Alpha Company Marine Cadets and South West Area Sea Cadets - Centre Dress

Welcome to the home of Alpha Company Royal Marines Cadets.

Alpha Company consists of approximatley three-hundred and fifty cadets and ninety uniformed instructors and forms one of the seven Royal Marines Cadet Companies within the Royal Marines Cadet Section of the Sea Cadet Corps.

The Royal Marines Cadet Section was formed in 1955 at the request of the Commandant General Royal Marines. Although it is an integral part of the Sea Cadet Corps, it looks to the Corps of Royal Marines for its styles and standards of dress, drill and training.
 
 
 
UK Marine Cadet Companies

 

 
 
The Royal Marines Cadet Companies are known as:

Alpha Company             - South West Area
BRAVO Company           - North West Area
LIMA Company              - London Area
XRAY Company             - Eastern Area
YANKEE Company         - Northern Area
ZULU Company              - Southern Area
 
HQ Company                  - Headquarters Company (MSSC HQ)
 

 
 
 
The Alpha Company organisation is structured in a similar way to a regular Royal Marines Company. This is known to us as an ORBAT.
 
 
 
Alpha Company Troops:
 
HQ Troop - Alpha Company
Training Troop - Alpha Company
Logistics Troop - Alpha Company

1 Troop - Alpha Company
2 Troop - Alpha Company
3 Troop - Alpha Company

 
 
1, 2 and 3 Troop consist of individual Detachments, to find a Detachment near you click here. The Detachments are imbeded within a local Sea Cadet Unit, to find a Sea Cadet Unit near you click here.
The military training that we undergo adds to the already comprehensive list of activities that The Sea Cadet Corps offers which include the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and Cadet Vocational Qualifications through CVQO.

Contact us for more information or just simply read on!

Click on the links to fast track to Royal Marines Cadet Recruitment or Instructor Recruitment