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 […]
Year: 2015
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 […]