Enrollment Opens this summer for our Fall 2025 Recruit Class!!

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Explore this site to learn more about us, who should join, and more.
Click here to fill out our contact form and register to attend an Information Session.
Schedule your Shadow Day and Applicant Interview.
Discuss as a family and decide if Sea Cadets is right for you.
Attend an Onboarding Day to submit your application and pay your registration fees.
Attend Recruit Orientation/INDOC with your Recruit Class.
Chart Your Course...

Are You Ready to Test Your Limits?

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CHOOSE ADVENTURE

Who Can Become A Sea Cadet?

Prospective Cadets are driven, hardworking, and looking for a challenge. They are well behaved, have a good attitude, are able to follow directions, and are willing to try new things.

To become a cadet, you must:

Be between age 10 and 18 and have started 5th grade but not yet completed high school
Be an American citizen or be a permanent legal resident
Be alcohol and drug free
Be unmarried and without dependents
Be enrolled in good standing at an accredited public, private, or certified homeschool program
Maintain a C average (2.0 GPA) and have NO failing grades
Be of good moral character and free of a criminal record or behavioral issues
Complete a physical examination (similar to a school sports physical)
Be able to commit to attend a minimum of 75% of all Unit Drills
Be able and willing to independently complete online, self-paced courses required for advancement
Be motivated and ready to Test Your Limits!

*The Naval Sea Cadet Corps does not discriminate; no qualified applicant will be denied based on race, religion, sex, or ethnicity. No qualified person will be excluded from participation in the USNSCC solely on account of a disability. A Cadet may request a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Commanding Officer will do their best to make reasonable accommodations so the cadet can participate to the fullest extent they are able.

Why Become A Sea Cadet?

Chart Your Course

Sea Cadets go places — whether it’s abroad with our international exchange program or to sea aboard our nation’s great Navy, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine ships. Our alumni go places, too. Sea Cadets maintain good academic standing and graduate from high school at the tops of their classes. Many of them go on to excel at our Nation's Service Academies and other two- and four-year universities. Our alumni take with them a sense of accomplishment, camaraderie, and excellence and go on to live lives of service and leadership.

While Sea Cadets are not required to join the armed forces upon graduation, they are eligible for benefits if they do. Our alumni often come back to us as volunteers, determined to give back to the program that gave them so much. When we ask our cadets to chart their course, we are asking them to not only make the most of their time in the program but to use the resources they are given to develop a vision for their future.

Learn. Lead. Excel.

Our program is creating tomorrow’s leaders. We believe that the only way to learn leadership skills is through frequent practice. In today’s high-tech environment, the skills learned in our science, technology, engineering and math courses are in high demand. Cadets are encouraged to be well-rounded in their academic and training pursuits, and opportunities for technical training are plentiful. Through exposure to a unique team centric, objective-based environment, cadets learn to demand excellence from themselves and others.

Good for our country, good for our Armed Services and good for America’s youth.

In many areas of America, the local unit represents our nation’s Navy — and they do this very well. Through countless hours of community service, our cadets honor our nation’s veterans and make their communities more beautiful. Our cadets embody the fundamentals of citizenship and the value of being responsible and productive members of their communities.

It’s no secret that our program prides itself on being part of the Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine families. We believe that training received as a cadet helps shape capable and competent Sailors and Officers for our maritime services and merchant marine. Each cadet who enlists or seeks a commission is a disciplined, well-trained individual.

Our cadets and alumni often cite the feelings of pride, respect, and honor associated with their experience in the program. These intangible benefits are imperative as they bond and strengthen our communities.

While we are not a recruiting program, many of our cadets do choose to pursue a military career, usually to facilitate a future civilian career.

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