Has a cadet got to be 17 to be nominated for Lord lt cadet as like my most senior cadet is 15 and a sgt also he does meet the rest of the requirements but the age. If so it means we can’t have a lord lt cadet for another 2 years which would be a shame.
I thought it was minimum age of 16, but that causes issues with being under 18 and parents/guardians having to be at the event. So we’ve been told!
Since Army & sea cadets don’t have over 18 cadets I don’t see why not
yes this is true - being under 16 we can’t just ship them off to an event (likewise Mayor’s Cadet) and wipe our hands of it - as they’re “on duty” as a RAFAC Cadet then RAFAC policy exists and so i know many local Squadron only consider O18s for ease
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We’ve not had one in many, many years but I did see a memo a while back saying that Lord Lt’s Cadet needed a driving licence, which limits it a bit!
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When we’ve had mayors cadets we just asked them to tell us when they’re attending and make sure they have parental permission.
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I’ve had two in the bounce and don’t ever recall an age being spoken about.
From personal experience, ATC cadets tend to be a bit older, which may raise the bar because they’ve had longer. But if you’re not in it, you can’t win it!
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I know that a 16 year old from my ccf has just been offered recommendation for LLC.
Although I also know that our application process is ahem “unique”
Surely any rules are local rules? We would even prefer someone under 17 as, if they are over 17, they will probably age out before their term ends.
You’re ACF right? last time i checked ours was 19 max for the same reason
But the Lord Lieutenent can over-ride in exceptional circumstances with someone else being selected to finish the term
For the SE RFCA -
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HM LORD-LIEUTENANT’S CADET
Introduction
- The process has changed in 2026. The Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet Award marks the achievement of outstanding service by an individual to their Cadet movement and is recognised by their appointment as a Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet for the following year. The individual will be presented with the Lord-Lieutenant’s certificate at the annual Lord-Lieutenant’s Awards Ceremony and will be entitled to wear the Lord-Lieutenant’s Badge when in uniform with effect 1 Sep 26. The Lord-Lieutenant’s Badge will be awarded to the cadets prior to 1 Sep 26. The recipient must be available to carry out duties during the year they are appointed.
He/She must not be leaving the cadet organisation for age reasons during the year of his/her tenure. Only one Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet Badge will be issued per Cadet. Secondary ones can be purchased by selected individuals, if required. - Recommendations for the Lord-Lieutenant’s Cadet Award are a County matter, coordinated by the SERFCA Head of Cadets & Youth (HCY), as per the process Flowchart (shown at Appendix 1 to Annex C). Appointed Cadets are to be between the ages of 16-18 years. Nominated cadets will not be accepted if they are aged under 16 on 1 Sep 26. Nominated cadets must be under 18 years on day of appointment but must be able to serve their full one year tenure in support of their Lord-Lieutenant and remain in their cadet organisation as a cadet. Their tenure will be from 1 Sep 26 to 31 Aug 27.
- Candidates must be domiciled and parade at Units within the County for which they have been nominated/expected to represent. In the case of CCF Boarding Schools, Candidates are to represent the County in which the school resides.
There are a couple of references to ‘county’ in there, but I suspect it actually means lieutenancy area. In some areas there are significant differences between the two.
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Thats a shame so the sgt i have will not be 16 till 6th October this year and they serve their year starring from July here. So I guess will unfortunately mean we will not havea lord lt cadet this year. Could he do next year then when aged 16. our wing is though telling us he must be aged 17
Is a Lieutenancy Area not the same thing as a Ceremonial County?
LLC rules will be made by the Lord Lieutenant and implemented via your RFCA, so take no notice of the ATC Wing, which is not part of the CCF chain of command and has no authority.
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Oh boy have I got a video for you!
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Even the definition of county itself is changeable, let alone other similar terms.
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I think it’s covered in the video, but ceremonial counties aren’t counties, are rarely the same as the counties whose names some of them use, and I think there are some differences between ceremonial ‘counties’ and lieutenancy areas as well.
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I thought we were rolling out Jackie Weaver.
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I do love the concept of “being administered by” but also “you have no authority here, Jackie Weaver!”.
It does make me wonder why you’d ever want to provide administrative services for people who answer elsewhere. Why don’t they do it themselves?
Is it because it’s ultimately be the RAF paying anyway?
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