R 151314Z FEB 12

ALCOAST 079/12
COMDTNOTE 5726
SUBJ: 2012 SUMMER TRAINING FOR NAVAL SEA CADETS
1. THE NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS  (NSCC) IS DEVELOPING ITS 2012 CATALOG
OF NAVY AND COAST GUARD SUMMER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.  NSCC REQUESTS
INFORMATION ON THE NUMBER OF COAST GUARD BILLETS, LOCATIONS AND TYPES
OF TRAINING AVAILABLE FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS.  THE CATALOG OF
AVAILABLE BILLETS WILL BE SENT TO ALL CADET UNITS FOR THEIR
CONSIDERATION.
2. NSCC, HEADQUARTERED IN ARLINGTON, VA, IS THE PRIMARY YOUTH PROGRAM
THE COAST GUARD SUPPORTS.  NSCC IS A CONGRESSIONALLY CHARTERED
VOLUNTEER YOUTH GROUP FOR MALES AND FEMALES, 13 THROUGH 17 YEARS OF
AGE.  NSCC FOSTERS GOOD CITIZENSHIP AND AN INTEREST AND APPRECIATION
OF OUR NATIONS MARITIME SERVICES.  CADETS ARE INSURED UNDER A GROUP
ACCIDENT PROGRAM.  THEY USE THE SAME TEXTS, CLASSROOMS, TRAINING AIDS
AND EXAMINATIONS GIVEN NAVY PERSONNEL.  THE NAVY LEAGUE VICE
PRESIDENT FOR YOUTH PROGRAMS IS CHAIRMAN OF THE NSCC BOARD OF
DIRECTORS.
3. NSCC IS SEEKING ONE TO TWO-WEEK ON-THE-JOB TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
AT COAST GUARD UNITS FOR MALE AND FEMALE CADETS, AFLOAT AND ASHORE.
SHIPBOARD BILLETS FOR FEMALE CADETS MUST BE SUCH THAT THEY CAN BE
ACCOMMODATED WITHOUT REQUIREMENT FOR FEMALE NSCC ESCORT OFFICERS.
4. PLEASE PROVIDE A DESCRIPTION OF BILLET OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING
AVAILABLE DATES AND NUMBER AND GENDER OF CADETS WHO CAN BE
ACCOMMODATED TO NSCC BY 1 MARCH 2012.  IF ADDITIONAL TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES ARISE AFTER THIS DATE, PLEASE NOTIFY POC AS NSCC WILL
CONTINUALLY UPDATE ITS LIST.
5. POC IS HENRY NYLAND AT (703) 312-1544 OR E-MAIL HNYLAND(AT)
NAVYLEAGUE.ORG.
6. RDML KARL L. SCHULTZ, DIRECTOR, GOVERNMENTAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS,
SENDS.
7. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.