ABOUT THE BARBADOS CADET CORPS
The Barbados Cadet Corps is the oldest Cadet Corps in the region. The first unit of the Barbados Cadet Corps was formed at the Lodge School in 1904 and this was followed by the formation of companies at Harrison College and Combermere School.
In August 1978, cadets from Ellerslie Secondary were taken on strength as No 4 Company and by 1982 the Corps was expanded to 18 companies.
By 2010, companies were established at Deighton Griffith School, Lester Vaughan, Queen’s College and Alexandra School. Today the Corps comprises 24 units, 21 of these are in public secondary schools and one unit caters to private schools.
The Barbados Cadet Corps also has an Air Wing, a Sea Cadet Unit, a Cadet Corps Band, a Medical and a Shooting Unit.
Cadets may join the Corps as early as 13 years old and can remain until they are 20 years old, provided that they are in an educational institution. In that regard, there are cadets who attend the Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic, the Barbados Community College and the University of the West Indies.
The mission of the Barbados Cadet Corps is to “use challenging activities and military discipline to create model citizens among a wide cross-section of young Barbadian boys and girls in educational institutions”. In addition to developing qualities of good citizenship, the Corps strives to give cadets an opportunity to learn skills that are useful throughout their adult life.
Command Element
Commandant

Commander David Dowridge
Deputy Commandant

Lieutenant Commander
Carl Farley
Carl Farley has spent more than thirty-one (31) years in various capacities in the petroleum industry. A former Science Teacher (Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics), Carl joined the staff of the Mobil Oil Barbados Refinery as Laboratory Supervisor in July 1986. To date, he has progressed through various positions in three (3) major petroleum organizations, namely the former Mobil Oil Corporation now ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and presently the Sol Group. In these organizations, major positions held included Planning and Production Manager (Mobil Oil), Health, Safety & Environment Advisor…