Recommendation 9

Cadet forces are made up of young people typically aged from 12 to 18 and provide them with interesting and challenging activities and life skills. The Department said that the cadets help to develop the nation’s youth, enhance social mobility and give confidence and structure to the most disadvantaged. The Minister for Veterans and People has told Parliament that the annual cost of the cadet forces is covered if just 1% of cadets change their life outcomes each year, so that they take part in education, training, or gain employment.13