Cadet Instructors Cadre

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unit_name=Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC)


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country=Canada
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branch=Canadian Forces personnel branch
type= Canadian Cadet Movement with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.
role=safety, supervision, administration and training of nearly 60,000 cadets
size= 7,500 commissioned officers
command_structure= Canadian Forces Reserve
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motto="Illuminate Viam" Latin (Illuminate the Way).
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anniversaries=The Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) ( _fr. Cadre des instructeurs de cadets) consists of approximately 7,500 commissioned officers of the Canadian Forces (CF) whose primary duty is the safety, supervision, administration and training of nearly 60,000 cadets. The CIC is a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserve, and represents all three elements: Sea, Army and Air. The cadets for whom the CIC are responsible are between the ages of 12 and 18, and are located in approximately 1,150 corps and squadrons across Canada.cite web | title = Cadet Instructors - Get Work and Training | url=http://www.cadets.forces.gc.ca/cic/get_work_traning_e.html | accessdate = 2008-08-06 | year = 2008 ]

About 45% of all CIC branch personnel have former Regular Force or Primary Reserve Service. The rest are new to the Canadian Forces and come from the community at large some who are former cadets who wish to continue their involvement in the Canadian Cadet Organizations.Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, Royal Canadian Army Cadets, and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets.

Roles & identification

Uniforms

The Cadet Instructors Cadre is a sub-component of the Canadian Forces Reserve. Members wear the same uniform as members of the Sea, Land, and Air elements of the CF, including field and working uniforms - Naval Combat Dress (NCD) for Sea, CADPAT combat uniform for Army and Air.

Unit training

Most CIC officers are employed as instructors at the 1150 Royal Canadian Sea Cadets corps, Royal Canadian Army Cadets corps, or Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadrons located across Canada.

Each local corps or squadron is led by a commanding officer who is the commanding officer of the cadets and the immediate supervisor of the unit's other officers. Cadet corps/squadron commanding officers are not designated commanding officers in accordance with Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Forces (QR&O's) and cannot exercise disciplinary powers over their subordinate officers.

Other corps/squadron officers perform the roles of supply officer, administration officer, and training officer. In addition to these responsibilities, the officers are the primary instructors for their cadet corps or squadron assisted by senior cadets. They may also be joined by contracted civilian instructors or volunteers. The CIC officers are members of the Canadian Forces; the civilian instructors, volunteers, and the cadets are not. Cadet corps and squadrons are also supported by a local sponsor which works with the staff to provide the program for the cadets.

pecialist programs and summer training

In addition to unit training, the cadet programme operates a number of specialist programmes and summer training centres. These are also staffed mostly by Canadian Forces CIC officers. The specialist programmes include the Air Cadet Gliding Program, which operates a system of gliding schools and centres across Canada, and the sailing centres of the Sea Cadets.

CIC training programme

While nearly half of all CIC officers have previous service in the Regular or Primary Reserve, most who enrol do not have previous military training and are enroling in the Canadian Forces for the first time. That is the case for some ex-cadets who continue and work with the cadet program immediately upon leaving the cadet program before their 19th birthday. Like all of the reserve force, members of the CF CIC come from all segments of the community and are "twice the citizen" with civilian and military occupations.

Those without previous military service complete 10 days of basic officer training at regional cadet instructor schools (or " _fr. Écoles régionale des instructeurs de cadets"). A CIC officer will start at the rank of naval cadet or officer cadet and upon successfully completing basic training and after a year's service may be commissioned as a Canadian Forces Officer.

Former serving officers of the Canadian Forces may be component transferred to the Cadet Instructors Cadre and be required to take specific instruction to familiarize them with the cadet organizations. Former serving non-commissioned members must re-enrol in the CF to the CIC and those of Sgt. and above will be commissioned on enrolment and be required to take CIC specific courses.

Mandatory CIC officer training

Basic Officer Qualification course

(French: " _fr. Cours de qualification élémentaire d'officier")

Designed to give new officers both an introduction to military life and the basic leadership and instructional tools required to train and supervise cadets. This is a 10-day course.

Course content includes:

* Physical and recreation training
* Drill
* Leadership
* Instructional technique
* Military writing
* Supply
* Administrative procedures
* Canadian Cadets organizations
* Officer's duties and responsibilities
* Canadian Forces orders, regulations, and procedures
* Safety precautions for cadets
* Cadet Harassment and Abuse Prevention program
* General service knowledge
* Leagues and their responsibilities
* Environmental issues

Course prerequisites:
* MOSID 00232
* Enrolled in the Canadian Forces as an Officer Cadet/Naval Cadet in the Cadet Instructor Cadre
* Candidate must have their working environmental uniform (army or air combat, or naval combat) issued as a minimum

The next course that a CIC officer must take is an environmental course, either the MOC course (8 days) or the JOLC course (17 days).

