The Kadetten Verband is a

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youth organization. ''Kadetten'' is

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for "cadets"; from the 19th (in some places the 18th) to the early-20th century, various local clubs, called ''Kadettenkorps'', used to prepare high-school students for military service in the Swiss militia. The modern youth organization has branched out into many things including sports (such as the national league

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club ''Kadetten Schaffhausen''), trekking (

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-style branch), marching bands (''Kadettenmusik''), and traffic regulation ("Verkehrskadetten").

External links

Official site
Youth organisations based in Switzerland {{youth-org-stub