The Ranger Cadet Combined Corps (RCC)

What is the RCC?

The RCC (Ranger Cadet Combined Corps) is the parent body of ROTTWEILER (RCC Online Training Team; Worldwide Electronic Integration and Learning Enrichment Regimental) Corps. ROTTWEILER falls under the Support & Outreach Battalion of the RCC.

The RCC is a volunteer uniformed youth paramilitary organization in Jamaica, currently based in the parishes of St. Mary and Portland. The idea of the RCC first started on September 18, 2012 when then-Lieutenant (present Commissioner) Chase Neil of Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF) together with then-Staff Sergeant (present Captain) Samarie Campbell, thought to combine the training, philosophies and organizational structure of cadetting with Scouting to form the Brimmer Vale High School Cadet Scouts. Training as both cadets and scouts, the Brimmer Vale High School Cadet Scouts then relaunched as the Brimmer Vale High School Ranger Cadet Corps on February 25, 2013 with the addition of Web Cadet Corps-based training and administration.

Over the years, the RCC has added other units based in schools and churches, and recently, in 2022, opened up membership to youth clubs to host RCC units.

Aims and Objectives of the RCC

The aims and objectives of the RCC are as follows:

a)   To develop within its members, the principles of discipline, confidence, leadership, responsibility, and community service through adventurous, intensive and meaningful training.

b)   To promote physical fitness in youth.

c)   To stimulate youth interest in and appreciation for the military and security forces.

d)   To provide or facilitate employment for unattached youth, especially for, but not necessarily limited to, those who are members of the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps and other uniformed voluntary youth groups.

e)   To bring together youth within communities through positive and engaging activities within a safe, structured, adventurous and progressive environment.

f)    To participate in and assist in promoting parish disaster management and preparedness.

g)   To promote anti-litter and preservation of the environment.

h)   To develop and support Ranger Cadet Corps units in schools and Ranger Cadet Community Corps units in churches and youth clubs.

i)     To extend the geographical reach of the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps by establishing new units in schools and communities.

j)    To engage in volunteerism and charitable acts to render assistance to and alleviate the conditions of the poor, indigent and unfortunate.

k)   To present issues affecting youth and the residents of communities in which Ranger Cadets live before the relevant authorities and agencies, voicing their concerns and advocating on their behalf.

l)     To do any other thing determined by the Commissioner, in counsel with the Corps Command, the Commanding Officers, and Ranger Cadet Committees, to further these objectives in accordance with The Twelve Laws of the Ranger Cadet, the Ranger Cadet Combined Corps Constitution, By-Laws, Regulations and Guidelines.

Twelve Laws of the Ranger Cadet

The guiding principles of the RCC are stated in The Twelve Laws of The Ranger Cadet, which every member shall strive to live up to and obey:

1.   A Ranger Cadet has respect for his/her peers, teachers, senior NCO’s and Officers and him/herself.

2.   A Ranger Cadet never gives up, and tries his/her best no matter what.

3.   A Ranger Cadet’s fellow Ranger Cadets are his/her brothers and sisters.

4.   A Ranger Cadet gives of his/her time and service because he/she should and he/she can.

5.   A Ranger Cadet is fully in control of what he/she says and does, how he/she says and does it and when he/she says and does it.

6.   A Ranger Cadet recognizes that an order is an order is an order, regardless of his/her feelings.

7.   A Ranger Cadet will not let the fact that he/she cannot complete a task stop him/her. He/She will find a way to get it done.

8.   A Ranger Cadet strives to be smart, sharp and flawless in his/her drill and his/her dress and turnout, and is punctual in attending parades, duties and camps.

9.   A Ranger Cadet is honest and trustworthy in all he/she says and does, and does not speak ill of others.

10.                A Ranger Cadet keeps his/her mind and body fit, healthy and alert.

11.                A Ranger Cadet is well-equipped to defend him/herself and others.

12.                A Ranger Cadet is always mindful that he/she should set a good example for his/her peers because RANGER CADETS LEAD THE WAY.

Find Out More/Contact the RCC

Check out the RCC at website: https://rangercadetcombinedcorps.wordpress.com/.

https://rangercadetcombinedcorps.wordpress.com is a work in progress, as we seek to update our website to reflect our renewed organization and operations. In the meantime, please access all RCC related online content at https://linktr.ee/RangerCadetCombinedCorps.  

RCC also maintains an Instagram page @rangercadetcombined, i.e., https://www.instagram.com/rangercadetcombined , and email address rcadetsleadtheway@gmail.com. 

Ranger Cadets' Handbook

Constitution of the RCC:

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