Our Program
Fighting Sandcrabs Unit
We develop American citizens and leaders that personify Honor, Courage and Commitment
Our mission is to focus on leadership development, building a solid team, creating positive mental attitudes and work habits to succeed. To promote a sense of patriotism, provide informed and responsible citizens while building a strength of character, encouraging a high sense of honor, self-reliance, respect and individual self-discipline.
The NNDCC accredited curriculum emphasizes citizenship and leadership development, as well as our maritime heritage, the significance of sea power, and naval topics such as the fundamentals of naval operations, seamanship, navigation and meteorology. Classroom instruction is augmented throughout the year by extra-curricular activities of community service, academic, athletics, drill and orienteering competitions, field meets, visits to naval or other activities, marksmanship sports training, and physical fitness training. Our focus of the Calhoun High school NNDCC program is as follows:
Promote Patriotism
Develop informed and responsible citizens
Develop respect for constructed authority
Develop leadership potential
Promote high school completion
Promote higher education
Promote community service
Develop a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline and leadership
Promote an understanding of the basic elements and need for national security
NNDCC is offered at Calhoun H.S. as an alternative to P.E. We have a competitive Drill Team, Physical Fitness, and Academic team.
Benefits of completing four years of NNDCC at Calhoun High School are as follows:
Two years completed receives a service enlistment as an E2 upon entry
Three years completed receives a service enlistment as an E3 upon entry
Members may apply for ROTC National scholarships, Minority Serving Institution Scholarship Reservation, and Alternative Scholarship Reservation.