Royal Canadian Air Cadets
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![An Air Cadet squadron marching.](/Images/godic/202412/17/Royal_Canadian_Air_Cadets_marching4345.jpg")
![Sunset at Penhold Air Cadet Summer Training Centre](/Images/godic/202412/17/Sunset_over_Penhold4345.jpg")
![The Schweizer SGS 2-33 (2-33A), used for training in the Air Cadet Gliding Program](/Images/godic/202412/17/Royal_Canadian_Air_Cadets_Schweizer_233_A4345.jpg")
Royal Canadian Air Cadets (French:Cadets de l'aviation royale du Canada) is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18. Under the authority of the National Defence Act the program is administered by the Canadian Forces (CF) and funded through the Department of National Defence (DND). Additional support is provided by the civilian Air Cadet League of Canada (ACL). Together with the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets and Royal Canadian Army Cadets, it forms the "largest federally funded youth program in the country". Cadets are not members of the military and are not obliged to join the Canadian Forces.