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Cadets provide a way for the young and youth to join in and participate in life skills training,  survival skills and leadership skills. This offers a great opportunity to get involved with your family (if family member(s) have joined), creating a survival unit. If that's not the case, you can join other nearby youth (depending on availability), or simply participate as an individual in the cadets.

Cadets are 13-17 years of age. Junior Cadets are under 13. Junior cadets don't have strict uniform requirements and is an introductory program.

New cadets are invited into the league's Induction course.

This takes you through a basic course covering day-to-day operations and introducing you to important fundamentals and safety.

(Note: completion of the induction course is not compulsory, but failing to do so will stall your progress.)

Upon completion of induction, you're welcomed as a new cadet and attached to your family (if applicable) in your local area. If your local area does not have any existing members, this gives you an ideal opportunity to step up your leadership, and help promote membership in the cadets.

The next step is to complete further training to achieve your status as a trained 'cadet', elevating yourself to the level of a survivalist.

Note: We understand that in some instances, it is not possible to join a group or connect with local members due to distance. If this is the case, we also accept and welcome individuals. For example, in a remote living scenario, it's not always possible to group together with other cadets.

Cadets are involved in a safe environment through our strict child safety program called the Cadet Protection Program Training. This training is compulsory for all adults who interact with cadets and requires them to have a compulsory working with children's check, applicable in their state/territory.

Different requirements are set for Cadets who are involved with their immediate parental family members. 

We look forward to receiving your membership registration and help you start your young journey for mutual assistance and survival. You can never be too young to start preparing for emergencies or crises and possibly lend a helping hand.

You application is subject to receiving your parents permission and parents contact details to confirm. (We are legally obligated to obtain their permission.) Your access will be blocked until this is confirmed. 

Parents are encouraged and welcome to supervise their child at cadet meetings if a cadet unit is available in your area. If there are no cadet units available, You will be attached to your parent(s) if applicable. It's important that your parents are involved in order for your cadet membership to be valid in an area where there are no cadet units formed. Your parent(s) can help guide you through the learning process in the absence of a unit, and in some cases may only be temporary, until more cadets join in.