Cayman Islands Cadet Corps

Cayman Islands Cadet Corps

Name	The Cayman Flag, is used by the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps, as their Flag.

Premier of the Cayman Islands
Arms of Her Majesty's Cayman Islands Government
Incumbent Alden McLaughlin MBE JP since 29 May 2013
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor of the Cayman Islands
Term length	At the Governor's pleasure
Formation	November 1992
First holder	Thomas Jefferson as Leader of Government Business
Website	Office of the Premier

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) is a youth organization in the Cayman Islands for male and female secondary school students between age 12 and 17. Usually what will happen is that cadet the who has passed out from their recruitment training,and their 3 day camp. They would be given the opportunity to know their Detachment Commander and learn various types of training such as drill, map and paradesThe Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICCorps) is designed to teach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment, while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. It prepares them for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as Caymanians. The program is a stimulus for promoting graduation from high school, and it provides instruction and rewarding opportunities that will benefit the student, community and country. It was established in March 2002.

Core subjects

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps Structure

                                       Lt.Col Bobeth O'Garro
                                            
 Alpha Company                 HQ Company                      Bravo Company                Section-9 Unit
 Maj White                  Lt Bennett                   Lt.Cdr Sutherland               RSM Farley
  A (Alpha)                HQ (Headquarters)                    B (Bravo)                       S-9

The CICC is split into 8 detachments:

• John Gray Detachment-2Lt Griffiths (Alpha)

• Clifton Hunter Detachment-Lt Bennett (Alpha)

• Band Detachment-Cpt Manyeh (Headquarters)

• South Sound Detachment-JG Ebanks (Headquarters)

• Cayman Brac Detachment Lt Cornelius (Bravo)

• Triple C Detachment Lt Gayle (Bravo)

• Marine Detachment-LSG Thompson (Bravo)

• Section-9 (S-9)

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 organization. It is sponsored by the Governor’s office and administered by a local Headquarters led by the Commandant. The Cadet Corps was originally operated by the Ministry of Education, with assistance from the RCIPS, and provides challenging military style, adventurous and community activities. The Corps is currently under the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports & Culture.

VISION STATEMENT

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) aims to inspire young people to achieve success in life with a spirit of service to God the Almighty, the Sovereign, the Cayman Islands and their community, and to develop in them the qualities required of a good citizen.

MISSION STATEMENT

In order to achieve what has been stated in our Vision, the CICC has laid out the following mission statements.

The CICC will:

a. Provide progressive cadet training, of a challenging and exciting nature, to foster confidence, self-reliance, initiative, responsibility, loyalty, self-respect, alertness, physical and mental endurance and camaraderie.

b. Encourage the development of personal powers of practical leadership and the ability to work successfully as a member of a team.

c. Stimulate cadets using military discipline, skills, achievements and values.

d. Encourage cadets to develop their spiritual and moral values.

e. The CICC will motivate and encourage our cadets to strongly believe that they can follow any career path they desire, however, training in the Corps will be an asset to those considering a career in the Police, Fire and Prison services or the Immigration Department.

The MOTTO “Leading the Way … Who Endures Wins”.

List of Cayman Islands Cadet Commandants and Deputy Commandants

• Commandant Col Philph Hyre (2002 - 2008)

• Deputy Commandant Lt.Col O'Garro (2002 - 2008)

• Commandant Lt.Col O'Garro (2008–present)

• Deputy Commandant Maj White(2008–present)

List of Adjutant Training Officers of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps

• Adjutant Maj White (2002-2004)

• Adjutant Maj Henry (2004- 2014)

• Adjutant Lt Bennett (2014–present)

The (Current) List of Sargeants and Warrant Officers of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps

• W01 Farley (2010–present)

• W02 Richards (2002–present)

• Ssgt Tibbetts (2010–present)

• Sgt Ebanks (2010–present)

• Sgt McDonald (2010–present)

• Sgt Alexander(2010–present)

• Sgt Sookoonsingh (2010 present)

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 or NCOs, so too does the ACF.

Insignia
Rank	Cadet	Lance Corporal	Corporal	Sergeant	Staff/Colour Sergeant	Company Sergeant Major	Regimental Sergeant Major

Cadet NCOs wear the issued cadet rank slides, pictured above.^[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.

NATO Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF(D)	Student Officer
United Kingdom (Edit)													Not Found
	Field Marshal1	General	Lieutenant-General	Major-General	Brigadier	Colonel	Lieutenant-Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer Cadet
Abbreviation:	FM	Gen	Lt Gen	Maj Gen	Brig	Col	Lt Col	Maj	Capt	Lt	2Lt	OCdt
Typical Command Size or Appointment:[5]	In abeyance	most senior appointments	corps	division	brigade or director of operation capability on staff	Rarely a Field Command except in RAMC. Usually lowest staff officer as principal operational advisers	battalion	company/battery/ squadron	company/battery/ squadron (second in command) or leader of smaller specialised team	platoon	platoon
Typical promotion to after:[6]								8–10 years	5 years (university graduates 3 years)	12–24 months	44 weeks officer training

History

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.^[7]

Syllabus

The Organisation has been modeled on the UK Army Cadet Force organisation (ACF). The organisation aims to provide citizenship training via military-style activities, including instruction in military knowledge, drills, leadership, public speaking, field craft, land and sea navigation, signaling, physical fitness, first aid, arms skills, and music.

Cayman Islands

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

External links

• Cayman Islands Cadet Corps homepage
• http://www.armycadetexchange.com/pages/cayman/2008/history-cadet-corps.pdf
• http://www.caycompass.com/cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1024195