Sea Cadet Association
| Sea Cadets | |
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| Founded | 1856 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Navy |
| Type | National youth charity |
| Size | 14,000 cadets 9,000 volunteers 6 regional watersports centres 5 offshore vessels 4 national training centres |
| Headquarters | London |
| Patron | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Motto(s) | Ready Aye Ready |
| Website | www.sea-cadets.org |
| Commanders | |
| Captain | Captain Philip Russell MA MSc CEng CMarEng FIMarEST MRINA Royal Navy |
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Sea Cadets is a national youth charity, working with 14,000 young people between 10 and 18 years old across the UK. It has 400 units across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland all run by 9,000 volunteers. Cadets follow similar rates and ranks, traditions, values and ethos as the Royal Navy.
Young people who join follow a cadet training programme which sees them learn a range of subjects including engineering, first aid, catering and music as well as sailing, rowing, kayaking and many more. For many of the subjects, cadets gain nationally recognised qualifications from organisations such as the RYA, BCU and St Johns Ambulance.
As well as weekly meetings and boating at their individual units, cadets can go on residential courses at five national training centres, six regional boating stations plus on week-long voyages sailing around the UK on one of five Sea Cadets offshore vessels. The Sea Cadets offshore fleet includes one tall ship, two yachts and two power vessels.
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is the patron of Sea Cadets and HRH The Duke of York is the Admiral of Sea Cadets.
Sea Cadets values are embedded in everything they do and underpin how cadets behave and treat one another.
Loyalty: To be faithful in all who invest in me.
Honesty & Integrity: To tell the truth and be a good person.
Respect: To appreciate and be considerate to others.
Commitment: To do what I say I will.
Self-discipline: To do what I must.
Sea Cadets is open to all young people ages 10 to 18 and is proud to be an inclusive charity. It is committed to equality of opportunity for young people, recognising diversity within its membership and regarding it as one of its greatest strengths. Sea Cadets welcomes all teenagers to join, regardless of sex, religion, race, or ability, within the bounds of safety to themselves and others. It is proud of the different backgrounds that cadets come from, sometimes from the most disadvantaged circumstances.
It doesn't matter if someone has never been on a boat before, Sea Cadets gives young people all the training and support they need to be part of an incredible experience.
Young people have the option to join as a:
For 10 to 12 year olds, Junior Cadets have their own training programme and uniform, based around a more practical and fun version of the Sea Cadets training programme, only designed for a younger audience. They still get to take part in lots of great events and exciting activities like sailing and kayaking, whilst also learning useful skills like first aid and communications. When Junior Sea Cadets turn 12, they can move up to become Sea Cadets.
For 12 to 18 year olds, young people can join as a Sea Cadet and work their way up through the training programme, earning badges, making friends, achieving nationally recognised qualifications and life skills as they go. From power boating through crashing waves, to kayaking down valley rivers, cadets live life and they live it together.
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