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New Zealand Cadet Corps
New Zealand Cadet Corps
	New Zealand Cadet Corps Crest
Active	1864 - present
Country	New Zealand
Allegiance	HM The Queen
Branch	New Zealand Cadet Forces
Type	Volunteer Youth Organisation
Size	~1,900
Headquarters	Trentham Military Camp
Nickname(s)	Army Cadets ; Green team; Moles
Website	Cadet Forces;
Commanders
Chief of Defence Force	Air Marshal Kevin Short
NZCF Commandant	Lieutenant Colonel Grant Morris, RNZALR, JP
NZCF Executive Officer	Squadron Leader Bruce Sinclair, RNZAF
NZCF Assistant Commandant	Wing Commander Andrew Horst, NZCF
Insignia
Army Cadet Logo

The New Zealand Cadet Corps (also known as Army Cadets and NZCC), is one of the three corps in the New Zealand Cadet Forces, the other two being the Air Training Corps, and Sea Cadet Corps. There is no reference to the Army within the official title of the NZCC, but an army theme is used for the NZCC. All of its members, from the cadets themselves to the officers and the support committees are civilian volunteers. Members have no obligation to head into the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF); however, some do choose to join the NZDF.

Organisation

National

The NZCC is managed at a national level by the commandant (usually a Regular Force Lieutenant colonel / Wing commander / Commander), and his/her staff at Defence Force Headquarters in Wellington. (The current commandant is Lieutenant Colonel Grant Morris).

Area

The country is broken into 3 areas, Northern (Northern half of the North Island), Central (Southern half of the North Island) and Southern (entire South Island). Each area has a NZCF training and support unit, commanded by an area co-ordinator, with advisors for New Zealand Cadet Corps units.

Unit

Each unit is led and managed by the cadet unit commander, and his/her officers and staff.

There are currently 36 New Zealand Cadet Corps units in New Zealand.

Uniform and Insignia

The uniform worn by NZCC members is the same as that of the New Zealand Army, except that for all ranks, the lettering on the bottom of the rank insignia shoulder boards reads CADET FORCES rather than NEW ZEALAND to differentiate NZCC personnel from New Zealand Army personnel. Furthermore, NZCC rank insignia are red, a colour no longer used by the New Zealand Army for rank insignia. Officer service dress uniforms have a shoulder flash reading NEW ZEALAND CADET FORCES, rather than NEW ZEALAND for the same reason. The cadets wear a NZCF cap badge (same as NZCC logo) on their beret, Cadets wear their achievements on a shoulder brassard. Officers who were formerly cadets do not wear their cadet awards on the officer uniform..

Uniforms worn by the New Zealand Cadet Forces:

Service dress all ranks (SDAR)
New Zealand Disruptive Pattern Material (DPM)

Furthermore the New Zealand Cadet Corps plans to get the new New Zealand Multi Terrain Pattern uniform when released in a joint purchase with the NZDF instead of going to MCU's. This is due to the many problems the MCU uniform has meaning NZDPM's and the new NZMTP's are better overall.

Officer Ranks and Insignia in the NZCC

NZCF Officers	OFF 6	OFF 5	OFF 4	OFF 3	OFF 2	OFF 1
Army Cadets v t e

						No Insignia
	Lieutenant Colonel	Major	Captain	Lieutenant	Second Lieutenant	Officer cadet
	LTCOL	MAJ	CAPT	LT	2LT	OFFCDT

Cadet Ranks and Insignia in the NZCC

NZCF Cadets	CDT 7	CDT 6	CDT 5	CDT 4	CDT 3	CDT 2	CDT 1
Army Cadets v t e
	Cadet Warrant Officer Class 1	Cadet Warrant Officer Class 2	Cadet Staff Sergeant	Cadet Sergeant	Cadet Corpral	Cadet Lance Corpral	Cadet
	CDTWO1	CDTWOII	CDTSSGT	CDTSGT	CDTCPL	CDTLCPL	CDT

Membership

Cadet members

Cadets can join from the age of 13, and may serve as a cadet or cadet NCO until their 19th birthday. Under officers may serve up until their 22nd birthday. The exception is the sole school-based unit, as opposed to city or regional based units. Hamiltons Fraser High School Cadet Unit permits all students enrolled at Hamiltons Fraser High School to enroll in the unit.

Units provide uniform, but may hold bonds to ensure that they are returned. Unit fees are set by each unit Parent Support Committee annually. Due to fluctuating operating costs, these vary from unit to unit. Cadets may in time be promoted to NCO ranks. Cadet NCO ranks are based on the New Zealand Army Infantry ranks, and are

Cadet lance corporal (CDT LCPL),
Cadet corporal (CDT CPL),
Cadet sergeant (CDT SGT),
Cadet staff sergeant (CDT SSGT),
Cadet warrant officer class two (CDT WO2), and

Cadets who have received the necessary training, and have the desire and commitment to become an NZCF officer can also serve as under officers. Under officers are officers-in-training and are normally treated as officers, but are, however, not entitled to salutes.

