Material: Brass or gilded base metal
Size: 57 mm × 50 mm
Description: This official piece of Canadian Armed Forces insignia is worn by commissioned officers serving within the Cadet Instructors Cadre (CIC) branch. The unified design layers the specialized elements of all three military branches directly onto a single, polished maple leaf background. The central motif features a naval anchor representing sea operations, crossed army swords representing land forces, and a soaring eagle representing air operations, all surmounted by St. Edward’s Queen's Crown. This complex heraldic arrangement highlights the branch’s dedicated mission to supervise, administer, and safely train thousands of young Canadians across the Sea, Army, and Air Cadet organizations nationwide.
Circa: 1968–1980s (post-unification)
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