Editing Officer cadet (section)

== Australia ==
The [[Australian Defence Force]] follows the same usage as the [[#United Kingdom|British military system]], using the rank of officer cadet (for the [[Australian Army]] (OCDT) and the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] (OFFCDT)), for personnel undergoing initial officer training. Unlike midshipmen in the [[Royal Australian Navy]] and officer cadets in the Royal Australian Air Force who hold a commission, officer cadets in the Australian Army do not yet hold a permanent [[Officer (armed forces)|commission]], and are not saluted or referred to as "sir" or "ma'am".<ref name="Australian War Memorial">{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/structure/rank-comparative/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530232935/https://www.awm.gov.au/atwar/structure/rank-comparative/|archive-date=30 May 2016|title=Comparative table of ranks|publisher=Australian War Memorial|access-date=27 April 2017}}</ref> They do however hold probationary commissions. Officer cadets in the Australian Army are subordinate to warrant officers and officers and address them as "sir" or "ma'am". As officer cadets are appointed to their positions, they are technically superior to some other ranks, although they will typically not have direct subordinates.

Initial officer training can occur through either single-service institutions, such as the [[Royal Australian Naval College]], [[Royal Military College, Duntroon]],  or the [[Officers' Training School RAAF]], or through the tri-service [[Australian Defence Force Academy]] (ADFA). The ranks of officer cadet, staff cadet, and midshipman are primarily found at these establishments. However, RAAF officer trainees are often appointed to a higher rank while undergoing their initial training course at OTS if they have prior military experience, either as officer cadets prior to their initial officer course, or at airman rank. Officer cadets are also appointed to the [[Australian Army Reserve]] where training is conducted on a part-time basis at various University Regiments around the country.

Australian Army Reserve officer cadets must pass various training courses (conducted at different barracks around Australia) throughout their training with the final module completed at the Royal Military College, Duntroon before being commissioned.

At ADFA, upon completion of all academic training through the "[[University of New South Wales|UNSW]]@ADFA", military training and subsequent training at other military establishments, officer cadets from the RAAF are promoted to a higher junior officer rank, while those from the Australian Army spend another year at the Royal Military College, Duntroon before being commissioned.

Pilots, air traffic controllers and air combat officers joining the RAAF directly through the Officers' Training School (without going to ADFA) also start their career as an officer cadet. Once they have completed their employment training (2FTS, SATC and SAW respectively), they are promoted. 
This will change however, as of May 2018, where all graduates from OTS will graduate with a minimum rank of PLTOFF. This will mean that the OFFCDT rank will be used only during initial military training.

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File:RAAF CADET (OF(D)) OFFCDT rank ins.svg|A [[RAAF]] OFFCDT Rank Insignia
File:Australian Army OF (D) (OCDT).svg|Australian Army OCDT Rank Insignia
File:Royal Australian Navy OF (D).svg|A [[Royal Australian Navy]] MIDN Rank Shoulder Insignia
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