About The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps

At the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) you’ll have many opportunities to develop the kinds of skills, qualifications, and personal qualities you need to obtain success further in life – whether that’s going to college, university or starting your career. You will make lots of new friends and get the opportunity to go to an annual camp where you will meet cadets from other detachments in the Cayman Islands and from around the world.

As a cadet, you get to take part in various fun, adventurous, competitive, challenging, and electrifying activities such as; fieldcraft, adventure training, first aid, music, various sports, kayaking, sailing, shooting, and many other activities.

There are also opportunities for expeditions to amazing places in the Caribbean Region or even further abroad. Cadets participate in extensive training such as the Army Proficiency Certificate (APC) training syllabus which educates cadets in leadership skills, discipline, self-confidence, and a wide range of transferable skills.

Cadets also have the opportunity to earn valuable qualifications such as the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, the BTEC Award in Teamwork, Personal Skills, Music, and the ILM Certificate in Team Leading. These skills and qualifications will equip you for life and add an extra string to your bow at times when competition for college places and employment is fierce.

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) is designed to teach high school students the value of citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal responsibility, and a sense of accomplishment while instilling in them self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. It prepares them for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as Caymanians.

The program is a stimulus for promoting graduation from high school, and it provides instruction and rewarding opportunities that will benefit the student, community and country.

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps began in August 2001 as an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Human Resources and Culture. Subsequent consultation between the Cayman Islands and Barbados took place regarding establishing a Corps similar in structure to that in Barbados.

However, it was not until March 2002 the First Company of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps, Alpha Company, was formed at the George Hicks High School with over sixty recruits initially signing up.

In 2001, Headquarters (HQ) for the Corps was established in the old AEP Programme building behind the public library on Fort Street in George Town, with its main purpose being to provide administrative and logistical support to the Companies of the Corps through the coordination of developmental programmes and resource distribution.

As a training resource, the Corps uses as a guide the United Kingdom’s Army Cadet Force (ACF) Manual with customizations influenced by regional and local conditions and traditions. Consequently, the Corps’ cadet training programme emphasizes the value of citizenship, leadership, service to the community, personal responsibility, a sense of accomplishment, self-esteem, teamwork, and self-discipline. It is meant to prepare the cadets for responsible leadership roles while making them aware of their rights, responsibilities, and privileges as Caymanians.

Cadet training includes, but is not limited to:

The Cayman Islands Cadet Corps (CICC) aims to inspire young people to achieve success in life with a spirit of service to God the Almighty, the Sovereign, the Cayman Islands and their community, and to develop in them the qualities required of a good citizen.

The CICC will:

• Provide progressive cadet training of a challenging and exciting nature to foster confidence, self-reliance, initiative, responsibility, loyalty, self-respect, alertness, physical and mental endurance and camaraderie.  

• Encourage the development of personal powers of practical leadership and the ability to work successfully as a member of a team.

• Stimulate cadets using military discipline, skills, achievements and values.

• Encourage cadets to develop their spiritual and moral values.

• The CICC will motivate and encourage our cadets to strongly believe that they can follow any career path they desire; however, training in the Corps will be an asset to those considering a career in the Police, Fire and Prison services or the Immigration Department.