Talk:King's Cadet Corps

Each company has at least two troops, being a lower troop and an upper troop. The lower troop has boys of ages 10 to 14 and the upper troop from 14 to 18. Up to around 40 to 60 boys are placed in each troop, divided into four patrols per age level. Each boy is assigned to a troop of cadets of his age based on where he lives. Boarding schools have their own cadet companies; however, pupils are usually also enrolled in his local company at home.

Standard Command

• Major (Home Service)
• Standard Adjutant (20–21 in the Officer Cadet Corps)
• Standard Serjeant (20–21 in the Officer Cadet Corps)

Banner Command

• Captain (Home Service)
• Banner Adjutant (18–20 in the Officer Cadet Corps)
• Banner Serjeant (18–20 in the Officer Cadet Corps)

Company Command

• Lieutenant (Home Service)
• Ensign (Home Service)
• Company Adjutant (17–18)
• Company Serjeant (17–18)

Upper Troop

• Troop Under Officer (17–18)
• Troop Serjeant (16–18)
• Patrol Corporal (15–18)
• Patrol Lancepersade (14–18)
• Able Cadet (14–18)

Lower Troop

• Troop Under Officer (17–18)
• Troop Serjeant (15–17)
• Patrol Corporal (13–16)
• Patrol Lancepersade (10–14)
• Cadet (10–14)

Ranking

A cadet has authority over all cadets under his rank, whether or not younger or formally committed to his charge. That is to say, a 15-year-old lower troop serjeant has authority over an 18-year-old upper troop corporal, though the latter is more exprienced than the former. This does lead to conflict, especially when experienced elder able cadets are commanded to do something by much younger NCOs. Regulations are in place to control the giving of orders by NCOs to those not directly under their charge to reduce this conflict.