United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps
Grey Ghost Division and Training Ship Kearsarge
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Who We Are
We are a federally chartered non-profit civilian youth training organization, for young people ages 11 through 17. We are sponsored by the Navy League of the United States and supported by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard.
Our Mission
"To encourage and aid American youth to develop, train them in seagoing skills, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues…”
The goals of our program are to:
•Develop
an interest and ability in seamanship and seagoing skills.
•Instill
principles of good citizenship and strong moral principles.
•Demonstrate
the value of an alcohol-, drug- and gang-free lifestyle.
•Expose
cadets to the prestige of a military career.
Our two Units:
1. Training Ship Kearsarge – our
junior program, ages 10 through 13. This program introduces
cadets to naval life through instruction in basic seamanship and leadership
2.Grey Ghost Division – our senior
program, ages 14 through 17. This program exposes
cadets to the full rigors of a military training program.
Contact:
Commanding Offcier:
HMC(FMF/EXW) John Aquino, USN, Ret.
Phone: (209) 565-7064
Email: jaquino@seacadets.org
Command Chief:
CPO Jannelle Aquino, NSCC
Email: jeajea.aquino@gmail.com
Drill Location:
USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum
707 W. Hornet Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501
707 W. hornet Avenue, alameda, ca 94501
Questions? Try the Sea Cadet Homeport