The australian defence force cadets adfc known as the australian service cadet scheme until 2001 consists of three australian defence force affiliated community based youth development organisations of approximately 22 000 cadets and 2 200 cadet staff in 464 units and squadrons across australia coordination of the australian defence force cadets is via the adf hq unit called reserve and. Along with the australian army cadets aac and the australian navy cadets anc it is part of the australian defence force cadets. The parent force of the aafc is the royal australian air force raaf.
The australian air force cadets aafc known as the air training corps airtc until 2001 is a federal government funded youth organisation. This means that cadet ranks wear rank slides which are afb air force blue with an embroidered light blue ribbon 1 cm wide at the base of the rank slide with aafc in. The ranks of the australian air force cadets aafc are closely based on the ranks of the royal australian air force as such a system of differentiation was required to distinguish members of the aafc from those of the raaf.
Pilot officer is written as pltoff not plt off. Unlike the raf raaf rank abbreviations are always written in uppercase without spaces e g. The raf based its officer ranks on the royal navy and its airmen ranks on the british army.
The rank structure of the royal australian air force raaf has been inherited from the royal air force raf. Along with the australian army cadets aac and the australian navy cadets anc it is part of the australian defence force cadets. The parent force of the aafc is the royal australian air force raaf.
The australian air force cadets aafc known as the air training corps airtc until 2001 is a federal government funded youth organisation. All adult aafc members are responsible for the protection of cadets with whom they interact and are mandated to adhere to the standards of behaviour prescribed in the defence youth safety framework and aafc code of conduct. The australian air force cadets aafc has zero tolerance for child abuse.
