Press Release

United States Naval Sea Cadets - Atterbury

Department of Indiana – AMVETS, District IV Announces Partnership with United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps

West Harrison, IN. December 20, 2011:   Mike Rolf, District IV Commander announced that the District has submitted the required paperwork to become the sponsoring organization for creating the Sea Cadet Unit that is being established at Camp Atterbury.

The United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps is an organization whose mission is: “through organization and cooperation with the Department of the Navy, to encourage and aid American youth to develop, train them in seagoing skills, and to teach patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues.”               The Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is a program for young men and women ages 13-17 who are interested in developing their skills in leadership, basic seamanship, courage, self-reliance, military discipline and are committed to being drug and gang free.

NSCC has been training today’s youth to be tomorrow’s leaders since 1958, whose motto is:   “Sea Cadets – Test Your Limits”. Cadet Units are organized along military lines, their main purpose is to foster good citizenship and an interest and appreciation of our nation’s sea services: the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine.

ENS John Grounds, USNSCC Committee Chairman indicated that he is honored to have AMVETS becoming the sponsoring organization for the Sea Cadet Unit at Camp Atterbury and looks forward to working them to make the unit a spectacular success.

Members of the AMVETS Committee include: Mike Rolf, Rick Caldwell, Mike Kist and Tony Stout.

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