Community Cadet Forces
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The Community Cadet Forces is a term used by the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (MOD) to group together the Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps, and Volunteer Cadet Corps. Together with the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) they constitute the UK's MOD-sponsored cadet forces. The Volunteer Cadet Corps, which in 2017 became the fifth MOD sponsored cadet force, enjoy close ties with the Royal Marines elements of the Sea Cadet Corps and the Combined Cadet Force forming a tri-partite family of 'Royal Marines Cadets'.
While these cadet forces are sponsored by the MOD and maintain strong ties, traditions and customs with the British Armed Forces, they are Volunteer Youth Organisations and have no liability for military service. The MOD describe the Cadet Forces as offering "challenging and enjoyable activities for young people, and prepare them to play an active part in the community while developing valuable life skills."
As of 1 April 2019, there were 110,620 Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers in the Community Cadet Forces.
Cadet Ranks
Army cadets ranks share associated regiments' equivalent rank title.
Cadet Ranks are not equivalent to their real word NATO counterparts, and as such Cadet rank equivalency will not mirror that of the NATO table.
| Sea Cadets Corps vte | No insignia | |||||||||
| Petty officer cadet | Leading cadet | Able cadet | Ordinary cadet | Cadet 1st class | Cadet | New entry | ||||
| POC | LC | AC | OC | CFC | CDT | NE | ||||
| Royal Marines Cadets (Part of the SCC) vte | No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||
| Cadet sergeant | Cadet corporal | Cadet lance corporal | Marine cadet | Marine cadet recruit | ||||||
| CDT SGT | CDT CPL | CDT LCPL | MC | MCR | ||||||
| Army Cadet Force vte | ||||||||||
| Cadet under officer | Cadet regimental sergeant major | Cadet company sergeant major | Cadet staff sergeant | Cadet sergeant | Cadet corporal | Cadet lance corporal | Cadet | Recruit | ||
| Cdt UO | Cdt RSM | Cdt CSM | Cdt SSgt | Cdt Sgt | Cdt Cpl | Cdt LCpl | Cdt | Rct | ||
| Air Training Corps vte | No insignia | |||||||||
| Cadet warrant officer | Cadet flight sergeant | Cadet sergeant | Cadet corporal | Cadet | ||||||
| CWO | Cdt FS | Cdt Sgt | Cdt Cpl | Cdt |
See also
- Cadets (youth program)
- Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation (CVQO)
- Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
Sources
- (PDF). November 2022. Archived from (PDF) on 18 July 2024.