Royal Canadian Sea Cadets - Training and Ranks - Rank

Rank

Ranks of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets—Junior Cadets
Ordinary Seaman—Cadet-matelot de 3e classe Able Seaman—Cadet-matelot de 2e classe Leading Seaman—Cadet-matelot de 1re classe
  • Rank of OS (Mat 3 in French) granted on joining, although custom refers to cadets not yet sworn in as new entries;
  • No prerequisites for this rank, except a minimum age of 12 years;
  • A new cadet is sworn in to their corps, making a promise of loyalty to the Crown and obedience to orders in front of the ship's company; also,
  • Ordinary seaman wear no rank.
 For promotion to AB (mat 2) a cadet must:
  • hold the rank of OS for at least 6 months;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment; and
  • be recommended by his/her divisional officer.
 For promotion to LS (mat 1) a cadet must:
  • hold the rank of AB;
  • have successfully completed Phase I from the LHQ program;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment; and
  • be recommended by his/her divisional officer.
Ranks of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets—Petty Officers
Master Seaman—Cadet-matelot-chef Petty Officer Second Class—Cadet-maître de 2e classe (Nouveau Programme des Cadets de la Marine Royale Canadienne Npq Phase 1) Petty Officer First Class—Cadet-maître de 1re Classe (Nouveau Programme des Cadets de la Marine Royale Canadienne Npq Phase 1)

For promotion to MS (matc), a cadet must:

  • hold the rank of LS;
  • have successfully completed Phase II from the LHQ program;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment; and
  • be recommended by his/her Divisional Officer.
 For promotion to PO2 (m 2), a cadet must:
  • hold the rank of MS;
  • have successfully completed Phase III from the LHQ program;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment; and
  • be recommended by his/her divisional officer.
 For promotion to PO1 (m 1), a cadet must:
  • hold the rank of PO2
  • have successfully completed phase IV from the LHQ program;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment;
  • be recommended by the Merit Review Board.
Ranks of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets—Chief Petty Officers
Chief Petty Officer Second Class—Cadet-premier maître de 2e classe Chief Petty Officer First Class—Cadet-premier maître de 1re classe SCSTC Chief Petty Officer—Capitaine d'armes de CIECM

For promotion to CPO2 (pm 2), a cadet must:

  • must have held the rank of PO1 for at least 6 months;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment;
  • must be recommended by the Merit Review Board; and
  • there must be a vacancy on the corps CPO2 establishment.
  • CPO2s are usually appointed Boatswains and sometimes Coxswains of their corps.
 For promotion to CPO1 (pm 1), a cadet must:
  • have held the rank of CPO2 for at least 6 months;
  • maintain a satisfactory level of dress and deportment;
  • be recommended by the Merit Review Board; and
  • there must be a vacancy on the corps CPO1 establishment, one per corps.
  • CPO1s are usually appointed the Coxswains of their corps.
  • Similar to the CF Base Chief Petty Officer appointment;
  • worn by a Royal Canadian Sea Cadet employed as the cadet coxswain or chief, (capitaine d'armes cadet) (different SCTCs use their own term) of a Sea Cadet Summer Training Centre;
  • May be considered the pinnacle of a cadet's service.
  • This insignia may not be worn for any other reason.

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