Virginia Trainings

Virginia Trainings this year include events for America 250 and Sail250. Ensure you are registered through Magellan before you make arrangements for payments and travel.

High Standards = Better Cadets. 

1. Staff Cadets will be thoroughly vetted.

2. Vanguard Industries is in Norfolk and open Monday - Friday. Families must use this location for any missing USNSCC items. There is no excuse for arriving with missing flashes, PT gear, name tapes, etc. 

3. The Navy Exchange is minutes away, and missing uniform items can be purchased by families here. Do not arrive with missing uniforms. Cadets will be turned away at check-in for failure to meet the standards of training. 

4. We do not let cadets call home unless there has been an emergency.

5. We do not read emails from home. This practice creates homesickness and a sense that cadets are needed at home more than at training, where they are learning and growing. 

6. Staff Cadet applicants (leadership credit) for all trainings must be at least Petty Officer 3rd Class. 

7. Families, make the goodbye and hello a fun time. No crying. Tell jokes, be funny, be embarrassing, just don't be sad.

2026 OFFERINGS

State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach, VA

Recruit Training - 9-day first training for NSCC Cadets

Navy League Orientation - 7-day first training for NLCC Cadets

Petty Officer Leadership Academy - Required training for Petty Officer 2nd Class advancement & to staff any training

Honors & Ceremonies (NSCC) - Introduction to Color Guard, Ceremonial Honor Guard & perfection of marching and drilling skills

Honors & Ceremonies (NLCC) - Introduction to Color Guard, Ceremonial Honor Guard & perfection of marching and drilling skills

Culinary (NSCC) - learning large-scale cooking for the training contingent

Culinary (NLCC) - training in Stewarding

Basic Aviation - cadets will find themselves in contact with aircraft from Naval Air Station Oceana and Naval Station Norfolk

Ft. Eustis, VA.

Maritime Industrial (Basic) - Learn from Military Sealift Command the tasks and skills of entering into the career of a merchant mariner. 

Maritime Industrial (Intermediate) - Building upon the basic introduction by adding on certifications earned by Able Seaman at Military Sealift Command

Cadet Responsibilities:

1. Do the coursework, pass your PRT, have an inspection ready uniform. 

2. Cadets must want to attend training. Forced participation results in negarive outcomes. 

3. Have fun, be positive, work hard.

Parent Responsibilities:

1. Watch the Training Instructional Video when you are searching for trainings to apply to. 

2. Register for training and pay within 2 weeks of confirmation. Seats are limited and lack of payment will result in the seat being opened up to another cadet.

3. Pack everything on the Seabags list. While not everything may get used, this is a lesson about following direction. Do not let your unit or chain of command determine what these trainings place on the list. 

4. Be patient. Be proud. Be a cheerleader. 

5. Do not tell your cadet you will be "lost" without them. Celebrate their training as an exciting achievement in self-improvement. They will do better when they know you are not worried about them. 

Unit Responsibilities:

1. Show families where Trainings are found within the Parent Portal

2. Show families where cadet eligibility stands in their Quarterdeck and in Magellan

3. Verify status of applications within a resonable time of parent application to a training