Music Is OUR Mission
The lyrics of the United States national anthem, Star Spangled Banner, come from a poem written by Francis Scott Key while he was aboard a ship from this navy.
What is British Navy?
Rippin Ginger Man
All squads select your best paper ripper.
Hold a sheet of paper behind your back and tear the shape of a ginger man within 1 minute. Judge decides whose is best.
This semi-annual requirement must be passed for a cadet to remain eligible for training and advancement in the program.
What is the Physical Readiness Test (PRT)?
When boarding or disembarking a U.S. Navy ship, navy personnel in uniform follow this protocol on the gangway.
What is salute the national ensign?
Are you limbo?
All cadets play
When music starts, take turns bending backward to go under guidon.
if you touch the pole, touch the ground or fall, you are out.
last cadet standing, wins
The arrangement of Armed Forces Medley played by BOTW, does not include a service song for this newest branch of the U.S. military.
What is Space Force?
Is that a snowman or what?
All squads select your best artist.
Each player puts sheet of paper on top of head and draws their best snowman with details within one minute. Judge decides whose is best.
This leadership-focused training, required for many higher-rank cadets, is often completed after basic Recruit Training as a gateway to staff billets.
What is Petty Officer Leadership Academy (POLA)?
U.S. Navy ships, when moored or at anchor, fly this flag from the jackstaff located on the ship’s bow, from 08:00 to sunset.
What is Union Jack?
Squad Sit Ups
All Squad play:
Sit on ground and hook arms together. when signaled to start, do sit ups as a squad in unison. The most correct sit ups wins
Elegy for USS Arizona is a tribute to 1,177 service members who perished during this infamous surprise attack which took place on 7 Dec 1941 at this naval base.
What is Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
Candy Cane Toss
All squads select cadet with best aim.
Each cadet tosses candy cane to garland and cadet who hooks the most, wins
Sea Cadet grooming standards require that male cadets’ hair must NOT exceed this maximum length of bulk.
What is 2 inches?
This navy tiltrotor aircraft, named after a raptor often mistaken for bald eagles, is taking on duties previously assigned to helicopters such as the Sikorsky Seahawk due to its ability to fly faster and farther.
What is Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey (or Osprey)?
Peg Leg
One cadet per squad
When signaled, stand on one leg. Last one standing on one leg, wins.
Glenn Osser’s 1960 arrangement brought this Latin-Caribbean dance rhythm, popularized by Cole Porter in the 1930s, into the concert band repertoire.
What is The beguine or Beguine for Band?
Measure Me This
All squads select your best measurer.
Each cadet will cut a piece of string to match the circumference of a bass drum. Once everyone has made their cut, it’s time to measure. The person whose string is closest to the target length is the winner!
When saluting, Sea Cadets follow U.S. Navy customs. According to these customs, cadets, when not holding instruments, must salute during the playing of this patriotic music piece.
What is the National Anthem?
Navy ships designed for amphibious assault, often have this type of deck at the stern of the ship, capable of being flooded with water, and from which landing craft can be launched and recovered.
What is well deck?
Back to Back
2 cadets per squad:
each pair sits back-to-back on the ground and links their arms together. When the start signal is given, the teams must work together to stand up without breaking their arm hold. If you break arm hold, you may start over. The first team to successfully stand up wins.
Wild Blue is an aviation-themed fanfare commissioned by a school in Sandusky, Ohio, which was home to this boy scout who would become known as the first human to step foot on the moon.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Dizzy math
All squads select best cadet mathematician.
Cadets are spun around for 30 seconds. They have 1 minute to solve as many math problems as they can. The most correct answers wins.
League cadets must be this age and in this grade to join the US Naval Sea cadets.
What is 10 years old and on 5th grade?
This Scottish-American revolutionary war hero became a working sailor at the age of 13. He was one of the U.S. Navy’s first commissioned officers, considered the father of the U.S. Navy, and is interred at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Who is John Paul Jones?
Walk the Plank
One cadet per squad:
When signaled to start, each player does a plank. Last one still holding a plank, proper form, wins