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The Australian Navy Cadets (ANC) is a voluntary youth organisation sponsored by the Royal Australian Navy. Together with the Australian Air Force Cadets and Australian Army Cadets, it forms the Australian Defence Force Cadets.
There are 91 Training Ships (units) across Australia, with a total membership of over 2,000 staff and cadets,[1] including several that have been formed in High Schools. The ANC adheres to a rank structure similar to the Royal Australian Navy, with cadets having the opportunity to progress from the rank of Cadet Recruit to Cadet Midshipman. Each unit has a quota of persons allowed at each rank (Leading Seaman [C/LS] and above), training camps and examinations are held for promotion in rank. The structure and organisation of the Australian Navy Cadets is based on that of the Royal Australian Navy however additionally features a large community involvement component. The ANC also has a dedicated band unit, this unit is TS Hobart and located in Hobart. Everyone in that unit is a musician and plays a different music instrument. TS Hobart is a Concert Band, but also has a Parade Band, Drum Ruffle and Stage Band.
Ranks of the Australian Navy Cadets are divided into the following categories
The uniforms of the Australian Navy Cadets are based on that of the Royal Australian Navy, with only a few differences such as the shoulder flashes of the ANC reading "AUSTRALIAN NAVY CADETS" as opposed to the RANs "AUSTRALIA" flashes. Also, the senior cadets being C/PO, C/CPO, C/WO still have the sailors uniforms, not the officers uniforms.
The organisation was founded in the early 1900s and officially recognised under the Naval Defence Act in 1910. Prior to 1973, the organisation was known as the Sea Cadet Corps, and was jointly administered by the Royal Australian Navy and the Navy League of Australia. After 1973, the Navy assumed full responsibility for the Corps, which was renamed the Naval Reserve Cadets. The Australian Government review, 'Cadets The Future' recommended a final name change to Australian Navy Cadets in 2001.[2]
The ANC has a dedicated Australian Book of Reference (ABR), named ABR 5128 (AL2) for its policy and operating instructions manual.
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