The Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence is a Canadian

Canada

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 Cadet medal, which is available to members of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets

Royal Canadian Sea Cadets is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Navy League of Canada. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the Department of National Defence with the civilian partner providing support in the local...

, Royal Canadian Army Cadets

Royal Canadian Army Cadets

The Royal Canadian Army Cadets is a Canadian national youth program sponsored by the Canadian Forces and the civilian Army Cadet League of Canada. Administered by the Canadian Forces, the program is funded through the Department of National Defence with the civilian partner providing support in...

, and the Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Royal Canadian Air Cadets

Royal Canadian Air Cadets is a Canadian national youth program for persons aged 12 to 18. It is administered by the Canadian Forces and funded through the Department of National Defence with additional support from the civilian Air Cadet League of Canada...

. The Legion Medal of Excellence is awarded by the Royal Canadian Legion

Royal Canadian Legion

The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organization founded in 1925, with more than 400,000 members worldwide. Membership includes people who have served as current and former military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, direct relatives of...

 to Cadets who have displayed excellence in citizenship both inside and outside of the Cadet program. The medal is awarded to one Cadet per corps/squadron annually. The Legion Medal of Excellence is worn centred on the right breast pocket, touching the top of the pocket.

Application

Applying for the medal is a task performed at a Cadet's local head quarters. Different LHQs have different methods with which a Cadet may apply for the medal, but all applications must be approved by the Commanding Officer

Commanding officer

The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...

and the local Legion branch. The medal is always presented to the candidate by a member of the local Legion branch, and usually during a ceremony.

The Cadet Medal of Excellence is awarded to a Cadet who:

• Meets all requirements of the corps/sqn annual mandatory and optional training programs.
• Participated in a minimum of three community service events, in addition to those supported by the cadet corps/sqn.
• Is regarded by peers and superiors as exemplifying the model cadet.
• Enhanced the cadet corps/sqn.

Description

The medal is circular and silver-coloured, with the Royal canadian Legion insignia inscribed on the obverse. Above the insignia are the words "ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION CADET", and below it is written "EXCELLENCE", as well as the French translation of the above words.