Cadet Instructors Cadre

The Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC; French: Cadre des instructeurs de cadets) consists of approximately 7,500 Canadian Forces (CF) officers whose primary duty is the safety, supervision, administration and training of Royal Canadian Sea, Army, and Air Cadets. The branch is the largest single group within the Canadian Forces reserve force subcomponent Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service (COATS)[1] and is the largest officer branch in the Canadian Forces.[2] The COATS subcomponent of the Reserve Force employs members from all branches and occupations of the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force of the Canadian Forces.

Cadet Instructors Cadre
Cadre des instructeurs de cadets (French)
Badge of the CIC
CountryCanada
BranchCanadian Armed Forces
TypePersonnel branch
RoleResponsible for the safety, supervision, administration and training of Royal Canadian Sea, Army and Air Cadets in the Canadian Cadet Organizations
Size7,500 officers
Part ofCanadian Forces Reserve
Motto(s)Latin: illuminate viam, lit. 'illuminate the way'
March"La feuille d'érable"
AnniversariesFounded May 1, 1910

Cadets are youth 12 to 18 years of age, and participate in 1,150 Sea and Army Cadet Corps and Air Cadet Squadrons located across Canada.[3]

According to Canadian Forces Chief of Review Services, about 45% of all CIC branch personnel have former Regular Force or Primary Reserve service. Some are former cadets who wish to continue their involvement in the Canadian Cadet Organizations: the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and Royal Canadian Air Cadets. Others are recruited from the general population.

References
  1. "Administrative Order: Implementation of Cadet Organizations Administration and Training Service", NDHQ 1085-30 (D Cdts 6) dated 2 July 2009.
  2. "Largest officer occupation marks centennial". The Maple Leaf. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
  3. "Cadet Instructors - Get Work and Training". 2008. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved 2008-08-06.

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