The Combined Cadet Force (CCF) is a uniformed youth organisation sponsored by the Ministry of Defence. The CCF aims to "provide a disciplined organisation in a school so that pupils may develop powers of leadership by means of training to promote the qualities of responsibility, self reliance, resourcefulness, endurance and perseverance". The CCF is not pre-service training for the Armed Forces.
The CCF is the most popular extra-curricular activity available to pupils in Year 10 and above at Victoria College. A maximum of 60 new recruits following a selection process are accepted into the CCF at the end of Year 9. Cadets are placed into one of the three service sections to begin their service specific proficiency training. Progression through the proficiency awards with commitment and service to the contingent leads to promotion at the end of the second year. Further promotion to the highest cadet ranks is highly selective and can only normally be achieved at the end of the third year.