Australian Defence Force Cadets

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Australian Defence Force Cadets" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (April 2021) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

Australian Defence Force Cadets

The Badge of the ADFC

Active| 1976 – present
Role| Youth development organisation
Headquarters| Russell Offices
Commanders
Head Cadet, Reserve and Employer Support Divisions| Rear Admiral Brett Wolski, AM, RAN
Australian Defence Force Cadets Patron| General Sir Peter Cosgrove, AK, CVO, MC

Military unit

The Australian Defence Force Cadets (ADFC) (also known as the Australian Service Cadet Scheme until 2001) consists of three Australian Defence Force affiliated, community-based, youth development organisations of approximately 30,000 cadets and 4,405 staff members in 579 units across Australia.[1] Coordination of the Australian Defence Force Cadets is via the ADF HQ unit called Reserve and Youth Division, with Commander ADF Cadets - directly accountable to VCDF. The ADFC is funded by the Australian Government through the Department of Defence, in partnership with the community.

The Australian Defence Force Cadets have been a large part of the Australian community since the 19th century. After the cadets were re-raised in 1976 the three cadet services were grouped together as the Australian Services Cadet Scheme, beforehand the three organisations were run under the directions of single service policy, in 2001 the name was changed to the Australian Defence Force Cadets as recommended by a review. While the Australian Defence Force Cadets is sponsored by ADF (Australian Defence Force) and runs under a similar rank structure, uniform and training activities, the ADFC is not an official branch of the Defence Force and runs in accordance with the Optional Protocol on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict which Australia has signed.

The ADFC encompasses three organizations:

* Australian Navy Cadets (ANC)
* Australian Army Cadets (AAC)
* Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC)

Cadet units are referred to differently depending on the parent service. Air Force Cadet units are referred to as Squadrons, Navy Cadet units are referred to as Training Ships and Army Cadet units are referred to as Army Cadet Units.

## ADFC Ranks

[edit]

### Officer of Cadets (OOC) ranks

[edit]

Australian Navy Cadets (ANC)

Insignia  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank  | Captain
ANC  | Commander
ANC  | Lieutenant
Commander ANC  | Lieutenant
ANC  | Sub Lieutenant
ANC  | Midshipman ANC
Abbreviation  | CAPT,
ANC  | CMDR,
ANC  | LCDR,
ANC  | LEUT,
ANC  | SBLT,
ANC  | MIDN,
ANC
Australian Army Cadets (AAC)
Insignia  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank  | Colonel
AAC  | Lieutenant Colonel
AAC  | Major
AAC  | Captain
AAC  | Lieutenant
AAC  | Second Lieutenant
AAC
Abbreviation  | COL
(AAC)  | LTCOL
(AAC)  | MAJ
(AAC)  | CAPT
(AAC)  | LT
(AAC)  | 2LT
(AAC)
Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC)
Insignia  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank  | Group Captain (AAFC)  | Wing Commander (AAFC)  | Squadron Leader (AAFC)  | Flight Lieutenant (AAFC)  | Flying Officer (AAFC)  | Pilot Officer (AAFC)
Abbreviation  | GPCAPT(AAFC)  | WGCDR(AAFC)  | SQNLDR(AAFC)  | FLTLT(AAFC)  | FLGOFF(AAFC)  | PLTOFF(AAFC)

### Instructor of Cadets (IOC) ranks

[edit]

Australian Navy Cadets (ANC)

