Commentary on Sections National Minimum Wage Section 13: Cadet Force Adult Volunteers
76.Section 13 explicitly excludes CFAVs from qualifying for the NMW.
77.A CFAV is a member of the Cadet Forces who is assisting in the delivery of the Ministry of Defence sponsored cadet force programme. The section does not apply to those performing work for the Cadet Forces in the course of Crown employment, including employment by a Reserve Forces and Cadet Association set up under the Reserve Forces Act 1996. It does not affect any entitlement CFAVs may have to the NMW outside of their voluntary activities as a CFAV.
78.The Cadet Forces comprise of the Combined Cadet Force, Sea Cadet Corps, Army Cadet Force and Air Training Corps. Each is a separate national youth organisation supported by its own charity.
79.The Cadet Forces do not form part of the Armed Forces or the Reserve Forces, although some CFAVs may be serving members of the Armed Forces or the Reserve Forces.