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Junior Sea Cadet Section

Junior Sea Cadet Second Class (JSC2): (No rank insignia)

This is what you will become when you join up as a junior (aged 10). The Junior Sea Cadet uniform consists of a navy blue sweatshirt with a black beret, to be worn with grey trousers or skirt (female).

Junior Sea Cadet First 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 a 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 that you will have been a junior for a year. Two red chevrons are then worn.

 Sea Cadet Section

New Entry (NE): (No rank insignia)

When you first join the Sea Cadets, if you are over 12, or when you turn 12 and were a junior, you will become a New Entry.

New Entries have no uniform, but are expected to turn up looking neat and tidy.

Cadet (Cdt):
On passing a simple exam, a NE can be advanced to Cadet, where they will be issued with both uniforms (best uniform and working rig).

They will also 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, which will consist of two red stars with the word CADET above, and the initials SCC below.

Able Cadet (AC):

Once again, on passing an even harder test , and gaining 15 points (and passing the SCC swimming test) you will be advanced to AC.

The badge of rank of an AC is three red stars, aligned vertically on both badge and epaulettes.

By now the cadets 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 Abel Cadets 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, and will need your CO's recommendation (you may be required to attend a leadership cours).

Then you can take your LC's board, which is a (normally) weekend long series of tests and interviews, to assess your suitability. If you pass you become a senior cadet, and get a badge of rank depicting a fouled anchor for your best uniform, epaulettes, and also, males, for your white fronts (worn under best uniform). As a LC you will probably teach other cadets a lot of the time, and may be in charge of a section of the unit.

Petty Officer Cadet (POC):
POC 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 CO's recommendation, and pass a POC board, which is similar to the LC's board but goes into much more detail. 

The badge of a POC is that of two crossed fouled anchors. As a POC 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 fronts (males only). As a POC you will certainly teach cadets, and will normally hold a position in the unit, such as stores assistant or training assistant.

Adult Section

Civilian Instructor (CI): (No rank insignia)

Any adult who is prepared to give up their free time to assist with teaching cadets will normally start out as a civilian instructor. A CI is just that, a civilian who instructs. They have no uniform, but should be addressed by cadets as Sir/Ma'am or by their name and title e.g. Mr. Green.

After 9 months they may apply to become a uniformed member of staff and join the Unit as a PPO.

Probationary Petty Officer (PPO):
If a cadet reaches the rank of POC by/at the age of 18 then the next stage is advancement to PPO, on recommendation from the CO and District Officer. The member of staff receives best and working uniforms, which differ from the cadets rig.

A PPO wears two gold crossed fouled anchors on their sleeve in best rig, and the same device in gold again on their epaulettes, which do not have CADET on them but do still have SCC

Petty Officer ( PO):
Once being advanced to PPO, a member of staff has three years in which they must complete a week long course known as a PO (qualifying) or PO (Q) course. The only difference to their uniform after passing this is that a crown is added above the crossed anchors, on both sleeves and epaulettes.

Chief Petty Officer ( CPO):
After a number of years as a PO, it is possible to be promoted to Chief. This involves another course and the badge of rank is three gold buttons on the sleeve, or an anchor in a laurel wreath surmounted by a crown on the epaulettes. Chiefs wear their specialization badges on their collar rather than right sleeve.

Warrant Officer (WO): (Rank Insignia to Come)

There is one Warrant Officer per area (six in total). Their badge of rank is a Royal crest worn on the sleeve.

Midshipman (Mid): (Rank Insignia to Come)

Midshipman is the rank of a non-commissioned officer in the SCC - Midshipmen need to pass a Junior Staff Officer Course before they are promoted to the rank of Sub-Lieutenant.

Sub-Lieutenant (SLt):
SLt is the lowest of the commissioned ranks available in the Sea Cadet Corps, and can be attained from the rank of PO or CPO, after a period of time. The badge of rank for a SLt is one wavy gold ring surmounted by a squared off curl.

Lieutenant (Lt):
After a period of time serving as a SLt. an officer may be promoted to Lt. whose badge of rank is two wavy rings surmounted by a squared off curl.

Lieutenant Commander (LtCdr):
To be promoted to LtCdr. an officer has to be either a District Officer, or CO of a very large unit. The badge of rank of a LtCdr. is two wavy rings with a much thinner wavy ring in between, sometimes called two and a half rings, surmounted by a squared off curl. LtCdr. is the highest rank a Sea Cadet Officer can achieve.

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