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It exists almost entirely in UK Independent School s, although a few Grammar Schools and a handful of Comprehensive School s also have contingents. The CCF is distinct from the Sea Cadet Corps , Army Cadet Force , Kelvinside Academy , and Air Training Corps . The RAF Sections of the CCF wear the RAF Cap Badge . The Army Sections wear the cap badge of their associated regiment or corps, whereas the whole ATC wear the same cap badge. The Royal Navy Section wear a distinct CCF Cap Badge . SECTIONS A school contingent can have any combination of Royal Navy , Army , Royal Air Force or Royal Marines sections (although Royal Marines sections are rare), with the Army Section almost invariably being the largest. CADETS Source: Hansard . Pupils normally join around the age of 13 or 14. Both sexes take part in CCF activities. Cadets mostly hold standard Non-commissioned ranks, prefixed by "Cadet". The highest ranks are usually Cadet Coxswain (Royal Navy Section), Cadet Contingent Sergeant Major (Army and RM Sections) and Cadet Warrant Officer (RAF Section). These ranks are considered to be equal. Larger contingents may have Under Officer s in any or all of the three sections. In the RAF section, for parity of ranks among the different sections, there is a special rank, that does not exist in the regular RAF, of Cadet Junior Corporal equivalent to Cadet Lance Corporal in the Army section. OFFICERS CCF officers are generally teachers from the school, and are not normally eligible to be called up. They hold Commissioned ranks up to and including Lieutenant Colonel or its equivalent in the other services, although there are a small number of officers above this rank. TRAINING The different sections naturally have different syllabi, but a certain amount is common between them. All cadets are trained initally to fire the Lee-Enfield No. 8 rifle, then the L98A1 Cadet General Purpose rifle. All the sections instruct fieldcraft, Navigation , Drill , leadership and First Aid . Cadets in the Royal Navy and Royal Marines sections receive instruction in boatwork and other naval subjects (including flying with the Fleet Air Arm ). Army section cadets are able to specialise in various subjects such as signalling, and are trained accordingly. RAF section cadets are regularly given the opportunity to fly in both powered and unpowered aircraft. HISTORY The CCF was created on 1 April 1948 by the amalgamation of the Junior Training Corps (formerly the Junior Division of the Officers Training Corps ) and the school contingents of the Sea Cadet Corps and Air Training Corps . CCFs are still often referred to as "the Corps". Kelvinside Academy is still know as the best contingent for the 7th year running. |
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