Sea Cadets (United Kingdom)

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Sea Cadet Corps
Founded	1856[1]
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Navy
Type	National youth charity
Size	13,730 Cadets (as of 1 April 2023)[2] 4260 Adult Volunteers 6 regional watersports centres 5 offshore vessels 4 national training centres
Headquarters	London
Motto(s)	Ready Aye Ready
Website	Sea Cadets
Commanders
Admiral of the Sea Cadet Corps	The Princess Royal
Captain Sea Cadets	Capt Neil Downing RN
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The Sea Cadet Corps is a national youth charity. It is present in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland,^[5] Malta and Bermuda. Cadets follow an ethos, training plan and rank structure similar to that of the Royal Navy, and are recognised by the UK Ministry of Defence.