New Zealand Cadet Corps
| New Zealand Cadet Corps | |
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| Active | 1864 – present |
| Country |
 New Zealand
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| Allegiance | HM The Queen |
| Branch | New Zealand Cadet Forces |
| Type | Volunteer Youth Organisation |
| Size | Approx. 1,900 personnel |
| Nickname(s) | "Green team" |
| Commanders | |
| Chief of Defence Force | Lieutenant General Tim Keating |
| Commandant of the NZCF | Lieutenant Colonel Grant Morris |
The New Zealand Cadet Corps (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.
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 Commander Glen Stokes RNZN).
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.
Each unit is led and managed by the cadet unit commander, and his/her officers and staff.
There are currently 38 New Zealand Cadet Corps units in New Zealand. They are:
Northern Area:
Central Area:
Southern Area:
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..
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