O SAY CAN YOU SEA NAVY OFFERS YOUTHS TRAINING.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Eighty miles from the nearest ocean, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley teenagers are practicing the modern and traditional skills of sailing. The Naval Sea Cadet Corps and Navy League Cadet Corps The Navy League Cadet Corps(NLCC) is the younger version of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC). Cadets in the NLCC range in age from 10 through 14. The mission of the NLCC is to train cadets so that they are prepared for the NSCC. offer youths the chance to experience Navy life before signing up for a four-year hitch. ``Personally I think the training is the most important part of all,'' said 15-year-old Kenneth Kelley, who joined the League when he was 12. ``It's a good way to keep kids in line so they learn discipline. It's also just a head start for the military. The experience is great.'' The Naval Sea Cadet Corps, for 14- to 18-year-olds, and the Navy League Cadet Corps, for youngsters 11 to 13, were started at the request of the Department of the Navy in 1958. Youngsters in both attend a modified boot camp-style program, two weeks long for Sea Cadets Sea Cadets are generally members of a Sea Cadet Corps, a formal cadet organisation of young people with an interest in their national navy. The organization may be sponsored by the Navy or Naval supporter's organisation, such as a Navy League in the UK, or similar organisation. and one week for their younger counterparts. The basic training includes physical fitness and special military education such as rate and rank recognition and basic military procedures. After boot camp Software from Apple that enables an Intel x86-based Macintosh to host the Windows XP operating system. Boot Camp is used to divide the hard disk into Windows and Mac partitions, to install the necessary drivers and to create a dual boot environment. , the youths meet weekly for training that reinforces what they learned in boot camp and adds additional elements such as firefighting or medical training. The youths can also attend various other specialty training including airman, seaman and scuba school. The Antelope Valley Squadron has been drilling at the National Guard Armory in Palmdale but has since had to look for a new home. Several local and county agencies, such as Fire Station 129 in Lancaster and the adjoining North Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Fire Training Center, allow the squadron to use their facilities and equipment to train. The Navy from time to time allows the youngsters to board a ship and train using real naval equipment. Because the training is structured so closely to actual military training, Sea Cadets who receive a certain amount of training and attend various classes can leave Navy boot camp with a rank of seaman rather than a seaman recruit seaman recruit n. 1. Abbr. SR The lowest noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard. 2. One who holds this rank. or seaman apprentice seaman apprentice n. 1. Abbr. SA A noncommissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above seaman recruit and below seaman. 2. One who holds this rank. . The youngsters spend all year gearing up for their annual competition called Flagship in which all the units in their region gather and compete in various areas in which they have been trained: firefighting techniques, medical care, rifle drills and semaphore semaphore (sĕm`əfôr'), device for the visible transmission of messages. The marine semaphore, used by day between ships or between a ship and the shore, consists essentially of a post at the top of which are two pivoted arms. signaling. The program is run entirely by volunteers, some of them former sailors. ``It's such an awesome program and the kids really enjoy what they do,'' said Lt. j.g. Lauri Kelley, Naval Sea Cadet Corps commanding officer. For more information, visit their Web site at www.seacadets.org. Greg Botonis, (661) 267-7802 gregory.botonis(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Naval Sea Cadets, from front, Jeremiah Kuipers, 14, Kenneth Kelley, 15, Carlene Oberg, 15, and Jose Banuelos, 16, lug (1) (Linux Users Group) A formal or informal organization of Linux users who gather together virtually or in person to exchange information and resources. Some groups maintain mailing lists and send out newsletters for their members. a fire hose in practice for competition at a training center in Lancaster. (2) The sea cadets practice a firefighting drill. The Naval Sea Cadet Corps is for 14- to 18-year-olds. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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