About Us

"...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 them
patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues."

- NSCC Charter - 36 USC 1541

Since 1958 the Naval Sea Cadet Corps has been committed to providing American youth
with a drug and alcohol free environment to foster their leadership abilities, broaden their
horizons through hands-on training and guide them to becoming mature young adults.

Sea Cadet organizations exist in most of the maritime nations of the world. Recognizing the
value of these organizations in educating youth in maritime matters, the Department of the
Navy requested the Navy League of the United States to establish a similar program for
American youth. The Navy League agreed to do so and formally established the Naval Sea
Cadet Corps (NSCC) and Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC) in 1958. Recognizing the
importance and benefits of the NSCC, Congress on September 10, 1962 federally
incorporated the Naval Sea Cadet Corps under Public Law 87-655 (36 USC 1541).

Today, the NSCC has formed partnerships with organizations such as the Foundation for
Teaching Economics and the Flying Midshipman Association to offer cadets broader
opportunities in areas of leadership and aviation. The NSCC also took an active part in the
creation of the International Sea Cadet Association (ISCA). The ISCA is an association of
Sea Cadet Corps' from around the world, whose main objective is to facilitate exchanges of
cadets between member countries.