Corps of School Cadet Instructors
 

Hi 1stmotors

As I understand the corp of School Cadet instructors wore the general service uniform of the day. My guess is that because most of if not all the cadet corps of the day were school corps that had a cap badge unique to the school the instructors no dought wore the school badge. As for the question of a unique branch badge that diddn't happen until after reorg and the cadet services of canada was formed.

I am a member of the CIC we are just celebrating our centenial. Your family member was one of our first members. My branch as well as the army cadet leauge is looking for pictures and such from our last 100 years.

the following comes from the armycadethistory web site it in turn comes from the book, Par dévouement, written about our branch

Hope it help

The first authority for adult instructors of cadets to hold military rank was promulgated in a special order on 21 December 1903. While employed in service to the cadet organization, instructors of army cadets held the rank of second lieutenant in the Militia. These officers were male school teachers at private boys' schools across Canada. The year 1908 marks the creation of a cadre of commissioned officers, the Corps of School Cadet Instructor (militia), trained and paid by the Department of Militia and Defence to conduct drill and physical training in participating schools. On 1 May 1909, these officers were organized into the Corps of School Cadet Instructors (Militia), recognized as the forerunner of the Cadet Instructor Cadre of today. Formed primarily of school teachers, this officer cadre was disbanded in 1921 during a period of reorganization. It reappeared on 1 June 1924 as the Cadet Services of Canada; it was a component of the Canadian Army and the forerunner of the current Cadet Instructor Cadre. This arrangement between the Federal Government and local school boards contributed significantly to the development of physical education programs in Canadian schools.

After World War II, the Cadet Services of Canada (Non-Permanent) and a Civilian Instructional Cadre were established as the fifth sub-component of the Canadian Army. On 10 May 1956, the name was changed once again to the Cadet Services of Canada.

Upon unification, the three distinct officer cadres were amalgamated to form the Cadet Instructors List (CIL), a sub-component of the Reserve (circa 1968-71). On 20 July 1994, the CIL was redesignated the Cadet Instructor Cadre (CIC).