Military Occupational course

(" _fr. Cours de développement professionnel")

This is an eight-day course, designed to provide officers with the basic knowledge and skills required at a cadet corps/squadron, with an emphasis on the organization, customs, and traditions unique to the each of the three elements of the Canadian Forces.

Military Occupation course (Sea)

Course content includes:

* Conduct
* Leadership
* Duties and responsibilities of the divisional officer
* The Sea Cadet training programme
* Organization of Royal Canadian Sea Cadets
* Seamanship
* Canadian Navy
* Customs and traditions of the Navy
* Familiarization of naval/maritime facilities
* Chart work
* Communications
* Boat work
* Sailing exercise
* Marksmanship
* Safety regulations
* Officer duties and responsibilities

Course prerequisites:

* Sea Element CIC Officer
* Completed Basic Officer Qualification (BOQ) Course
* Candidate must be a naval cadet or Acting Sub-Lieutenant Completion of the course qualifies candidate to perform the duties of a divisional officer in a sea cadet corps.

Military Occupation course (Land)

Course content includes:

* Conduct
* Leadership
* Map and compass
* The Royal Canadian Army Cadets training programme
* Organization of the Royal Canadian Army Cadets
* Canadian Army
* Customs and traditions of the Army
* Communications
* Bushcraft
* Fieldcraft
* Field exercise
* Range Safety
* Safety Regulations
* Officer duties and responsibilities

Course prerequisites:

* Land Element CIC Officer
* Completed Basic Officer Qualification (BOQ) Course
* Candidate must be an officer cadet or second lieutenant Completion of the course qualifies candidate to perform the duties of a platoon officer in an army cadet corps.

Military Occupation course (Air)

Course content includes:

* Conduct
* Physical Training
* General Safety
* Leadership
* Map and compass
* The Royal Canadian Air Cadet training programme
* Organization of the Royal Canadian Air Cadets
* The Canadian Air Force
* Customs and traditions of the Air Force
* Principles of flight
* Propulsion — aero engines
* Airframe system and design
* Air navigation
* Airmanship — regulations and procedures
* Airport facilities.
* Meteorology
* Aircraft identification
* Field exercise
* Range safety
* Safety regulations
* Officer duties and responsibilities

Course prerequisites:

* Air Element CIC Officer
* Completed Basic Officer Qualification (BOQ) Course
* Candidate must be an officer cadet or second lieutenant Completion of the course qualifies candidate to perform the duties of a flight commander in an air cadet squadron.

Lieutenant Qualification course

(" _fr. Cours de qualification de lieutenant")

A eight-day course, designed to focus on the importance of training within a cadet corps/squadron, with an emphasis on further developing skills and knowledge in leadership, counselling, planning, organisation and supervision of training.

Course content includes:

* Physical and recreational training
* Drill
* Leadership
* Supervision of instruction
* Military writing
* Alternate methods of instruction
* Administrative procedures
* Unit training plan
* Safety precautions
* Training officer responsibilities
* Cadet tours and visits
* Briefings
* Cadet Harassment and Abuse Program
* Social issues

Course prerequisites:

* MOC R91A (Sea) or R92A (Land) or R93A (Air)
* Completed the Military Occupation Course (MOC) or Junior Officer Leadership Course (JOLC)
* Minimum one year after completion of the Basic Officer Qualification Course (BOQ)

Upon completion of this course, the officer will have acquired the necessary skills to assume the duties of training officer at a cadet corps/squadron. This qualifies the candidate to become an Army or Air Force lieutenant, or a Naval sub lieutenant.

Captain's Qualification course

(" _fr. Cours de qualification de capitaine")

An eight-day course designed to broaden the candidate's knowledge, skills and confidence as a leader and to prepare the candidate to assume the responsibilities of commanding of a cadet corps/squadron.

Course content includes:

* Ceremonial events
* Logistics
* Military writing
* Personnel administration
* Personnel development
* Public relations
* Assessment of personnel
* Responsibilities of command
* Conduct of meetings/briefings
* Briefings and information on the leagues and their responsibilities
* Conduct
* Physical and recreational training
* Leadership
* Social issues

Course prerequisites:

* MOC R91A (Sea) or R92A (Land) or R93A (Air)
* Minimum one year after completing the Lieutenant Qualification Course (LTQ)
* Must be a substantive lieutenant/sub-lieutenant
* Upon completion of this course, the officer will have acquired the necessary skills to assume the duties of commanding officer in a cadet corps/squadron. The candidate will be qualified to become a naval lieutenant (N), or an army or air force captain.

Commanding Officer's course

(" _fr. Cours de commandant")

A four-day course, designed to give cadet corps/squadron commanding officers the opportunity to upgrade/update their knowledge, discuss common problems with a view to learning from each other and to function more effectively as a commanding officer.

