Community Cadet Forces

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Cadets from the Air Training Corps and Army Cadet Force during Remembrance Sunday, 2006
UK Military 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 Cadets and Volunteer Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps. Together with the Combined Cadet Force (CCF) they constitute the UK's MOD-sponsored cadet forces.[1] The Volunteer Cadet Corps, which in 2017 became the fifth MOD sponsored cadet force,[2] 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.[3] 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."[4]

As of 1 April 2019, there were 110,620 Cadets and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers in the Community Cadet Forces.[5]

Cadet Ranks[]

Main article: Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom

Army cadets ranks share associated regiment's equivalent rank title.

Ensign of the Sea Cadet Corps.svg
Sea
Cadets Corps
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 Cadet Petty Officer SCC.png Cadet Leading SCC.png Able Cadet SCC.png Ordinary Cadet SCC.png Cadet 1st Class.png Cadet SCC.png No insignia
Petty Officer
Cadet 		Leading
Cadet 		Able Cadet Ordinary Cadet Cadet 1st Class Cadet New Entry
POC LC AC OC CFC CDT NE


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Royal Marines
Cadets
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 RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTSGT.svg RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTCPL.svg RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTLCPL.svg No insignia No insignia
Cadet
Sergeant 		Cadet
Corporal 		Cadet Lance
Corporal 		Royal
Marines
Cadet 		Recruit
CDTSGT CDTCPL CDTLCPL RMC MCR


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Army
Cadet Force
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 ACF Cadet Rank Slide UO.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide RSM.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide CSM.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTSSGT.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTSGT.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTCPL.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTLCPL.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide Cdt.svg ACF Cadet Rank Slide Cdt.svg
Under Officer Cadet Regimental
Sergeant Major 		Cadet Company
Sergeant Major 		Cadet Staff
Sergeant 		Cadet
Sergeant 		Cadet
Corporal 		Cadet Lance
Corporal 		Cadet Recruit
UO Cdt RSM Cdt CSM Cdt SSgt Cdt Sgt Cdt Cpl Cdt LCpl Cdt Rct


Ensign of the Air Training Corps.svg
Air Training Corps
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 ATC Cadet Warrant Officer.svg British RAF OR-7b.svg British RAF OR-6.svg British RAF OR-4.svg No insignia No insignia
Cadet
Warrant Officer 		Cadet Flight
Sergeant 		Cadet
Sergeant 		Cadet
Corporal 		Cadet Junior Cadet
CWO Cdt FS Cdt Sgt Cdt Cpl Cdt JCdt


See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 9. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  4. ^ "The cadet forces and MOD youth work". GOV.UK. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ^ "MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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