Qualifications
The qualifying age for joining HKAC is between 11 and 18 and given the rank of Recruit. As the cadet progress, they will become a Cadet. Thereaftere, they can be promoted to the various ranks as follow:
- Cadet Lance Corporal
- Cadet Corporal
- Cadet Sergeant
- Cadet Staff Sergeant
Moreover, the Corps adopted a skill qualification system that if a member serve in other ranks(including cadets) acquire certain specific criteria, qualification badge are allowed to wear in brassard on designated space. The skill qualification badge are as follow:
- First Aider Badge (Badge holder must be in line with the HK Law Cap.509 Occupational and Safety Ordinance)
- Guards of Honour Badge
- Marksman Badge (Air rifles)
- Marksman Badge (Full-bore)
- Bandsman Badge
Like the Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps and Hong Kong Air Cadet Corps, HKAC's purpose is to serve the Hong Kong Community for their services. The HKAC badge has two dragons facing each other from the badge of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment with. The Bahunia above the two dragons replaced the crown in 1997.
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