The Ranks

All our cadets start off as recruits of which we have an in take twice a year following an open evening. As recruits you will work towards a set of standards which will demonstrate your competence as a future cadet. It isn't neccesary that recruits wear uniform but when they rank up to cadet they will then have to start wearing the uniform provided.

If a recruit is prepared to work hard they will progress through the ranks of corporal, sergeant, flight sergeant and it is even possible to become a 'Cadet Warrant Officer' as highlighted below.

RECRUIT	NEW STARTERS TO THE SQUADRON UNIT
CADET	THIS IS THE STARTING RANK ONCE RANKED UP FROM RECRUIT FOLLOWING ENROLMENT
CORPORAL	THE FIRST NCO RANK A CADET CAN OBTAIN ALSO KNOWN AS A JUNIOR NCO (JNCO)
SERGEANT	ALSO KNOWN AS SENIOR NCO (SNCO)
FLIGHT SERGEANT	THE HIGHEST PROMOTION BY SQUADRON CO. IF A SQUADRON IS SPLIT UP INTO FLIGHTS THEN THIS RANK WILL BE NCO IN CHARGE. (NCOIC)
CADET WARRANT OFFICER	TO BECOME CWO YOU MUST BE A MINIMUM OF AGED 18 YEARS. PROMOTION TO CWO IS MADE BY THE CO AT THE WING. CWO'S TAKE CHARGE OF ALL THE SQUADRON FLIGHTS AND UNLIKE OTHER CADETS WHO CAN STAY IN THE ATC UNTIL AGE 20, THE CWO CAN STAY UNTIL AGE 22.