The NSCC Alumni The NSCC Alumni AssociationAssociation

Your Shipmates are Waiting!Your Shipmates are Waiting!

Melissa Casey, SecretaryMelissa Casey, Secretary

OverviewOverview• The NAA is a not-for-profit The NAA is a not-for-profit

corporation that exists to corporation that exists to support, promote and support, promote and encourage a bright future for encourage a bright future for the NSCC.  We also are here the NSCC.  We also are here to celebrate our Sea Cadet to celebrate our Sea Cadet Heritage.Heritage.

• Though not politically Though not politically motivated, we are at the motivated, we are at the disposal of the NSCC to disposal of the NSCC to utilize our numbers in utilize our numbers in ongoing efforts to maintain ongoing efforts to maintain federal funding for the NSCC.federal funding for the NSCC.

MissionMission

The mission of the NSCC Alumni The mission of the NSCC Alumni Association is to serve the interests of Association is to serve the interests of alumni through educational, charitable alumni through educational, charitable or cultural programs and involve the or cultural programs and involve the alumni in the promotion, advancement alumni in the promotion, advancement and support of the U.S Naval Sea and support of the U.S Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC). The Cadet Corps (USNSCC). The Association shall represent the Association shall represent the interest of alumni in developing and interest of alumni in developing and implementing the mission and policies implementing the mission and policies of the USNSCC.of the USNSCC.

Current StatusCurrent Status• Members: 52Members: 52

• Governing Body: Board of Governing Body: Board of Directors. Directors. 

• The NAA Executive Council The NAA Executive Council (NEC) (NEC) 

• Website: www.nsccaa.orgWebsite: www.nsccaa.org

– Features: Member Features: Member Directory, Message Directory, Message Boards, In MemoriamBoards, In Memoriam

• Social Networking: Myspace Social Networking: Myspace and Facebookand Facebook

• Activities: FundraisersActivities: Fundraisers

GoalsGoals• Strengthening the relationshipStrengthening the relationship

• Assisting the USNSCC in its Assisting the USNSCC in its recruiting and retention efforts. recruiting and retention efforts.

• Supporting USNSCC sponsored Supporting USNSCC sponsored activitiesactivities

• Being the resource for Being the resource for communication between the communication between the USNSCC and its alumni. USNSCC and its alumni.

• Supporting local unit Supporting local unit activities/events.activities/events.

• Connecting shipmates.Connecting shipmates.

Regional Rep ProgramRegional Rep Program• Currently under developmentCurrently under development

• NAA Regions will mirror NSCC Field Areas.NAA Regions will mirror NSCC Field Areas.

• The NAA Regional Rep, once appointed, will The NAA Regional Rep, once appointed, will create a relationship with the NSCC create a relationship with the NSCC Regional Directors in their assigned area Regional Directors in their assigned area and then foster a relationship with the unit and then foster a relationship with the unit CO’s.CO’s.

• If units need help, RRP and NAA will be an If units need help, RRP and NAA will be an added resource: added resource:

• RecruitingRecruiting

• TrainingTraining

• Graduations from units and other Graduations from units and other eventsevents

• UniformsUniforms

• NSCC Regional Directors will get RRP NSCC Regional Directors will get RRP packet from the NAA when the RRP in that packet from the NAA when the RRP in that area comes online.area comes online.

Resource ExamplesResource ExamplesThe NAA could be called The NAA could be called

upon by units:upon by units:• To assist in recruiting effortsTo assist in recruiting efforts

• To help teach classes at units in an To help teach classes at units in an area of the alumnus’ knowledgearea of the alumnus’ knowledge

• To be a point of contact at a base To be a point of contact at a base and assist with making connections and assist with making connections for trainings for trainings

• To assist with cadet transport if To assist with cadet transport if neededneeded

• To assist with regional competitions To assist with regional competitions or inspections as judgesor inspections as judges

• To attend local unit or regional To attend local unit or regional events to provide an alumni events to provide an alumni presencepresence

• To be a resource for possible officers To be a resource for possible officers for newer units in need of for newer units in need of experienced adultsexperienced adults

FutureFuture

As the NAA grows, we As the NAA grows, we have hopes for the have hopes for the following:following:

• Training grants or scholarships Training grants or scholarships for cadets in need of assistancefor cadets in need of assistance

• Unit grants to units in need of Unit grants to units in need of funds for office supplies, funds for office supplies, uniforms, computers, training uniforms, computers, training equipment, flags and color equipment, flags and color guard gear, transportation, unit guard gear, transportation, unit training (ship tours, training (ship tours, marksmanship), etcmarksmanship), etc

• College scholarshipCollege scholarship

What We NeedWhat We Need

We ask that the Regional Directors We ask that the Regional Directors encourage the unit Commanding encourage the unit Commanding Officers to advise their graduating, Officers to advise their graduating, graduated, or former cadets of the graduated, or former cadets of the NSCC Alumni Association as a way NSCC Alumni Association as a way for them to continue to support the for them to continue to support the NSCC once they have moved on and NSCC once they have moved on and stay connected with other alumni.stay connected with other alumni.

The NSCC and the NAAThe NSCC and the NAA

A partnership for the continued A partnership for the continued success of the NSCC.success of the NSCC.