| Junior & Senior Cadet Ranks & Badges |
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| Junior Section - 10-12 year olds |
| Junior Sea Cadet 2nd Class (JSC2) |
| This is what you will become if you join up as a junior. You'll get a Junior Sea Cadet uniform, which consists of a sweatshirt and beret, to be worn with a white shirt, and grey or black trousers(male) or skirt(female) |
| Junior Sea Cadet 1st Class (JSC1) |
| To be advanced to JSC1 you have to have been a junior for 6 months. You'll get a badge of rate for your sleeve, which is one red chevron, worn point down |
| Leading Junior Sea Cadet (LJC) |
| To be advanced to LJC you have to have been a JSC1 for 6 months, meaning you will have been a junior for a year. You get a second chevron to put with your first |
| Sea Cadets - 12-18 year olds |
| New Entry (NE) |
| When you first join the cadets, if you are over 12, or when you turn 12 and were a junior, you will become a New Entry. |
| Cadet (Cdt) |
| On passing a simple exam, an NE can be advanced to Cdt rate.They will receive a cloth badge to sew onto their best uniform, depicting one red star, and a set of epaulettes for the working uniform. The epaulettes have a single red star with the word CADET above, and the initials SCC below. |
| Ordinary Cadet (OC) |
| On passing another, slightly harder exam, and gaining 8 points, the Cadet can be advanced to OC. They will get a new rate badge, with two red stars above each other, and new epaulettes, similarly. |
| Able Cadet (AC) |
| Once again, another even harder test to pass, and you need 15 points and have to have passed the SCC swimming test to be advanced to AC. The badge of rank of an AC is three red stars, aligned vertically, on both badge and epaulettes as for Cdt and OC. By now the cadet should be a responsible member of the unit as a whole, and should be fairly knowledgeable about the Corps and its training. In some units, ACs may be required to teach other cadets |
| Leading Cadet (LC) |
| Leading Cadet is the second highest cadet rate, and to become one requires several things. You must have 30 points, hold a pulling coxswain certificate, be at least fifteen years old, you may be required to attend a cadet leadership course, and will need your COs recommendation. Then you can take your LCs board, which is a (normally) weekend long series of tests and interviews, to assess your suitability. If you pass, you become one of the senior cadets, and get a badge depicting a fouled anchor for your best uniform jacket, epaulettes, and also, males, for your white fronts (worn under best uniform). As an LC you will probably teach cadets a lot of the time, and may be in charge of a section of the unit. |
| Petty Officer Cadet (POCdt) |
| POCdt is the highest rate a cadet can be and naturally has even tougher requirements. You must have 60 points, be over 16 years old, have your COs recommendation, and do a POCdts board, which is similar to the LCs board but much more difficult. The badge of a POCdt is that of two crossed fouled anchors. As a POCdt you are entitled, if you wish, to wear all gold badges instead of red ones on your best uniform, and again get epaulettes and a badge for your white front(males only). As a POCdt you will certainly teach cadets, and will normally hold a position in the unit, such as stores assistant or training assistant. |