessibility:

  • Reduced risk of sensitive data being accessed
  • Enabled volunteers to securely access Westminster MIS
  • Provided reliable laptops across all cadet locations
  • Improved access to critical information for units nationwide
  • Strengthened the Safe System of Training (SST)
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