The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) is a youth organisation in the Cayman Islands for male and female secondary school students between age 12 and 17. It was established in March 2002.
The main objectives of the CICC are defined in its Charter, Vision and the Mission Statement.
The Charter
The Cayman Island Cadet Corps is a National Voluntary Youth organisation. It is sponsored by the Governor's office and administered by a local headquarters led by the Commandant. The Cadet Corps were originally operated by the Ministry of Education with assistance from the RCIPS and provides military style, adventurous, and community activities. The Corps are currently under the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports & Culture.
List of Commandants and Deputy Commandants of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps
Commandant Col. Braithwaite (2022 – present)
Deputy Commandant Maj. Farley (2024 – present )
Commandant Col. Braithwaite (2023 – present)
Acting Deputy Commandant Maj. Levy (2021 – 2023)
Acting Commandant Lt. Col Braithwaite (2020 – 2023)
Acting Deputy Commandant Maj. Levy (2021 – 2023)
Commandant Lt. Col O'Garro (2008 – 2021)
Deputy Commandant Lt. Col Braithwaite (2020 - 2021)
Commandant Lt. Col O'Garro (2008 – 2021)
Deputy Commandant Maj. Henry (2017 - 2019)
Acting Commandant Lt.Col O'Garro (2008 - 2013)
Deputy Commandant Maj. White (2008 - 2017)
Commandant Col Philph Hyre (2002 - 2008)
Deputy Commandant Lt.Col O'Garro (2002 - 2008)
List of Adjutant Training Officers of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps
Acting Training Coordinator - Maj. Farley(2023–present)
Adjutant Training Officer - Maj. Levy(2015–2023)
Adjutant Training Officer - Maj. Henry (2004- 2014)
Adjutant Training Officer - Maj. White (2002-2004)
List of Warrant Officers of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps
W01/RSM Clarke (2023–present)
MCPO1/RSM Garraway (2019–2023)
W01/RSM Farley (2010–2019)
W01/RSM Larner (2005–2010)
Cadet ranks
As well as learning new skills by working through the APC syllabus, experienced cadets can be awarded a rank. As the Army allows its soldiers to take on responsibility and leadership as non-commissioned officers (NCOs), so too does the ACF.
Cadet NCOs wear the issued cadet rank slides.[1] The titles of some ranks may vary as cadet detachments are affiliated to Army regiments and adopt their terminology. There is usually only one Cadet RSM per county. In many counties, there is the opportunity for appointment to Cadet Under Officer (CUO), an appointment allowing the holder to stay in the officers' mess.[2]
Although promotion is based on merit rather than progression through the APC syllabus, the following criteria must be met before a cadet is eligible for promotion:[3]
Cadet Lance Corporal - Passed APC 1 Star
Cadet Corporal - Passed APC 2 Star
Cadet Sergeant - Passed APC 3 Star
Cadet Staff/Colour Sergeant - Passed APC 4 Star
Cadet Sergeant Major/Company Sergeant Major - Passed APC 4 Star
Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major - Master Cadet
Cadet Under Officer - Master Cadet - May be awarded to a cadet sergeant major who has shown officer potential and is in their last year as a cadet.[4]
Officer ranks
The following are the insignia - emblems of authority - of the British Army. Badges for field officers were first introduced in 1810 and the insignia was moved to the shoulder boards in 1880 for all officers in full dress.
The Cayman Islands premier having stated the desire to raise a Cayman Islands Defence Force when it could be afforded, which would make the Cayman Islands the fifth British Overseas Territory to have a locally raised army unit, but it had only the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps until the creation of the Cayman Islands Regiment in 2020.
The CICC was established in 2001 and enacted by the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps Law of 2003. The First Commandant of the CICC, now retired, was Colonel Philip Hyre. In 2013, Lieutenant Colonel Bobeth O’Garro was confirmed as the Commandant for the CICC, thus becoming the first female Commandant to lead a Corps in the Caribbean region.[5]
The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and uses the same school curriculum as the UK. In September 2005 the CICC began working with the Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation (CVQO) in the UK to add a vocational training element that has resulted in qualified cadets gaining the BTEC First Diploma in Public Services, which is equivalent to passes in four subjects at GCSE. The CICC became the first Cadet Corps in the Caribbean to offer such a diploma.
The CICC has an overseas exchange program with UK, Canada and other Caribbean Islands.
References
↑ Army Dress Regulations (All Ranks), Part 08 "Dress Regulations for Combined Cadet Force (Army Sections) and the Army Cadet Force", Ministry of Defence, April 2013
↑ AC 14233 The Army Cadet Force Manual (2012 Edition), Paragraph 6.014
↑ AC 14233 The Army Cadet Force Manual (2005 Edition), Paragraph 6.012
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