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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET

FORCE

MILITARY KNOWLEDGE
BOOKLET

NAME: ...................................................................

BATTALION: ........................................................

UNIT: ...........................................................

DATE: ...................................................................

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Rev 3 of 2022

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Table of Contents
ABBREVIATIONS...........................................................................................................................................4

OBJECTIVE................................................................................................................................................... 5

AGE OF CADETS.......................................................................................................................................5

ENROLLMENT..........................................................................................................................................5

NATIONAL FLAG OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO..............................................................................................6

NATIONAL ANTHEM OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO........................................................................................6

INDEPENENCE PLEDGE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO....................................................................................7

Natonal Bird – Scarle Ibis Natonal Bird – Cocrico............................................................................... 7

Natonal Flower – Chaconia........................................................................................................................ 7

COAT OF ARMS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO............................................................................................... 8

THE NATIONAL WATCH WORDS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.....................................................................9

THE NATIONAL MOTO OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO....................................................................................9

GENERAL KNOWLEDEGE............................................................................................................................10

HEADQUARTERS....................................................................................................................................... 11

Baalion Commander............................................................................................................................11

Baalion Second in Command...............................................................................................................11

Baalion Adjuan:................................................................................................................................11

Baalion RSM........................................................................................................................................ 11

My Uni Commander is:......................................................................................................................... 11

PRESIDENTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO..................................................................................................12

PRIME MINISTERS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO.........................................................................................13

CADET FORCE PRAYER............................................................................................................................... 14

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET FORCE COLOUR (FLAG)....................................................................14

The Colours of he Trinidad and Tobago Cade Force................................................................................14

The Moo of he Trinidad and Tobago Cade Force..................................................................................14

The Cade Promise.....................................................................................................................................14

THE CAP BADGE OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET FORCE..............................................................15

FLAG ETIQUETTE........................................................................................................................................16

THE OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS OF THE NATIONAL FLAG..............................................16

THE MEANING OF THE NATIONAL FLAG................................................................................................16

GENERAL RULES FOR THE USE & DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL FLAG......................................................17

HISTORY OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET FORCE..........................................................................19

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4th Battalion Headquarters Aviation & Naval :

Battalion Commander: LT Cdr Blair Ferguson
Battalion 2iC:
Battalion Adjutant: 2Lt Javon Leacock
Battalion RSM: FCPO. S. Stoute

5th Battalion Headquarters :

Battalion Commander: (AG) Maj. G. Jones-Dos Santos
Battalion 2iC:
Battalion Adjutant: LT T. Ferrette
Battalion RSM: WOI . N. McDonald

Service Support Battalion Headquarters :

Battalion Commander: Maj. K Bain
Battalion 2iC: Maj. C Sampson
Battalion Adjutant: Lt Roberts
Battalion RSM: WOI . L. Haynes

(Names are subject to change as time and circumstance changes)

My unit Commander :…………………………………………..

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PRESIDENTS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

1st President – His Excellency, Sir Ellis Clarke

2nd President – His Excellency, Noor Hasanalli

3rd President – His Excellency, Arthur NR Robinson

4th President – His Excellency, Prof. George Maxwell Richards

5th President – His Excellency, Anthony TA Carmona

6th President - Her Excellency Paula-Mae Weekes

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PRIME MINISTERS OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

1st Prime Minister – Dr. Eric Eustace Williams

2nd Prime Minister – Mr. George Chambers

3rd Prime Minister – Mr. Arthur NR Robinson

4th & 6th Prime Minister – Mr. Patrick Manning

5th Prime Minister – Mr. Basdeo Panday

7th Prime Minister – Mrs. Kamla Persad-Bissessar

8th Prime Minister – Dr. Keith Rowley

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CADET FORCE PRAYER

Eternal God, Creator and Redeemer of the Human Race, you have brought
us together as members of the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force. Guide
and strengthen us by your Spirit that we may give ourselves to your service.
Inspire us with the desire to serve our fellow men and women, the Cadet
Force and out Country. May we always be ready to fulfil our duties. Increase
our faith, strengthen us to endure, fortify our hearts to be courageous and our
wills to obey. Help us to be loyal to one another and to develop a true spirit
of brotherhood. We ask this through Christ our Lord, Amen.

THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET FORCE COLOUR (FLAG)

The Colours of the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force

– Green and Gold –

The Motto of the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force

– God and Country –

The Cadet Promise

“I, Cadet ................................................, promise to honour God and my
Country and to do my best to serve them loyally and honourably at all times,
through the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force, to which I now belong.”

