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Navy League Cadet Corps - Ages 10 to 13

The U.S. Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC) is for boys and girls, at least 10 but not yet 14 years old, who are interested in the sea and ships, and our nations seagoing services.  The Navy League program is designed to introduce young people to maritime and military life, and to prepare them for later entrance into the Naval Sea Cadet Corps.

Cadets meet or "drill" at their local unit weekly or monthly through out the year.  A unit is structured along military lines and is headed by a Commanding Officer.  Units may drill on military bases, at reserve centers, local schools, or community centers.

Navy League units are organized as Training Ships or companies.  NLCC training ships and companies are often affiliated with Sea Cadet units and most often drill on the same day and at the same location as their sister unit.

Like Sea Cadet units, the NLCC training ship and company has one main purpose, and that is to foster team work, camaraderie and an understanding of the military command structure among cadets. 

Cadets are instructed by both Sea Cadet Officers and senior Sea Cadets through classroom and applied instruction in subjects such as basic seamanship, military drill, and leadership.   And most regions throughout the country hold weekend competitions where training ships and companies compete with each other to test their seamanship and military skills.