Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada)

Navy League Cadet Corps
Active 1948 - Present
Country Canada
Type Youth Organization
Part of The Navy League of Canada
Headquarters Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Navy League of Canada created the Navy League Cadet Corps (or Corps de cadets de la Ligue navale) for young boys in 1948, and the Navy League Wrennettes for girls in 1950. The Wrenette program no longer exists as Navy League Cadet Corps are now open for boys and girls between the ages of 9 to 12.

The Navy League Cadet Programme is separate from the Canadian Cadet Organizations. It is solely sponsored by The Navy League of Canada and is not supported by the Department of National Defence as Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is. The Navy League Cadet Programme is led by civilian volunteers, Navy League Officers supervised by local Branches of The Navy League of Canada.

The training programme of the Navy League Cadets introduces youth to the training available in the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets and is modified to serve the needs of the younger age group.

Uniform

The uniform worn by Navy League cadets has elements of the uniform of the old Royal Canadian Navy. The uniform of the Navy League Cadets includes:

A corps T-shirt and ball cap is often worn during such activities as sailing and sports.

Flag

This flag is used by Navy League Cadet Corps as a corps flag Jack flag. It replaced the flag of The Navy League of Canada for this purpose in 2000, which is used as a jack.

Ranks

The ranks of the Navy League Cadets are based on those of the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, although they do not exactly match. The Navy League Cadet ranks are:

New Entry (NE)

No insignia

Ordinary Cadet (OC)

No insignia

Able Cadet (AC)
Leading Cadet (LC)
Petty Officer Second Class (PO2)
Petty Officer First Class (PO1)
Chief Petty officer Second Class (CPO2)
Chief Petty Officer First Class (CPO1)

The ranks of Navy League Cadet Officers are also similar to those of the Royal Canadian Navy, however they still do not match exactly. The Navy League Cadet Officers ranks are:

Midshipman (Mid)
Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A/SLt)
Sub-Lieutenant (SLt)
Lieutenant (Lt)
Lieutenant-Commander (LCdr)
Commander (Cdr)
Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada) Memorial Stained Glass Window, Currie Hall, Currie Building, Royal Military College of Canada

Memorial

Navy League Cadet Corps (Canada), Memorial Stained Glass Window, Currie Hall, Currie Building, Royal Military College of Canada

See also

References

  1. 6647 Major (Ret) Mitchell Kryzanowski (RMC 1965), 'Currie Hall: Memorial to the Canadian Corps' (Kingston: Hewson and White, 1989)
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