The Sea Cadet Gouge - U.S. Naval Sea Cadets - Phoenix Division

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Tips for Drill: - Don’t forget to bring a small notepad you can keep in your pocket and a pen to write with… - Complete your coursework and bring it to drill to turn in. - Fill out all permission slips and paperwork given to you and plan on turning them in first thing Saturday morning. Here are the three most important words you will hear at drill: Hydrate! Hydrate!! Hydrate!!! Please make sure you bring a canteen, camelback or water bottle that has your name on it so it doesn’t get lost. The “Gouge” – Page 2 Watch, Quarter and Station Bill Be on the lookout this drill weekend for the Watch, Quarter, and Station Bill. What is a Watch Quarter and Station Bill? The WQ&S Bill is used to assigned specific jobs to personnel assigned to navy units. It also identifies where to go or what to do during various emergencies and evolutions such as fire drills or marching formations. The Operations Department and specifically the Quartermaster are responsible for updating and maintaining the WQ&S Bill. Check for your name and see where you are supposed to be and what you are supposed to do when the time comes. If information is incorrect on it, contact the Leading Petty Officer, PO1 Monteleone to get it corrected. The Watch Quarter and Station Bill will be posted inside the main hall near the Quarterdeck. Sep. 10 th is National Naval Sea Cadet Day Friday September 10 th is the 48 th birthday of the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. Initially formed in 1958, the program was officially recognized and chartered by an act of Congress in 1962. There has been an active Naval Sea Cadet unit drilling in Phoenix since 1963. We would like to ask that all cadets show their pride in the program by asking you to wear your dress uniform (whites / salt and peppers) to school on that Friday. You are allowed to wear your dress uniform anywhere you like as long as you represent yourself to the best of your ability with the honor, courage, and commitment that goes into wearing a U.S. Navy uniform. You are part of a long naval tradition that dates back hundreds of years to countries around the world. Be proud of this program and what it represents and be able to tell people about it. It is always a good idea to be able to provide them additional information as well. You can contact LCDR Turner for recruiting materials and information about the program, or just some business cards with contact information to hand to people. If you don’t have anything to give to someone, you can always send them to the Sea Cadet website at www.seacadets.org or our unit website at www.phoenixseacadets.org for more. Regional Events – Navajo Nation Parade Cadets from the Veterans Pride Battalion will be attending the Navajo Nation Days parade again this year. They are inviting all of the cadets and staff from our region to join them in this event. They will be meeting in the Metro Center area on Friday Sep 10th and coming back on the 12th. They are planning on staying at the Ganado HS gym. This is a special event. The cadets will have a chance to see and hopefully meet Navajo Code Talkers while the few are still around. After parade activities will most likely include hiking Canyon de Chelly with its Navajo ruins and a glimpse of the old Navajo lifestyle still being lived in the canyon. The parade is 5 miles long and the entire route is full of spectators as the entire Navajo Nation from four states gather. To give our host adequate time to prep and for us to make sure there are enough vehicles to transport all, please RSVP NLT Sept 4th. Generally our hosts support us by cooking but we pay our own food costs. Generally it has been 20 dollars a person. Permission slips and a Sea Bag list/POD are available from LCDR Turner for those interested in attending. For more information and to RSVP, contact LTJG Bob Dalpe at bobdalpe@yahoo.com no later than Labor Day.
ATTENTION PARENTS!!! WE NEED YOU!!! We are looking for parents who can help support the Sea Cadets. If you can help, please contact the Commanding Officer. Parents Association meetings are held every Sunday of Drill at 2:00pm. Come Join us and see how you can help. Comments regarding this newsletter may be addressed to the editor: Commanding Officer Battleship Arizona 5210 W. Paradise Lane Glendale, AZ 85306 E-mail: seacadets@q.com We’re on the Web! www.phoenixseacadets.org The “Gouge” – Page 3 28 th Annual Fire Prevention Parade Our first parade of the season is the Glendale Fire Prevention Parade on Saturday October 2 nd . This is an ALL HANDS EVENT. Everyone is invited to come out and march, be part of the color guard, and show off who we are. Uniform of the day is Dress Whites for Sea Cadets and Salt and Peppers for Navy League. Staging is located at the southwest corner of 51 st Ave. and Glendale Ave. starting at 8:00am. The parade starts at 52nd Avenue and Glendale Avenue at 9:00am and will end at Murphy Park. Food vendors, moon bounce houses, static displays of fire apparatus, and safety information booths will be located in Murphy Park. Come join in the fun! Coast Guard Aux. learns about NSCC On August 27 th and 28 th , LCDR Turner gave a presentation to the national U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Convention, which was held at the Camelback Inn in Paradise Valley. The annual convention brings the leadership of the Coast Guard Auxiliary, the civilian uniformed component of the U.S. Coast Guard, together to elect new leadership, discuss policy, and provide training to its members. This year two of the training sessions focused on integrating U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary units with youth programs including the Naval Sea Cadet Corps. The presentation focused on providing Auxiliarists with a full description of the program and described opportunities where Sea Cadets could provide assistance to the Auxiliary in the areas of Color Guards, assisting with Public Affairs booths, assist with vessel safety checks and participate in waterway cleanups. In return, the Auxiliary could provide valuable training opportunities to the cadets in the areas of Safe Boating classes, Radio Communications, Navigation, Weather, and other areas of basic seamanship skills. The presentations were well received by the convention and the hope is that the ideas presented will trickle down through the Auxiliary to the local levels throughout the nation resulting in an overall increased participation between the two organizations. Massing of the Colors Our first Color Guard of the season is the 46 th annual Military Order of the World Wars Massing of the Colors and Service of Remembrance, held on Sunday September 12 th at Carl Hayden High School. The 108 th Army Band begins playing at 2:00pm and the program begins at 2:30. Ask your friends and neighbors to come see this very patriotic presentation. The four cadets who will be selected to perform in this event will likely not return to Hensley until after drill ends. The program is scheduled to end around 3:15pm. Dismissal from drill is at 3:00 pm or 1500. Staff will remain on site until their return as needed.
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