Cadet Ranks

In the Cadets, there are 4/5 ranks you can work towards (4 in the ATC, 5 in the CCF(RAF)). Rank slides are worn on the shoulder of No. 2 (Full, A and C) SD and on the front of the No. 3 SD Uniforms. If you are lucky enough to wear a No. 1 SD, your rank insignia is worn on the arm sleeve
​(lowest to highest)
Lance Corporal
Lance Corporal (LCpl) (CCF RAF only)
Corporal
Corporal (Cpl)
Sergeant
Sergeant (Sgt)
Flight Sergeant
Flight Sergeant (FS)
Warrant Officer
Cadet Warrant Officer (CWO)*
If you decide to stay in the RAF Air Cadets after your 18th birthday, you become a Staff Cadet (subject to a DBS check, and Wing Commander's approval). If you pass the check, you get a new rank slide, with the words 'STAFF CADET' written at the bottom.
​In the CCF, there are no Staff Cadets. 
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Cadet (Cdt)
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Corporal (Cpl)
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Sergeant (Sgt)
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Flight Sergeant (FS)
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Cadet Warrant Officer (CWO) *
* In the ATC, one can only become a CWO once aged 18
© Air Cadet 101 - Harry Briggs