adopt their terminology. There is usually only one Cadet RSM per county. In many counties, there is the opportunity for appointment to Cadet Under Officer (CUO), an appointment allowing the holder to stay in the officers' mess. Although promotion is based on merit rather than progression through the APC syllabus, the following criteria must be met before a cadet is eligible for promotion: Cadet Lance Corporal - Passed APC 1 Star Cadet Corporal - Passed APC 2 Star Cadet Sergeant - Passed APC 3 Star Cadet Staff/Colour Sergeant - Passed APC 4 Star Cadet Sergeant Major/Company Sergeant Major - Passed APC 4 Star Cadet Regimental Sergeant Major - Master Cadet Cadet Under Officer - Master Cadet - May be awarded to a cadet sergeant major who has shown officer potential and is in their last year as a cadet. Officer ranks The following are the insignia - emblems of authority - of the British Army. Badges for field officers were first introduced in 1810 and the insignia was moved to the shoulder boards in 1880 for all officers in full dress. History The Cayman Islands premier has stated the desire to raise a Cayman Islands Defence Force when it can be afforded, which would make the Cayman Islands the fifth British Overseas Territory to have a locally raised army unit, but for the moment it has only the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps. The CICC was established in 2001 and enacted by the Cayman Islands Cadet Corps Law of 2003. The First Commandant of the CICC, now retired, was Colonel Philip Hyre. In 2013, Lieutenant Colonel Bobeth O’Garro was confirmed as the Commandant for the CICC, thus becoming the first female Commandant to lead a Corps in the Caribbean region. Syllabus The Organisation has been modeled on the UK Army Cadet Force organisation (ACF). The organisation aims to provide citizenship training via military-style activities, including instruction in military knowledge, drills, leadership, public speaking, field craft, land and sea navigation, signaling, physical fitness, first aid, arms skills, and music. Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and uses the same school curriculum as the UK. In September 2005 the CICC began working with the Cadet Vocational Qualification Organisation (CVQO) in the UK to add a vocational training element that has resulted in qualified cadets gaining the BTEC First Diploma in Public Services, which is equivalent to passes in four