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Royal Marines Cadets (SCC) | |
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RMC (SCC) | |
Active | 1955–present[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Navy Royal Marines |
Type | UK Cadet Forces |
Role | Volunteer Youth Organisation |
Size | 3500 Cadets 1500 CFAVs,[2] 152 Detachments[3] |
Headquarters | London |
Patron | HRH Anne, Princess Royal |
March | "Dignus" ("Be Worthy") |
Website | https://www.sea-cadets.org/royal-marines-cadets |
Commanders | |
Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps | Anne, Princess Royal |
Captain Sea Cadets | Captain Neil Downing RN |
Commandant Colonel of The Royal Marines Cadets | Brigadier Ged Salzano MBE RM (Rtd) |
RMC Senior Staff Officer | Lt Col (SCC) J Sandilands RMR |
Notable commanders | Colonel Paul Cautley OBE CMG RMR |
UK Military Cadet Forces military component of the youth organisations in the United Kingdom |
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Components |
British Overseas Territories |
Former Components |
Personnel |
Allegiance |
Royal Marines Cadets (SCC) are part of the Sea Cadets, a United Kingdom uniformed youth organization was formed in 1955 by the then Commandant General Royal Marines – General Sir Campbell Richard Hardy, KCB, CBE, DSO & Bar.[3] The Royal Marines Cadets of the SCC specialise in activities such as orienteering, fieldcraft, and weapon handling.
There are also the smaller Combined Cadet Force (RM CCF) and Royal Marines Cadets of the Volunteer Cadet Corps (RM VCC) this article deals only with the Royal Marines Cadets of the Sea Cadet Corps (RM SCC).