- Time Period: Post-WW2
- Institution: 1966
- Country: South Africa
The Cadet Corps Medal, established by the Republic of South Africa in 1966, honored officers in the School Cadet Corps for twenty years of effective service. A clasp could be earned after thirty years of qualifying service.
Recipients of the Cadet Corps Medal were officers in the School Cadet Corps recognized for twenty years of commendable service, which did not necessarily need to be continuous. An additional clasp could be granted after thirty years of qualifying service.
The initial recipients of the Cadet Corps Medal were announced in South African Defence Force Order 134/67 on November 24, 1967. Subsequently, deserving officers in the Cadet Corps received the medal annually.
The Cadet Corps Medal Design
The Cadet Corps Medal is a silver medallion, 38 millimetres in diameter and 3 millimetres thick, featuring a raised rim. It portrays the prancing springbok emblem of the School Cadet Corps of the South African Defence Force, encircled by a wreath of proteas. The inscription “CADET CORPS MEDAL” appears on the left, with “KADETKORPSMEDALJE” on the right.
On the reverse side, there is a raised rim and the pre-2000 South African Coat of Arms is displayed.
The ribbon measures 32 millimetres wide and consists of an 8 millimetres wide dark blue band, followed by a 1½ millimetres wide white band, repeated in reverse order, and separated by a 13 millimetres wide orange band. These colors represent the pre-1994 South African flag.
