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Parents and friends of the Alamo Battalion,Look for us this Saturday, November 9 in the US Military Veterans Parade in downtown San Antonio. Our Cadets will be looking sharp in their blues. Parade step-off is at 1200. We will be marching with VFW Post 4700, who will be sponsoring our Veterans of Foreign Wars Naval… Read more

BZ to PV2 Cooper Dugan for successfully completing Army Basic Combat Training at Ft. Sill. Private Dugan was a Petty Officer Third Class in the Sea Cadets prior to high school graduation earlier this year. He is now back in San Antonio at Fort Sam Houston for Army Combat Medic training. Congratulations, Dugan, and thank… Read more

The United States Coast Guard provides some of the best training opportunities available for our cadets. The Alamo Battalion’s PO1 Arjun Patel traveled to USCG Air Station Elizabeth City, home to the Aviation Logistics Center, C-27J Asset Project Office (APO), and Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC). Along with seven other cadets, PO1 Patel was able to… Read more

Alamo Battalion alumna ​ENS Jeanny Sanger graduated from the US Naval Academy this past May. Upon graduating, she earned a Bachelors of Science in Robotics and Control Engineering, and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. She earned many great opportunities through the Naval Academy to include different sports teams, leadership billets, and summer… Read more

Four Sea Cadets very ably represented the Alamo Battalion at the San Antonio Back2School Expo on August 3, as they told students and their parents about their varying Sea Cadet experiences, how to become a cadet, and how the Sea Cadet Corps is helping them prepare for the future.  Representing the Alamo Battalion (left to… Read more

We are proud of all of our cadets when they successfully take on the challenge of Sea Cadet Advanced Training. We are especially proud when one of our cadets is named the Honor Cadet of their training contingent. BZ to Cadet PO3 Paul Conroy, who was named Honor Cadet in Submarine School (Advanced) at Naval… Read more

With regret, we have had to change the dates for the September drill due to a change in the availability of museum staff. The new dates are 21-22 September. The plan is to have two large duty vans to transport cadets from the SAMMC visitor center to Fredericksburg. Cadets should plan to meet at the… Read more

We are excited about partnering with the National Museum of the Pacific War for our September drill. The museum is a truly moving and informative tribute to the veterans of World War 2 in the Pacific Theater. Our cadets will not only be able to experience the museum as visitors, but they will be staying… Read more

Bravo Zulu to Cadet Wesley Frederick on his successful completion of Sea Cadet recruit training this summer and promotion to Seaman Apprentice. He is excited to be a Sea Cadet and is committed to honor the memory of his grandfather (photo, right) who passed away only one week prior to Cadet Frederick’s training. The photo… Read more

With school starting again, and the Sea Cadets nearly done with summer training, it is time for drills to start up again. Our first drill will be August 10-11. The POD is available on the Shutterfly site, and on the battalion website homepage. This will be a fun drill, beginning with swim qualifications (and hopefully… Read more