Welcome

On 25-Sept-11 I was blessed by being allowed to become the Commanding Officer of a Sea Cadet unit called the Blue Angels Squadron of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps. We are the Seattle, WA unit based at the US Coast Guard Base, Seattle. It has only been 127 days and it has been quite an adventure.

I thought I would share what I have seen, heard, been a part of and some of the challenges that a brand new Commanding Officer of a sea cadet unit face.

A little about me...

My son and I (we are in the above pic) have been a part of the Sea Cadet program since late summer 2008 when we stumbled across the program and he wanted to join. I have been helping out in one form or another since. Some of my "official" positions or billets include Training Officer and Executive Officer, I have been an escort officer for a recruit training and a seamanship training, I have helped set up and run local training events and activities for the cadets.

This is some of the hardest work I have done and it is probably the best thing I have been a part of.

I hope to entertain, enlighten and that you might enjoy some of my ramblings.