University Royal Naval Unit
The University Royal Naval Units (URNU) are Royal Navy training establishments who recruit Officer Cadets from a university or a number of universities, usually concentrated in one geographical area. There are 17 URNUs in the UK, with each URNU having land-based facilities near the universities they recruit from, with the exception of URNU Virtual, whose drill nights are conducted virtually.
HMS Dasher, attached to URNU Bristol, at Faslane in 2010
University Royal Naval Unit training vessels Charger (left) and Trumpeter in Bristol in 2004
HMS Example on the River Tyne at HMS Calliope, Gateshead
Officer Cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. In the United Kingdom, the rank is also used by members of University Royal Naval Units, University Officer Training Corps and University Air Squadron; however, these are not trainee officers with many not choosing a career in the armed forces.
Members of the Royal Military College of Canada Bands. Students attending the college are officer cadets.
A first year officer cadet of the école spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr
Gentlemen Cadets of the Pakistan Military Academy during a language lab
Singaporean officer cadets during their commissioning parade
