To be a Lord-Lieutenant Cadet, you must be of the highest calibre and be nominated firstly by your Detachment Commander and Company Commander, the process moves on then when a meeting is convened by RFCA and attended by HM's Lord-Lieutenants and they select the cadet after reading their citation.
Each County has a Lord-Lieutenant as well as the two County Borough's Belfast and Londonderry. The cadets will accompany their respective Lord-Lieutenants on official duties such as Remembrance Sunday and when members of the Royal Family come to Northern Ireland.
Lord-Lieutenant Cadets are selected from members of the Cadet Forces (Sea Cadet Corps, Combined Cadet Force, Army Cadet Force, Air Training Corps) so to be selected it is a great honour for the cadets their parents and adult staff.
The current Lord-Lieutenant Cadets (2021/22) are:
Cadet Sergeant Rhys Millar Air Training Corps 1919 (Newtownabbey) Squadron
Ordinary Cadet Adam Barr Sea Cadet Corps TS Ulster
The Lord-Lieutenant Cadet's Badge
Previous Lord-Lieutenant Cadets:
2021/22 - Cadet Company Sgt Major Ciara McKay (1st (NI) Bn Army Cadet Force) and Cadet Cpl Ross Currie (2nd (NI) Bn Army Cadet Force) 2020/21 - Cadet Sgt Robert Allen (1st (NI) Bn, Army Cadet Force) andCadet Sgt Major Emma Ellison (1st (NI) Bn, Army Cadet Force 2019/20 - Cadet Sgt Catherine Hill (Air Training Corps) and Cadet Sgt Ellen Rae (1st (NI) Bn, Army Cadet Force)