Australian Army Cadets
| Australian Army Cadets | |
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| Active |
1906–1975 1976 – present |
| Role | Volunteer Youth Organisation |
| Motto(s) | "Courage, Initiative, Teamwork, Respect" |
| Commanders | |
| Commander AAC | Brigadier Wayne Budd, AM, CSC |
| Deputy Commander AAC |
Colonel Tara Bucknall |
| National Assistant Commander AAC |
Colonel (AAC) Richard Morgan |
| Regimental Sergeant Major |
Warrant Officer Class One Peter Brown |
| National Cadet Under Officer |
Cadet Under Officer Daniel Newton |
| National Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major |
Cadet Warrant Officer Ben Burgess |
| Colonel-in-chief | HRH The Duke of Edinburgh |
1906–1975
The Australian Army Cadets (AAC) is a youth organisation that is involved in training and adventurous activities in a military setting. The programme has more than 19,000 Army Cadets between the ages of 12½ and 19 based in 237 units around Australia. The motto is "Courage, Initiative, Teamwork" and a recently added motto "respect".
The cadet programme has strong links to the Australian Army and is a part of the Australian Defence Force Cadets. However, its members are not members of the Australian Defence Force by virtue only of their membership of the Australian Army Cadets. While cadets are encouraged to consider enlisting in the military, it is not required that they do so.
Activities of the Army Cadets include navigation and orienteering, fun games, team buildings games, camps, ceremonial drill, radio communication skills, basic bush skills, equipment maintenance, participation in cadet bands, shooting the Australian Defence Force Service Rifle, the F88 Austeyr and the Australian Army Service Light Machine Gun, the F89 Minimi with one-on-one Army supervision.
The Australian Army Cadets is authorised under Section 62 of the Defence Act 1903 with lawful policies provided in the Cadet Forces Regulations 2013 (originally authorized under Cadet Forces Regulations 1977). The Australian Army Cadets is a youth organisation that is modelled on the Australian Army. It differs from Scouts Australia and other youth exploration groups as its main focus is that of learning and using military and leadership skills. The organisation boasts a nationwide reach with Cadet units in every state and territory in Australia.
Youths who have reached the age of 12 years (turning 13 in the year they join) are eligible to apply for enrollment into the AAC. Once enrolled, they may remain as a cadet until the day before they attain the age of twenty years. A cadet in the AAC is not considered to be a member of the Australian Defence Force, nor are cadets allowed to be a member of the Defence Force or, other than in approved exceptional circumstances, any other cadet service during their time as a cadet.
Research studies have shown that cadets have performed better than non-cadets in Australian Defence Force Training, and 25.4% of the Australian Defence Force has been in the Australian Defence Force Cadets. From 2001 to 2005, cadets have made up 10% of applications and 11% of total Australian Defence Force enlistments.
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