Insignia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank | Warrant Officer ANC
(Inactive rank) | Chief Petty Officer ANC
(Inactive rank) |  | Petty Officer ANC
(Inactive rank) | Leading Seaman ANC
(Inactive rank) |  | Able Seaman ANC
(Inactive rank) | Provisional Instructor ANC (Inactive rank)
Abbreviation | WOANC  | CPOANC  |  | POANC  | LSANC  |  | ABANC  | PIANC
Australian Army Cadets (AAC)
Insignia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank | Warrant Officer Class One AAC
(No longer in use as of 2020) | Warrant Officer Class Two AAC
(No longer in use as of 2020) | Staff Sergeant AAC
(Phased out as of 2019) | Sergeant AAC
(No longer in use as of 2020) | Corporal AAC
(No longer in use as of 2020) | Lance Corporal AAC
(No longer in use as of 2020) |  | Trainee Officer of Cadets (As of 2022, only used by some battalions)[citation needed]
Abbreviation | WO1
(AAC)  | WO2
(AAC)  | SSGT
(AAC)  | SGT
(AAC)  | CPL
(AAC)  | LCPL
(AAC)  |  | TOOC
Australian Air Force Cadets (AAFC)
Insignia |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rank | Warrant Officer (AAFC)  | Flight Sergeant (AAFC)  |  | Sergeant (AAFC)  | Corporal (AAFC)  |  | Leading Aircraftman/Leading Aircraftwoman (AAFC)  | Aircraftman/Aircraftwoman (AAFC)
Abbreviation | WOFF(AAFC)  | FSGT(AAFC)  |  | SGT(AAFC)  | CPL(AAFC)  |  | LAC/W(AAFC)  | AC/W(AAFC)

### Cadets ranks

[edit]

ADFC
Cadets  | CDT 9 (Special Grade)  | CDT 8  | CDT 7  | CDT 6  | CDT 5  | CDT 4  | CDT 3  | CDT 2  | CDT 1  | CDT (R)

|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Australian
Navy
Cadets[2][failed verification]

* v
* t
* e

| No equivalent

* * *

|  |  |  |  | No equivalent |  |  | No Insignia
Cadet Warrant Officer  | Cadet Chief Petty Officer  | Cadet Petty Officer  | Cadet Leading Seaman  | Cadet Able Seaman  | Cadet Seaman  | Cadet Recruit
CDTWO  | CDTCPO  | CDTPO  | CDTLS  | CDTAB  | CDTSMN  | CDTRCT

ADFC
Cadets  | CDT 9 (Special Grade)  | CDT 8  | CDT 7  | CDT 6  | CDT 5  | CDT 4  | CDT 3  | CDT 2  | CDT 1  | CDT (R)
Australian
Army
Cadets[2][failed verification]

* v
* t
* e

|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | No equivalent |
National Cadet Under Officer  | Regional Cadet Under Officer  | Cadet Under Officer  | Cadet Warrant Officer[a] | Cadet Warrant Officer Class One  | Cadet Warrant Officer Class Two  | Cadet Sergeant  | Cadet Corporal  | Cadet Lance Corporal  | Cadet  | Cadet Recruit
| NATCUO  | RCUO  | CUO  | CDTWO  | CDTWO1  | CDTWO2  | CDTSGT  | CDTCPL  | CDTLCPL  | CDT  | CDTREC

ADFC
Cadets  | CDT 9 (Special Grade)  | CDT 8  | CDT 7  | CDT 6  | CDT 5  | CDT 4  | CDT 3  | CDT 2  | CDT 1  | CDT (R)

Australian
Air Force
Cadets[2][failed verification]

* v
* t
* e

| No equivalent |  |  |  |  |  | No equivalent |  |  | No insignia
Cadet Under Officer  | Cadet Warrant Officer  | Cadet Flight Sergeant  | Cadet Sergeant  | Cadet Corporal  | Leading Cadet  | Cadet  | Cadet Recruit
CUO  | CWOFF  | CFSGT  | CSGT  | CCPL  | LCDT  | CDT  | CDTRCT

## See also

[edit]

* Cadets (youth program)
* National Cadet Advisory Council
* Ranks of the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
* Cadet grades and insignia of the Civil Air Patrol
* Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom
* Cadets Canada elemental ranks
* New Zealand Cadet Forces ranks

## Notes

[edit]

1. ^ Insignia of Cadet Warrant Officer in the role of National Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Cadetnet".
2. ^ a b c "Australian Defence Force Cadet Ranks".

## External links

[edit]

Australian Navy Cadets - http://www.navycadets.gov.au/

Australian Army Cadets - http://www.armycadets.gov.au/

Australian Air Force Cadets - http://www.airforcecadets.gov.au/
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template