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The Alamo Battalion leadership has been preparing for the light at the end of the COVID tunnel. While we were unable to drill in person, and will not be drilling in person in September, we have not been idle. A new class of recruits have completed the first stage of an unprecedented “virtual” recruit training.… Read more

Members and friends of the Alamo Battalion know CTN2 Grant Bartuska as an always cheerful, always organized leader of the Battalion. We will not be seeing Bartuska around drills anymore, because the Navy has selected him to become a Midshipman Candidate at the US Naval Academy Prep School (NAPS). Next year, he will become a… Read more

This is the first article in a series that we will do on the Alamo Battalion’s graduating class of 2020. Our 2020 graduates were unusual, both for the difficult circumstances under which they graduated, but also for the great things that they are doing as they enter adulthood. CPO Kobe Mora is now “fish Mora”… Read more

On May 1, 2020, Sea Cadet National Headquarters sent out a memorandum with an update on the Sea Cadet Corps response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Highlights of the memo include: All in-person Sea Cadet activities are suspended until June 15, 2020 All overnight Sea Cadet activities are suspended until August 31, 2020. NHQ will offer… Read more

NHQ has extended the suspension of all Sea Cadet in-person activities until 15 MAY 2020. As that date approaches, NHQ will re-evaluate and decide upon a course of action. The Alamo Battalion’s next scheduled drill date is June 6 – 7, but we will have to remain flexible regarding our plans. Read more

National Headquarters has suspended all Sea Cadet meetings, drills, parades, training, and other activities. The official statement is here: https://www.seacadets.org/covid19volunteer. As of now, we are still on track for our May 2-3 drill where we plan to camp at Canyon Lake and say farewell to our graduating seniors.  Cadets have already been briefed by their chain… Read more

The Alamo Battalion had another successful drill in November. We were thrilled to accept the invitation of VFW Post 4700 to join them in the San Antonio Veterans’ Parade and honor San Antonio’s veterans. It was a tremendous event. Color guard looking sharp. Marching down Houston Street Our League Cadets got to ride with Sparky… Read more

The Alamo Battalion were privileged to be guests of the National Museum of the Pacific War for the September Drill.  Cadets were able to see WW2 era weapons and equipment and tour the world-class museum. Weekend highlights included the adoption of our new unit guidon, and the pinning of new Chief Petty Officer Kobe Mora.… Read more

Our October drill was another success. The Cadets learned about the Air Force Security Forces at Lackland AFB, and then had some impromptu weapons familiarization from United States Marines of the Fourth Marine Division, Fourth Reconnaissance Battalion. On Sunday morning, our Cadets had the chance to earn their rifle qualification ribbons, and they did an… Read more

Two of our Cadets, CPO Kobe Mora and PO3 Paul Conroy, participated in the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Junior Cadet Accession Program (JCAP). Aggie JCAP is a program for High Schoolers in Junior ROTC, Civil Air Patrol, Young Marines and the US Naval Sea Cadet Corps to experience a day in the Corps of… Read more