Cadets or cadet corps are voluntary youth programs sponsored by a national military service or ministry of defence. These programs are aimed to provide youths with activities associated with military or paramilitary training, including drills, physical fitness, and education. Although these youth organisations are modelled after their sponsoring military service, they do not form a part of these services nor do they constitute a military service in their own right.
Several civilian organisations, including civil defence, police services, and emergency medical services like St John Ambulance, may also operate or sponsor their own "cadet" youth programs.
Antigua and Barbuda
The Antigua and Barbuda Cadet Corps consists of students between the ages of 12 and 19. It Is a voluntary youth organisation, sponsored by the government of Antigua & Barbuda. The main objective is to provide training and personal development to the youths through paramilitary activities and also embrace community activities. The cadet corps has 200 members and falls under the direct command of a regular officer of the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force. There are two categories in the Cadet Corps, Sea Cadets and Infantry Cadets.
The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps, under the dual administration of the ministries of defence and education, promotes youth development movement in Bangladesh. During the Bangladesh Liberation War, cadets of this organisation played an important role as freedom fighters, with several casualties.
The Canadian Cadets Organisation is Canada's oldest and largest youth organisation, with over 57,000 participants spread out into over 1200 Cadet Corps and Squadrons in 2024.[2] The Canadian Cadets Organisation is made up of three youth groups, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets, the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, and is open to youths aged 12 to 18. The program is administered by the Department of National Defence (DND) and is sponsored by the Canadian Forces. However, cadets are not members of the Canadian Armed Forces and are not expected to join it.[3] Funding for these organisations is provided through the DND in partnership with the Army Cadet, Air Cadet, and Navy Leagues of Canada. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police maintains a similar youth program in partnership with Scouts Canada called the RCMP Rovers and Ventures.
Ghana
The National Cadet Corps of Ghana is an amalgamation of the former Army, Navy, Air Force, Police and Fire Cadets programs in Ghana. It was established in 2002 under the Ministry of Education, presently Ministry of Youth and Sports.
In India, the National Cadet Corps is a voluntary cadet organisation for motivating college students to pursue a career in the Indian Armed Forces. It aims to develop qualities of character, discipline, teamwork, leadership and adventure in the students. The corps organizes outdoor activities, such as camping, trekking, mountain climbing, etc. besides providing small arms training to cadets. Cadets do not commit serving in the armed forces but are given a preference by the Services Selection Board when applying for officer commissions in the military services.
In Russia, cadets are students who study in the Cadet Corps which are military schools subordinate to the Russian Ministry of Defence, they provide secondary education and also have additional military-related classes which are to prepare children for future service.
In NPCC and NCDCC, the rank of Cadet is below the rank of Lance Corporal.[4][5] For NPCC, Secondary One students officially attain the rank of Cadet at their Area's Swearing-In Ceremony. Cadets do not bear any rank insignia; however, the letters 'NPCC' and 'NCDCC' are at the bottom of the rank to differentiate NPCC and NCDCC Cadets from Singapore Police Force and Singapore Civil Defence Force personnel respectively.
Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, there is one primary cadet force which is the National Cadet Corps (NCC). In recent years the NCC developed an Air Force Wing, a Naval Wing and a Police Wing. Western Cadet Bands and Eastern Cadet Bands The National Cadet Corps (Sri Lanka) is the Sri Lankan military cadet corps and is a Ministry of Defence sponsored youth organisation in Sri Lanka. Formally the Ceylon Cadet Corps since 1881. It is open to high school students on voluntary basis and has a history of more than 126 years. The officers are teachers who act as instructors. The cadets are given basic military training in small arms and parades. The officers and cadets have no liability for active military service but many volunteer to join the armed forces.
South Africa
South Africa has a long history of having cadets, with many schools having their own corps,[6] however after the end of apartheid they were phased out. Cadets exist today, with some schools still maintaining their own unit.[7] The Sea Cadets are also still in existence.[8]
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned.
The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid.
While the defence of Bermuda remains the responsibility of the government of the United Kingdom, rather than of the local Bermudian Government, the island still maintains a militia for the purpose of defence.
Sergeant is a rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The alternative spelling, serjeant, is used in The Rifles and other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry. Its origin is the Latin serviens, 'one who serves', through the Old French term serjant.
Corporal is a military rank in use by the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services. The rank is usually the lowest ranking non-commissioned officer. In some militaries, the rank of corporal nominally corresponds to commanding a section or squad of soldiers.
Staff sergeant is a rank of non-commissioned officer used in the armed forces of many countries. It is also a police rank in some police services.
Lance corporal is a military rank, used by many English-speaking armed forces worldwide, and also by some police forces and other uniformed organisations. It is below the rank of corporal.
The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a youth organisation in the United Kingdom, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), which operates in schools, sub divided into Royal Navy, Royal Marines, Army and Royal Air Force sections. Its aim is to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance".
The Army Cadet Force (ACF), generally shortened to Army Cadets, is a national youth organisation sponsored by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence and the British Army. Along with the Sea Cadet Corps and the Air Training Corps, the ACF make up the Community Cadet Forces. It is a separate organisation from the Combined Cadet Force which provides similar training within principally private schools.