Course content includes:

* CIC officer development
* Corps/squadron support
* Social issues
* Problem solving
* Public relations and recruiting
* Regional issues
* Personnel selection and relationships with sponsoring committees
* Environmental issues
* Harassment policy

Course prerequisites:

* MOC R91A Sea or R92A Land or R93A Air
* Completed Basic Officer Qualification (BOQ)
* Must be a commanding officer or commanding officer designate

Other CIC courses

There are [http://www.cadets.ca/support/CIC/CIC-trg/trg1_e.asp#2 other courses] that CIC officers can take.

* Cadet Unit Administration Officer (U Adm O)
* Cadet Unit Supply Officer (U Sup O)
* Unit Human Rights Adviser (UHRA)
* CSTC General Safety Officer (CSTC GSO)
* CSTC Environment Officer (CSTC Env O)
* Glider Instructor Course (GIC)
* Tow Aircraft Conversion Course (TACC)
* Launch Control Officer (LCO)
* Band Officer (Band O)
* Range Safety Officer – Smallbore (RSO (SB))
* Range Safety Officer — Air Rifle (RSO (AR))
* Range Safety Officer — Large Bore (RSO (LB))
* Tender Charge Vessel Operator (TCVO)
* Tender Charge ORCA Class Endorsement
* Winter Adventure Training Instructor (WATI)(Course open to MOC R92A only)
* Cadet Abseil Instructor (CAI)
* Cadet Orienteering Instructor (COI)
* Basic Canoe Instructor (BCI)
* Canoe Trip Leader (CTL)
* Moving Water Leader (MWL)

Roles and duties

Motto

The motto of the CIC is "Illuminate Viam" (Illuminate the Way).

Authorized march

The Regional Cadet Support Unit (Eastern) (RCSU(E)) has proposed that "La Feuille d'érable" be the march past piece for CIC officers. This piece of music is a song, actually a traditional Catholic French-Canadian song that came out of the "bonne chanson" in the 1940s. Here is the original version of "La Feuille d'érable" by Albert Larrieu.

:Certain jour le bon Créateur:Fit dire aux peuples de la terre::"Que chacun choisisse une fleur,:Et qu'on m'envoie un émissaire:Qu'on soit exact au rendez-vous:Chacun prendra la fleur qu'il aime:Cette fleur restera l'emblème:Du grand amour que j'ai pour vous."

:Le jour dit, dans le paradis:Les envoyés se rencontrèrent:La France vint choisir un lys:L'oeillet fut pris par l'Angleterre:L'Espagnol eut un frais liseron:L'Américain un dahlia rose:L'Italien choisit une rose:Et l'allemand un vieux chardon

:Quand arriva le Canadien:Emmitouflé dans ses fourrures:Hélas! il ne restait plus rien:Que des feuillages, des ramures:Saint-Pierre était plein de regret:Il caressait sa barbe blanche:"Je n'ai plus, dit-il, que ces branches:Tu peux regagner ta foret."

:Mais Jésus, qu'on ne voyait pas:Intervint d'un coeur secourable:S'en alla choisir dans le tas:Offrit une feuille d'érable:Et c'est depuis ce beau jour-la:Qu'un peu partout dans la campagne:Dans la plaine et sur la montagne:L'érable croit au Canada:Dans la plaine et sur la montagne:L'érable croit au Canada

The song is well known to members of the Eastern Region, however, very little in English Canada. It has however been translated into English:

:On one fine day the good Creator:said to people of the earth:“let each of you go choose a flower:and then send an emissary.:Make sure that they are all on time.:Each take a flower that he loves.:And that flow'r for ever be a symbol:of the Love, the Love I have for you.”

:On the appointed day in heaven:the envoys had all gathered there.:France chose the Lily and the:Carnation was chosen by the English.:The Spanish got a morning glory:the Americans pink dahlia.:The Italians chose a rose for their flow'r:and German, the Germans chose a thistle.

:When the Canadian arrived:bundled up in his coat of fur,:alas, alas all that remained there:were just left some leaves and boughs.:St. Peter was full of regret:and as he stroked his long white beard,:“All I have left are these old branches:Go back to, back to your forest home.”

:But Jesus, who had not been seen,:stepped forth with generosity.:The Lord, he dug into the pile:and offered up a maple leaf.:And ever since that glorious day:here, there in the countryside,:on the plains and high up in the mountain,:the maple grows, it grows in Canada.

ee also

*History of the CIC

External links

* [http://www.cadets.ca/support/CIC/CIC-trg/trg1_e.asp CIC training site]
* [http://www.recruiting.forces.gc.ca Canadian Forces Recruiting]
* [http://www.forces.gc.ca Canadian Forces and Department of National Defence]

Order of precedence

References