 The Cadet Program is overseen and administered by senior members, who generally specialize in the Cadet Program. For composite squadrons (which has Senior Member programs as well), the Cadet Commander's chain of command passes through the Deputy Commander for Cadets before reaching the squadron commander, with the Cadet Commander reporting directly to the squadron commander in cadet squadrons .. There are' Director of Cadet Programs' positions at all command levels higher than squadron. In addition to the Deputy Commander for Cadets, squadrons also have a Leadership Officer, a senior member whose job is to see to the military aspects of the cadet program, such as uniforms, customs and courtesies.
