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Plan of the Day 26 September 2022

9/26/2022

Drill: Monday, 26 September 2022
Time: 1900
Uniform: Dress Blue (NSCC) / Winter Dress (NLCC)
Always check the Plan of the Day and Plan of the Month links for last minute information, full details and calendar dates.

Opening quarters outside, no color guard as we will be in dress uniform. We will start promptly at 1900 so please arrive early to set up.
Dress Blue Uniform inspection tonight.
We will continue to work on Presentation Night practice scheduled for Monday 3 October at the Stamford Yacht Club.
BRING in your SERVICE JACKETS. Additionally bring in your original CERTIFICATES so we can scan and present to you to keep.
Visit the VFW's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen webpage for Youth Scholarships. You are highly encouraged to compete and we will help you find a local VFW to enter your submission.
National Headquarters News & Information updates can be found here.

This week in Naval History

30 September 1954 - The world's first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN 571), is commissioned at Groton, Conn. On Aug. 3, 1958, she is the first U.S. vessel to transit across the geographic North Pole. Nautilus now serves as the historic ship at the Submarine Force Museum at Groton.

Plan of the Day 19 September 2022

9/19/2022

Drill: Monday, 19 September 2022
Time: 1900
Uniform: NWU Type III
Always check the Plan of the Day and Plan of the Month links for last minute information and full details. Please take a look at the calendar on the POD page for long range planning. Be sure to log into Quarterdeck and see this week's National Headquarters News & Information update.

Normal opening quarters outside. We will start promptly at 1900 so please arrive early to set up.
Wear your NWU Type III uniform. Sleeves rolled up if you wish. Bring any uniform items that do not fit for replacement tonight, especially dress blue uniform needed for Presentation Night.
BRING in your SERVICE JACKETS. Additionally bring in your original CERTIFICATES so we can scan and present to you to keep.
We will prepare for Presentation night, firmly scheduled for Monday 3 October at the Stamford Yacht Club in Dress Blue / Winter Dress. Please collect any digital or print pictures of your training so we can have them available during your presentation.
At 2000 will join in on a Marksmanship Webinar. See below link to the Marksmanship Training Policy and FAQ.
We will take care of as many administrative tasks as possible.
Visit the VFW's Voice of Democracy and Patriot's Pen webpage for Youth Scholarships. You are highly encouraged to compete and we will help you find a local VFW to enter your submission.

This week in Naval History

18 September 2008 - USNS Carl Brashear (T-AKE 7) is christened and launched at San Diego, Calif. The dry cargo ship provides ammunition, food, repair, parts, stores and small quantities of fuel for the U.S. Marine Corps. The ship is named for Master Chief Carl Brashear, the first African American Master Diver in the U.S. Navy and the first amputee to be recertified as a diver after amputation.
19 September 1957 - Bathyscaphe Trieste, in a dive sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the Mediterranean, reaches a record depth of two miles. Three years later, Trieste would set a new record of seven miles on Jan. 23, 1960.

Plan of the Day 12 September 2022

9/12/2022

Drill: Monday, 12 September 2022
Time: 1900
Uniform: NWU Type III
Always check the Plan of the Day and Plan of the Month links for last minute information and full details.

Welcome back from summer training and vacation. Hopefully you are settled in school and ready to commit to Sea Cadets.
We will set up for normal opening quarters outside. We will start promptly at 1900 so please arrive early to set up.
Wear your NWU Type III uniform. Sleeves rolled up if you wish. Bring any uniform items that do not fit for replacement tonight or any drill in September.
BRING in your SERVICE JACKETS. Additionally bring in your CERTIFICATES so we can scan and present to you.
We will discuss upcoming events such as Presentation night (tentatively 3 October), Veterans Day, Basket Brigade and Wreath Across America.
We will take care of as many administrative tasks as possible.

This week in Naval History

11 September 2001 - American Airlines Flight 77 is hijacked by terrorists and hits the Pentagon, causing 184 fatalities. Specific to DON, the fatalities are: 33 military personnel, six civilians, and three contractors. American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 hit the Twin Towers at the World Trade Center, New York City. United Airlines Flight 93 goes down in Shanksville, PA, after passengers engage the hijackers.

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