A cadet is a student or trainee within various organisations, primarily in military contexts where individuals undergo training to become commissioned officers. However, several civilian organisations, including civil aviation groups, maritime organisations, and police services, also designate their trainees as cadets.
The Royal Canadian Army Cadets is a national Canadian youth program sponsored by the Canadian Armed Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Under the authority of the National Defence Act, the program is administered by the Canadian Armed Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence. Additionally, the civilian partner of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets, the Army Cadet League of Canada, also ensures financial, accommodations and transportation support for RCAC programs and services at a community level.
Commandant is a title often given to the officer in charge of a military training establishment or academy. This usage is common in English-speaking nations. In some countries it may be a military or police rank. It is also often used to refer to the commander of a military prison or prison camp.
Auxiliaries are support personnel that assist the military or police but are organised differently from regular forces. Auxiliary may be military volunteers undertaking support functions or performing certain duties such as garrison troops, usually on a part-time basis. Unlike a military reserve force, an auxiliary force does not necessarily have the same degree of training or ranking structure as regular soldiers, and it may or may not be integrated into a fighting force. Some auxiliaries, however, are militias composed of former active duty military personnel and actually have better training and combat experience than their regular counterparts.
The National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) is one of the national uniformed group for youths between age 13 to 17 in Singapore. The organisation is supported by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Home Affairs. Established in 1959, it trains young boys and girls in the values of law enforcement and public safety.
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) is the name given to the combined armed forces of Barbados. The BDF was established 15 August 1979, and has responsibility for the territorial defence and internal security of the island. The Headquarters for the Barbados Defence Force is located at St. Ann's Fort, The Garrison, Saint Michael.
The British Colonial Auxiliary Forces were the various military forces of Britain's colonial empire which were not considered part of the British Army proper.
Junior Leaders was the name given to some Boys' Service training Regiments of the British Army that took entrants from the age of 15 who would eventually move on to join adult units at the age of seventeen and a half. Their aim was to produce and train the future Non-commissioned officers for their Regiment or Corps.
There are many national organisations in the United Kingdom and its overseas territories that have been established to provide services to people under the age of 18.
The Cayman Islands Regiment is the home defence unit of the British Overseas Territory of the Cayman Islands. It is a territorial infantry and engineer reserve unit of the British Armed Forces that was formed in 2020. The regiment has an authorized strength level objective of 175 personnel, akin to that of a company-sized unit.
↑ Ceola Wilson (2012-03-21). "Cadet Corp to be replaced as budget savings are made". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. Retrieved 2024-07-11. The Bermuda Cadet Corps is to be disbanded due to rising operating costs, National Security Minister Wayne Perinchief told the House of Assembly.The programme will be replaced after its annual camp in September, with the more cost-effective Bermuda Regiment Junior Leaders.
↑ "War Veterans Honoured". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. 1994-11-10. Retrieved 2024-12-07. On parade with the veterans will be units from the visiting Royal Navy ocean survey ship HMS Herald, the United States Navy, the Bermuda Police Cadets and Junior Cadets, the Boys Brigade, the Sea Cadets and Girls Nautical Corps, the Bermuda Regiment and Band, the Salvation Army Band and the combined North Village and Somerset Brigade bands.
↑ Bardgett, Robyn (2003-08-20). "Bermudian cadets step into Police shoes". The Royal Gazette. City of Hamilton, Pembroke, Bermuda. Retrieved 2024-12-07. The Bermuda Police Cadets must go through two years at the Bermuda College before enlisting. They complete an Associate Degree for which their college tuition is paid by the Bermuda Police Service. Once the Cadet programme is completed, Cadets sign a contract to serve three years with the Service as a Constable and are posted in different divisions around the Island.
↑ Lieutenant Pete Jackson (2023-03-09). "Gibraltar Army Cadets visit Holcombe Moor Training Camp". Army Cadets. British Government. Retrieved 2024-07-11. Between the 20th and 24th February 2023 Greater Manchester Army Cadets cemented their alliance with the Gibraltar Cadet Force. 28 cadets and supporting staff under the leadership of Major D Collado from Gibraltar Army Cadets, conducted training at Holcombe Moor Cadet Training Centre.
↑ "Sea Cadet Corps Officially Launched, MSS Cadets Promoted". Discover Montserrat. Goldenmedia LLC. 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2024-07-11. The Montserrat Secondary School Cadet Corps hosted a special ceremony and parade last Saturday at Government Headquarters in Brades. The occasion marked the official formation of the first Sea Cadet Detachment, an enrolment parade for new recruits and end of year promotion for army cadets.
↑ "VI Cadet Corps marks 5th anniversary". Virgin Islands News Online. Advance Marketing and Professional Services dba Virgin Islands News Online (VINO). 2014-03-10. Retrieved 2024-07-11. The VI Cadet Corps (VICC) began with a pilot project in 2008 and officially started in March of the following year. It currently has a membership comprised of forty cadets and eight adults.
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