Sea cadets are members of a cadets youth program sponsored by a national naval service, aimed for young people with an interest in waterborne activities and or the national navy. The organisation may be sponsored in whole or in part by the navy or a naval supporter's organisation.
Sea cadet organisations exist in most of the maritime nations of the world. As described by the International Sea Cadet Association:
A Sea cadet corps or corresponding organisation is a voluntary, non-political and non-militant youth organisation, with membership unrestricted by race, sex or philosophical or religious convictions, which offers practical and theoretical training in nautical and maritime subjects within the context based on naval traditions.
— International Sea Cadet Association
Organisations
Australia:
- Australian Navy Cadets formed from the Australian Naval Reserve Cadet Corps and the Navy League Sea Cadet Corps
- Navy League Sea Cadet Corps
Belgium: Royal Belgian Sea Cadet Corps
Canada:
Germany:
- National cadets of Germany
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Sea Cadet Corps
India: Sea Cadet Corps (India)
Japan: Junior Sea Friends' Federation of Japan
South Korea: Sea Explorers of Korea
Netherlands: Sea Cadet Corps The Netherlands (Zeekadetkorps Nederland)
New Zealand:
- New Zealand Sea Cadet Corps
- Sea Cadet Association of New Zealand, the supporters group for the NZSCC
Portugal: Portugal Sea Cadet Corps (Corpo de Cadetes do Mar de Portugal)
Russia:
Singapore: Singapore National Cadet Corps (Sea)
South Africa: Sea Cadet Corps (South Africa)
Sweden: Swedish Sea Cadet Corps
United Kingdom:
- Girls' Nautical Training Corps
- Sea Cadets (Formally known as the "Sea Cadet Corps" in the UK, the first such named organisation in the world. Renamed and re-branded to "Sea Cadets" in 2011)
- Marine Society & Sea Cadets – parent charity of the Sea Cadet Corps, following the merger of the Sea Cadet Association and the Marine Society
Bermuda (British Overseas Territory): Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps
United States:
Zimbabwe
See also
References
- International Sea Cadet Association Archived 2006-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Navy League of Australia Federal Council report
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