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NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES

The Navy League is a civilian organization dedicated to informing the American people that the United States of America is a maritime nation and that its national defense and economic well-being are dependent upon strong sea services—United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, United States Coast Guard, and United States Merchant Marine.

All NSCC officers and parents are encouraged to join the Navy League of the United States. For more information and informative articles and resources go to: http://www.navyleague.org/

For U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps - Liberty (AGTR5) Division:

Join the Parent's Support Group Today.

INFORMATION & UPDATES FOR PARENTS

PARENTS!!! This IS YOUR PAGE - not your Cadet's.
We have put this page together for your benefit.

The purpose of this page is to provide to you, the parents of our Cadets, relevant information as it pertains to the Division and our ongoing activities that affect your daughter or son. In addition to the events calendar that provides information on drill dates and activities scheduled throughout the year, we will use this page to provide updates for you so you'll know what activities are planned as well as those we are planning for the future, and you will be afforded (or solicited) the opportunity to participate in any way you can to help us ensure the Sea Cadet Corps is as enjoyable and as constructive an experience as we can make it.

Please check this page frequently for your one-stop shopping center for all the Division's operations that you need to know.

When you are finished you may click on the buttons at the top to return to our Home Page or the "Information" button to return to the page you started from.

NSCC Parent’s Group Mission Statement

The mission of this Parent’s Group is to work together supporting the division staff and our Cadets. We welcome the new parent and communicate with each other and the staff as questions and issues arise. By participating in these endeavors we will help our cadets achieve a higher level of excellence.

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PARENT'S FORUM

Welcome to the Parent's Forum. Some parents requested an on-line forum for the exchange of ideas.

You now have your own forum in which to exchange ideas, get answers to those nagging questions like: What does "Bravo Zulu" mean?; What time do they really have to be where??. At the last Parent's working group meeting, the question was asked: Is there some way that we, as parents, could easily communicate amongst ourselves; something other than e-mail. Well, here it is. By clicking on the link above, you will be taken to our new parent's forum page where you can post conversational strings or just post a question. All other parents can respond to your posts. I also receive an email each time a posting is made (as I do when the cadets post an entry in their forum (yes, they also have their own forum)) so you are also reaching me and I will answer any question(s) posted that I need to. The questions and answers are available for all parents to read and to respond to. After you are finished making your entry, click on the link that says "return to Web page" and you will be transported back to this page.

Many of our parents have asked to be given access to recruiting materials that can be provided to someone who is interested in the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. In response, I have put a page together where you can get a number of printable documents of various length that can be passed out, posted or whatever your plan might be. To access that page, CLICK HERE.

Parent Support Group Meeting Schedule

The next Parent Support Group meeting will be at the NOSC, Amityville on

Date Pending

Time Pending

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FEDERAL FUNDING: (You can help)

Captain Bob Hurd, our Headquarters Congressional Liaison Officer, continues to do a fantastic job of advising Congress on the superb mission of the Sea Cadet Corps. We have a great number of supporters in the Congressional ranks on Capital Hill. We have secured $2 million funding for the 2007 summer training program, but 2008 needs attention. Captain Hurd is working on this but reports the House appropriation staffers are indicating the budget for 2008 is set at $1.7 million, or a loss of $300,000 from the 2007 level.

We spend practically all funding for cadet training ($2 million for 2006 and will do the same for 2007) with a small amount used for security (background) checks for adults and funds for NSCC officer training. So unless we can get some added money, we will be short for 2008 training needs. You can help by writing to your Congressional folks, i.e. senators and representatives, of the need. A good ‘thank you’ for the previous funds and the need for continued funds would be most welcome. A short note is all that it takes.

I would like to see a concerted and organized effort in support of this urgent effort to help support this funding need by our parents. This is clearly something that our Parent's Support group can help with. Please help us gain the support we need to ensure our cadets are afforded the opportunity to get the training they want and deserve in the upcoming year. Please join me in this valiant effort.

Thank you for your continued support.

LT Forrest Woodward
Commanding Officer

Parent's Group Liaison

Meet your Parent's Group Coordinator / Liaison

Ms. Sandra Kenny is the new Commanding Officer's Special Assistant responsible to the Commanding Officer to liaison and coordination of the Parent's Working Group. She can be contacted at (516) 330-3984 (this is a (cell number), or by email: abk494@optonline.net I encourage all parents to attend one of our parent's coordinating group meetings and meet Sandra. Please take a few moments to learn a little about Sandra and her vision by clicking on the "Meet the Parent's Group Coordinator" bar at the top of this page. This page is forthcoming.

Communications

Dear Parents:

Communications methods: As the new Commanding Officer of the Liberty (AGTR-5) Division I’ll be taking periodic opportunities to provide information to you as parents. It is my belief that most parents have an intense interest in the activities of their teenagers. I’d like to point out several methods that I will use to provide information in addition to mailings: Quarterly Parents’ Briefing: I would like to conduct parents’ briefings in the near future and I am open to suggestions on how and when this might be possible given your varied and busy schedules.; Plan of the Month (POM) is posted on the "Drill Schedule" page of this Web site approximately 3-5 days before each drill weekend. Please read it! There is vital information contained in it that you and your son or daughter must know for the drill weekend and to plan upcoming activities; Our web site I have posted a commander's information page entitled "FROM THE BRIDGE" which can be accessed from the "Information" page. The intent is to keep all updated on events and how things are going, how training trips went and so-on. I am available and willing to answer your questions and concerns, and to take your suggestions. Please feel free to call me or email me with any questions or suggestions.

We Want to Make a Better Experience

As the Commanding Officer, I am dedicated to getting our Cadets off the Reserve Center and out of the classroom. I have long wanted to provide the opportunity to go places and see things that relate to our Naval Service. Our biggest stumbling block has been TRAVEL to and from the various events. We have been successful in coordinating with LCDR Erickson from the Navy Reserve Unit to grant access to the Navy's vans for day-trips. I am coordinating a day trip to the submarine base in Grotten, CT to go onboard an active submarine. This is contingent on the availability of submarines and their mission requirements but is does look favorable although the trip might have to take place on a non-training weekend. We'll see how thing work out.

If you as parents have ideas of things the Cadets might enjoy and can help in making it happen, please call and let us know how you can help. I am interested in getting the Cadets involved with fire fighting training, range fire, trips to historical sites to mention only a few. If you can help, please call the Parent's working group coordinator at (631) 445-1944or you can call me at (646) 522-2917.

Send us Your Suggestions

DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP?
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PASS SOMETHING ON TO US?

SIMPLY CLICK HERE to send us an email or to just drop us a line and let us know how things are going.

Forms for Parents

The following forms are provided for your convenience:

PARENTAL AGREEMENT
Adult Enrollment Form
Cadet Enrollment Form

In case you are interested in working with the Sea Cadets (even on a part-time basis), you can click on the above forms and print them on your own computer. Bring or send them to us.

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