Members of the
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps are assigned various
ranks, the titles and insignia of which are based on those used by the
United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is ...
(and its various ROTCs), specifically the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
,
U.S. Marine Corps,
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage o ...
,
U.S. Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Sign ...
,
U.S Space Force, and the
U.S. Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, mul ...
. Rank requirements vary with schools. Some specialties require cadets to pass promotion tests while others only require recommendations by superiors and the needs of the unit.
Cadet Officer Ranks
Cadet Enlisted Ranks
See also
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Cadet grades and insignia of the Civil Air Patrol
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Ranks of the cadet forces of the United Kingdom
The following table displays the ranks of the Community Cadet Forces (Army Cadet Force, the Sea Cadet Corps, and the Air Training Corps), the Combined Cadet Force, the Volunteer Cadet Corps (RMVCC and RNVCC), and the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets. ...
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Cadets Canada Elemental Ranks
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New Zealand Cadet Forces ranks
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Australian Defence Force Cadets ranks
References
External links
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Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Military insignia
Military ranks of the United States Army
Military ranks of the United States Air Force
Military ranks of the United States Coast Guard
Military ranks of the United States Navy