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
Main article: Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom
Army cadets ranks share associated regiment's 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.
SeaCadets Corps
| No insignia | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petty OfficerCadet | LeadingCadet | Able Cadet | Ordinary Cadet | Cadet 1stClass | Cadet | New Entry | ||||||
| POC | LC | AC | OC | CFC | CDT | NE | ||||||
Royal MarinesCadets(Part of the SCC)
| No insignia | No insignia | ||||||||||
| CadetSergeant | CadetCorporal | Cadet LanceCorporal | Marine Cadet | Marine Cadet Recruit | ||||||||
| CDT SGT | CDT CPL | CDT LCPL | MC | MCR | ||||||||
ArmyCadet Force
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| Cadet Under Officer | Cadet RegimentalSergeant Major | Cadet CompanySergeant Major | Cadet StaffSergeant | CadetSergeant | CadetCorporal | Cadet LanceCorporal | Cadet | Recruit | ||||
| Cdt UO | Cdt RSM | Cdt CSM | Cdt SSgt | Cdt Sgt | Cdt Cpl | Cdt LCpl | Cdt | Rct | ||||
Air Training Corps
| No insignia | |||||||||||
| CadetWarrant Officer | Cadet FlightSergeant | CadetSergeant | CadetCorporal | Cadet | ||||||||
| CWO | Cdt FS | Cdt Sgt | Cdt Cpl | Cdt | ||||||||
See also
- Cadets (youth program)
- Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation (CVQO)
- Reserve Forces and Cadets Association
References
"MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 19 August 2019. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804484/MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2019.pdf ↩
"MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 9. Retrieved 19 August 2019. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804484/MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2019.pdf ↩
"MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. p. 2. Retrieved 19 August 2019. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804484/MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2019.pdf ↩
"The cadet forces and MOD youth work". GOV.UK. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-cadet-forces-and-mods-youth-work ↩
"MOD Sponsored Cadet Forces Statistics" (PDF). Statistics at MOD. 1 April 2019. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 19 August 2019. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804484/MOD_Sponsored_Cadet_Forces_Statistics_April_2019.pdf ↩