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[okeeg001]

I'm doing a little bit of research, and I wanted to know if your Force (or unit) has a rank system to cadets, and what is it?

Here are the Force's, please pick your one and tell us about your unit.

<div align='centre'>Bedfordshire Police
Cleveland Police

Derbyshire Constabulary
Dumfries and Galloway
Dyfed-Powys Police
Essex Police
Grampian Police
Lancashire Constabulary
Lincolnshire Police
Merseyside Police
Metropolitian Police
Northern Constabulary
North Wales Police
South Yorkshire Police
Sussex Police
West Mercia Police</div>

Edited by okeeg001, 24 August 2009 - 07:49 AM.

[cfnbryn]

Just to let you know... Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police have not actually got their cadet scheme up and running yet (starts in September), and it is only to see if it works in the Powys area before they decide to have it spread across the entire force area.
If I find out any more information about it I will let you know!

Edited by cfnbryn, 24 August 2009 - 09:10 AM.

[jaysec]

Metropolitan Police 'Service'

Probation cadet
l
cadet
l
Deputy Team Leader
l
Team Leader
l
Deputy Leading Cadet
l
Leading Cadet

Excluding being a experienced cadet after two years (not officially reconised)
and also some cadets go on to become unit instructors whether they be in the police or not.

[ojm947]

Sussex Police

(although okeeg you may not agree)

Cadet

Leading cadet (1 stripe)

Section leader (2 stripes)

Senior cadet (3 stripes)

[vpc-thc]

Lincolnshire Police Volunteer Cadet Corps.

Cadet (bottom rank, everone starts here!)
Position of Authority - These people fill in for the Section leader(s) if absent.
Section Leader - these look after the cadets and have authority over the lower ranks.
Right Marker - Head cadet.

And then you have the officers who run the cadets as well, mainly Police Constables.

I am a Section Leader

[DanielS]

Isnt the right marker generally the tallest?

[ojm947]

Isnt the right marker generally the tallest?

Not necessarily dan!

[carty23]

I don't actually think Merseyside have any ranking system within the Cadets ..

Don't take my word for it though, I shall find out in a couple of weeks time

[cfnbryn]

I spent 4 years in the Air Training Corps, and our Drill rules and regulations (also those of the RAF), stated that the right marker was to be the tallest cadet/airman/NCO on parade

[DanielS]

Thats how I did it, before I was a cadet and after I was a cadet there was a NCO as the right hand marker because he was the tallest. Then I messed it all up because I was the tallest.

Now hes the right hand marker again.

[ojm947]

I spent 4 years in the Air Training Corps, and our Drill rules and regulations (also those of the RAF), stated that the right marker was to be the tallest cadet/airman/NCO on parade

That may well be the case in the RAF, but i am certain it is not within the police/cadets?

Nb it wasn't in my unit, are right marker was really short for a male, i was taller than him, at 6ft 3

EDIT i wasn't 6ft 3 when i first joined the cadets , but on many occasions i was often taller, as were others that the right marker

Edited by ojm947, 24 August 2009 - 06:55 PM.

[GolfNovember90]

only cadet rank in north wales police is 'cadet'
keeps things simple

we tend to have the right marker as the tallest of the group also, with the shortest at the back left

[jaysec]

For drill we line up tallest on the right, shortest on the left and march in a circle, either going front, centre or rear with the right hand marker standing fast.

[okeeg001]

Sussex Police

(although okeeg you may not agree)

Cadet

Leading cadet (1 stripe)

Section leader (2 stripes)

Senior cadet (3 stripes)

:O Me not agree! Never!

I think we must do things different up North. Cor you westerners
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Bedfordshire Police
Cleveland Police
Derbyshire Constabulary
Dumfries and Galloway
Dyfed-Powys Police Awaiting
Essex Police
Grampian Police
Lancashire Constabulary
Lincolnshire Police
Merseyside Police
Metropolitian Police
Northern Constabulary
North Wales Police
South Yorkshire Police
Sussex Police
West Mercia Police

Edited by okeeg001, 25 August 2009 - 09:04 AM.

[vpc-thc]

Isnt the right marker generally the tallest?

In Drill yes, so the 'Right Marker' aka head cadet, is not always in that position, shes one of the smallest haha!

[okeeg001]

[merpolcadetc3]

merseyside have cadet thats it. theres 1st yr an second year aswel though but thats how long you have been going

[okeeg001]

merseyside have cadet thats it. theres 1st yr an second year aswel though but thats how long you have been going

Merci

[okeeg001]

Bump

[okeeg001]

My Unit, Is

Cadet
Leading Cadet (1 Stripe)
Senior Cadet (2 Stripes)
Sergeant (3 Stripes)

Senior Sergeant (3 Stripes) I/C of the unit.

[DanielS]

GMP have cadets again, i think.

I could tell you my cadet ranks, but thats not really related to plod cadets

[okeeg001]

GMP have cadets again, i think.

I could tell you my cadet ranks, but thats not really related to plod cadets

I'd like to know, I have a few friends who are SJA Cadets down here in sussex.

[DanielS]

I'd like to know, I have a few friends who are SJA Cadets down here in sussex.

Cadet



Cadet Corporal



Cadet Sergeant



Lead Cadet



Assistant County Cadet Of The Year

County Cadet Of The Year

National Assistant Cadet Of The Year

National Cadet Of The Year

Normally the County Cadets Of The Year and National Cadets Of The Year are between Cadet and Lead Cadet in rank though they get a rope to wear on formal uniform

[okeeg001]

Thank yoooou! We learn new things everyday.

[jaysec]

Thank yoooou! We learn new things everyday.

Tell me about it, no offence to the St.Johns, but I wasn't sure how they could integrate a rank structure in to their service. Although being on the remembrance parade last year and seeing st johns behind us, had the peak caps with embroidery on them.