This week Sailors from around the country who have been selected to be promoted to the rank of Chief Petty Officer will be getting their anchors pinned on. Sea Cadets of the Columbus Squadron thank you for your service, commitment and dedication. We look up to you as role models […]
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Cadets Hitting The High Ropes
This past Drill, our cadets hit the High Ropes Course at Summit Vision in Westervile, Ohio. It was great to see nervous youngsters look up to see the challenges above. Then reach within themselves to conqueror those challenges. It was awesome to see how they helped one another. Shipmates that […]
140-Plus Women Veterans Making History On Honor Flight
Today, they are simply someone’s mom, grandma, wife, daughter or best friend. Back in a day some may have been referred to as WACs (Women’s Army Corps), WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), or even WAF ( Women in the Air Force). These acronyms were commonly used in reference […]
53 Years Of Excellence
Today we celebrate our 53rd birthday! Here is a message from our Executive Director, Jim Monahan: “We are an organization that, for the past 53 years, has guided and inspired cadets to chart their course in pursuit of their goals. Whether those aspirations led them to a cockpit, a Coast […]
Seabees Participate in IRT Projects
Seabees Participate in IRT Projects to Improve Operational Readiness By Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Cragg, Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Public Affairs VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (NNS) — Reserve and active-duty Seabees assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) are utilizing Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) opportunities to attain and maintain critical skillsets in […]
53 Years And Still Going Strong
On September 10, 1962, Congress federally incorporated the Naval Sea Cadet Corps under Public Law 87-655 (36 USC 1541). As I reflect on what the Sea Cadet Corps does and on its impact on the thousands of young men and women who have called themselves Sea Cadets, it is an […]