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THE CAP BADGE OF THE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CADET FORCE

The Cap Badge is a symbol worn by every member of

the Trinidad and Tobago Cadet Force. It is the basic
badge of identification used by all. It is understood
that General Picton, one of the early Governors of
Trinidad, adopted the Star of David, the emblem of
Wales, as the emblem of the Trinidad Local Forces.
The Trinidad Cadet Corps as it then was never had a
New Cap Badge 0f cap badge. It was after the 1939- 1945 war, during
1976 the command of Major A.A.R. Wilson that the cap
badge was introduced and the badge formally used by
the local forces was the Star of David. The TTCF was
issued a new cap badge in 1961 during the command
of Lt. Colonel KS Gittens. This was a shield encircled
by a laurel wreath and divided into four segments
emblazoned with the words “Trinidad and Tobago
Cadet Force” and the map of Tobago in the upper
segment and the map of Trinidad and the British
Lion in the lower ones. The segmented shield was
surmounted by a crown and supported by crossed
rifles over a scroll with the words ‘Deo et Reginae’.
However, the wreath which was authorised
originally never became part of the 1961 version of
the Cadet Force Cap Badge. After attaining
Old Cap Badge 0f Republican status the badge was changed slightly
1961 by removing the Crown and British Lion, separating
the words ‘Cadet Force’ and placing in the lower
segment, adding a wreath of coconut branches
around the shield and the words on the scroll were
changed to ‘God and Country’.

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FLAG ETIQUETTE

THE OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION AND DIMENSIONS OF THE NATIONAL FLAG

The official description of the Flag reads as follows:

"On a Red Field, a Bend Dexter Sable bordered Silver; that is to say, there is
on the Red Field a diagonal from left to right in Black bordered with White.
The width of the Black and White bands joined side by side at the upper dexter
corner of the Flag is one-fifth of the full length of the Flag, and the width of
each white band is one- sixth of the width of the White and Black bands
together.

The width of the Black is therefore four-sixths of the total width of the Wh ite and
Black." The Black and White diagonals must always point to the peak of the
staff. “The dimensions of the National Flag shall be in the proportions of five
to three (5:3).”

THE MEANING OF THE NATIONAL FLAG

The Black represents for us the dedication of the people joined together by
one strong bond. It is the colour of strength, of unity of purpose, and of the
wealth of the land.

Red is the colour most expressive of our country; it represents the vitality of the
land and its peoples; it is the warmth and energy of the sun, the courage and
friendliness of the people.

White is the sea by which these lands are bound; the cradle of our
heritage; the purity of our aspirations and the equality of all men under the
sun.

Thus, the colours chosen - Black, White and Red - represent the elements of
Earth, Water and Fire which encompass all our past, present and future; and
inspire us as one united, vital, free and dedicated people.

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GENERAL RULES FOR THE USE & DISPLAY OF THE NATIONAL FLAG

Hoisting and Lowering of the National Flag

The Flag should be hoisted briskly to the top of the staff, care being taken to
ensure that it occupies the correct position on the halyard, the right upper
corner of the flag being at the peak of the staff. The Flag is to be lowered
slowly and with dignity.

Display of the National Flag with Other Flags and Emblems

In this country and at its Overseas Missions, no other flag, colour, standard,
ensign, or other emblem should be displayed above or to the right of the
National Flag: that is, the Flag's own right, or the observer's left. All other flags
flown together with the National Flag of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
should be placed to the left of it.

When the flags of two or more nations are displayed together they are to be
flown from separate staffs of the same height and all the flags should be as far as
possible of the same size. International usage forbids the display of the flag of
one nation above that of another in time of peace.

When the National Flag is flown with other flags it must be the first to go up
and the last to come down. It must never be lowered while other flags are
flying or are being hoisted

The National Flag in Mourning: Half-Mast

The National Flag is flown at half-mast (or half-staff) when the Nation is in
mourning. By "half-mast" is meant lowering the Flag by its own depth from
its normal position at the peak of the staff. When the Flag is flown at half-
mast, it is first hoisted to the top of the staff for an instant and then lowered
to the half-mast, position. Before hauling it down for the day, the Flag is again
raised to the top of the staff. The Flag should be flown at half-mast on the day
of the death and funeral day of:

(i) The President

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(ii) The Prime Minister

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