List of United Kingdom Services Cadet Forces by rank
# List of United Kingdom Services Cadet Forces by rank

The following table displays the ranks of the Volunteer Police Cadets, St John Ambulance Cadets and Fire Cadets. This table is based on equivalent Rank Structures within the Cadet Forces as detailed in regulations of the SCC, RMC, and the Air Cadets.

## Cadet ranks

Cadets wear the issued cadet rank slides. The titles of most ranks in other Cadet Forces, such as the Army Cadet Force and the Sea Cadet Corps, usually follows equivalent ranks in the UK military. However due to the lack of ranks in the UK services the UK Cadet Services has created ranks and insignia.

Although promotion is based on merit rather than progression through the training syllabuses, certain criteria must be met before a cadet is eligible for promotion:

Cadet ranks and insignia :

| UK cadets | Officers | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadets | Recruits |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| UK cadets | CDT 8 | CDT 7 | CDT 6 | CDT 6 | CDT 5 | CDT 4 | CDT 3 | CDT 3 | CDT 2 | CDT 2 | CDT 1 | CDT (R) |
| St John's Ambulance Cadets | | | | | | | | | | | | No insignia |
| St John's Ambulance Cadets | No equivalent | Leading Cadet | No equivalent | No equivalent | Cadet Sergeant | No equivalent | Cadet Corporal | Cadet Corporal | No equivalent | No equivalent | Cadet | Recruit |
| St John's Ambulance Cadets | | LCdt | | | CdtS | | CdtC | CdtC | | | Cdt | Rct |
| UK cadets | Officers | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet senior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadet junior NCOs | Cadets | Recruits |
| UK cadets | CDT 8 | CDT 7 | CDT 6 | CDT 6 | CDT 5 | CDT 4 | CDT 3 | CDT 3 | CDT 2 | CDT 2 | CDT 1 | CDT (R) |
| Volunteer Police Cadets | | | | | | | | | | | | No Insignia |
| Volunteer Police Cadets | No equivalent | Head Cadet | No equivalent | No equivalent | Deputy Head Cadet | No equivalent | Team Leader Cadet | Team Leader Cadet | Deputy Team Leader Cadet | Deputy Team Leader Cadet | Police Cadet | Recruit |
| Volunteer Police Cadets | No equivalent | HCdt | No equivalent | No equivalent | DHCdt | No equivalent | TLCdt | TLCdt | DTLCdt | DTLCdt | Cdt | Rct |
