Australia Army Sword Drill Full Military Support

Military support for LSUs was limited solely to the discretionary loan of equipment for Annual camps.

The programme has more than 19,000 Army Cadets between the ages of 12 and 19 based in 237 units around Australia.

However, its members are not members of the Australian Defence Force by virtue only of their membership of the Australian Army Cadets.

While cadets are encouraged to consider enlisting in the military, it is not required that they do so.

The Australian Army Cadets is a youth organisation that is modelled on the Australian Army.

It differs from Scouts and other youth exploration groups as its main focus is that of learning and using military and leadership skills.

The organisation boasts a nationwide reach with Cadet units in every state and territory in Australia.

Once enrolled, they may remain as a cadet until the day before they attain the age of twenty years.

A cadet in the AAC is not considered to be a member of the Australian Defence Force, nor are cadets allowed to be a member of the Defence Force or, other than in approved exceptional circumstances, any other cadet service during their time as a cadet.

From 2001-05, cadets have made up 10 of applications and 11 of total Australian Defence Force enlistments.

Cadets of the 306 ACU and Australian veterans parading in Melbourne on ANZAC Day.

Two years later, a sergeant-major was appointed and muskets and carbines were purchased and an armoury and gunpowder store were opened at Newington College.

In June 1868, The Kings School had closed and did not reopen until January 1869, when it was amalgamated with the St Marks unit, the unit was renamed The Kings School Cadets Corps.

With the establishment of many cadet units and corps at numerous boys schools throughout the Commonwealth, His Majesty King Edward VII established the Commonwealth Cadet Corps in Australia on 16 July 1906.

Boys who did not comply were charged and dealt with by the courts.

Senior cadets aged between 1618 years of age were attached to Militia Units (now known as Army Reserve Units), called Regimental Detachments, while students aged between 1416 years of age remained as school cadets.

Officers came from teaching staff and selected cadets were made Cadet Lieutenants.

In 1939, the outbreak of World War II caused the Regimental Detachments to be disbanded as staff were needed to train soldiers for overseas service.

By the end of World War II, Regimental Detachments had been re-raised.

Between 19491975, School Based Units were attached to Citizen Military Forces units.

The CMF is the precursor of the modern day Australian Army Reserve.

By 1951, The Commonwealth Cadet Corps was renamed the Australian Cadet Corps (ACC) and on 2 June 1953, The Duke of Edinburgh became the Colonel-in-Chief of the ACC, as a part of the coronation of his wife, Queen Elizabeth II.

The Duke of Edinburgh presented his banner as a gift to the Corps on 2 May 1970 at Victoria Barracks, Sydney.

Australia Army Sword Drill Full Military Support

As a result of the Beazley Defence review white paper in 1984, full military support was withdrawn from school based cadet units, now classed as Limited Support Units (LSU).

Australia Army Sword Drill Manual