Community Cadet Forces

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Cadets from the Air Training Corps and Army Cadet Force during Remembrance Sunday, Ripon 2006

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.

File:Ensign of the Sea Cadet Corps.svg Sea Cadets Corps		File:Cadet Petty Officer SCC.png			File:Cadet Leading SCC.png			File:Able Cadet SCC.png	File:Ordinary Cadet SCC.png	File:Cadet 1st Class.png	File: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
File:Ensign of the Sea Cadet Corps.svg Royal Marines Cadets (Part of the SCC)		File:RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTSGT.svg		File:RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTCPL.svg			File:RMVCC Cadet Rank Slide CDTLCPL.svg				No insignia	No insignia
		Cadet sergeant		Cadet corporal			Cadet lance corporal				Marine cadet	Marine cadet recruit
		CDT SGT		CDT CPL			CDT LCPL				MC	MCR
File:Army Cadet Force (ACF) badge.png Army Cadet Force	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide UO.svg	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide RSM.svg	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide CSM.svg		File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTSSGT.svg	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTSGT.svg	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTCPL.svg		File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide CDTLCPL.svg		File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide Cdt.svg	File:ACF Cadet Rank Slide Cdt.svg
	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
File:Ensign of the Air Training Corps.svg Air Training Corps		File:ATC Cadet Warrant Officer.svg			File:British RAF OR-7b.svg	File:British RAF OR-6.svg	File:British RAF OR-4.svg				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