Under officer NZCC (UO, NZCF).

The exception is that under officer is not a rank in the NZ Army. The UO rank slide is based upon the Air Force officer cadet rank, and a similar rank is used in the New Zealand Army Officer Cadet School. In the NZCC, NCO ranks are often abbreviated by omitting the "cadet" prefix. However, not all cadets become NCOs, but all get the chance to train and progress through the different levels of training, Basic, Corps (junior), and Advanced (senior) levels, by demonstrating knowledge of subjects in their training year.

Adult members

Adult members can serve in two capacities: commissioned officers or civilian instructors. Officers are commissioned into the New Zealand Cadet Forces, with the post-nominal letters NZCF, at the rank of second lieutenant, and can be promoted to lieutenant, captain or major after completing the necessary training and service. To reach captain the officer must have served as the commanding officer of a cadet unit, while officers must be an area support officer to be promoted to major. At the end of 2014, the NZCF introduced a new position of national support officer (NSO). If he or she is an NZCC officer, as opposed to an ATC or SCC officer, they will hold the rank of lieutenant colonel. Officers are unpaid volunteers, therefore they receive no pay for routine parades and unit activities. They are paid when attending training courses run by the New Zealand Defence Force. Civilian instructors are civilians who help train cadets. They do not wear uniform, but they are generally treated similarly to officers by cadets. Members of the NZDF are occasionally attached to cadet units to assist in conducting training. This is normally because they know a cadet/officer in that unit, or if they have a particular interest in cadet forces.

Activities

Parade nights

Every unit holds parade nights around 2–3 hours long weekly during school terms. Each parade night usually begins and ends with a parade. The starting parade is used to inspect uniforms, and to inform the cadets on the parade night's activities. The final parade to inform the cadets on upcoming events in the unit. Between the parades, the cadets undergo classroom, or practical instruction.

Bushcraft

A New Zealand Cadet Corps unit on exercise

Most units conduct classroom training in bushcraft and survival skills, and hold regular basic and advanced bushcraft camps in the local area during weekends.

Shooting

Units conduct regular range training with smallbore rifles. Some units have their own armouries and ranges at their parade hall. Cadets must pass a TOET (test of elementary training) before being allowed on the range. The rifle used at present is the Marlin XT.

Other activities

Adventure training
Assault courses
Drill^[1]
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme
First-aid/search & rescue/casualty evacuation (CASEVAC)
General service knowledge/Cadet force knowledge
Initiative
Leadership
Fieldcraft
Navigation
Observation
Radio procedures
Survival
Team Work
Watermanship
Weather reading skills

Courses

Tri-Corps courses

Junior NCO course
Senior NCO course
Cadet shooting coaches course

Also, senior cadets and officers may be selected to staff these courses (except for the shooting coaches course)

Officer courses

Officers' Commissioning course
Instructional technique & management course
Officers' outdoor leaders course
Range safety officer course
NZCF Command course

Also, officers may be selected to staff these courses, except for the range safety officer course.

NZCC competitions

Regional Skills

Regional skills test's all the skills that an army cadet should know. such as things like CFK, GFK, Shooting, Navigation and Drill. It is held every year in each area. For Northern Area it is held at Tamaki leadership Center, for Central it is held at Airbase Ohakea and for Southern it is held at Burnham. Every area then sends their winning unit to Nationals.

National Skills

National skills unlike regional skills is much more army orientated rather, than cadet orientated and focuses more on field craft and teamwork. unlike regional skills it is meant to provide a challenge comparable to an army exercise. It also gives more freedom for the team's leader allowing them to decide many more choices for the team. it usually changes location annually to each area however it is a focus that it will only be held in Waiouru the home of the army.

Fennell Shooting Competition

The Ffennell competitions are a group of small-bore rifle matches for the youth of the Commonwealth. New Zealand Cadet Forces units contest the Class B competitions (using issued rifles and sights).^[2]

Gunson Cup Shooting Trophy

Originally awarded to the best first year cadet .22 rifle team in the School Cadet Corps now is presented to the winning team of the New Zealand Cadet Corps smallbore postal shoot.^[3]

References

External links

New Zealand Cadet Forces Web Site

Category:Army cadet organisations Cadet Corps, New Zealand Cadet Corps, New Zealand

[1] "Cadets on parade". YouTube.

[2] ttps://www.cadetnet.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/NZCF-160-Competitions-and-Awards-Manual.pdf

[3] ttps://www.cadetnet.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/NZCF-160-Competitions-and-Awards-Manual.pdf

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