Some of the toughest advanced training in the Sea Cadets is at the Naval Special Warfare Orientation Course in Panama City, Florida. The Alamo Battalion congratulates Cadet Seaman Apprentice Zachary Vasquez on earning the NSCC Special Warfare Combatant-Craft Crewman (SWCC) Device, marking him among the elite of the Sea Cadet Corps.
Cadets in NSWOC training are in either the SEAL, SWCC or EOD Tracks, each of which is conducted in four phases: Conditioning, Water Operations, Land Warfare, and Scenarios. Of course, cadets get wet and sandy.
Later, cadets from all tracks receive firearms training. SEAL and EOD cadets are familiarized with explosive demolition and explosive breaching demonstrations. SWCC Cadets participate in waterborne boat operations including insertion/extractions/cover techniques and Boat maintenance.
All NSWOC cadets participate in squad contact drills, E&E Drills, operational planning, communication, navigation, and other classes relating to the specific training tracks.
BZ to Cadet SA Vasquez and all his shipmates in the NSWOC 2019 graduating class. To learn more about NSWOC training in the Sea Cadets, visit their website at nswoc.org.
