The Sea Cadets

Boys and girls join a local Unit for the duration of their career with the Sea Cadets. Here they can interact with their peers and develop their confidence and self-esteem. Whether it’s team-building, adventure training, Unit-based sports and activities or sea-based endeavour on board one of the Sea Cadets’ training ships, the Sea Cadets is geared towards developing individuals’ skills and personalities, with the ethos of teamwork an important factor throughout. As well as making friends with other cadets, each young person will gain valuable communication and interaction skills that will benefit them in later life.

Sports are a very big part of life in the Sea Cadets. There are competitions in every Area in all kinds of sports, including sailing, rowing, canoeing, swimming and 5-a-side football, to name but a few. Sports competitions are a fantastic way of meeting Cadets from every corner of the country.

At our national camps and courses, Cadets from all over the country come together to learn subjects and get involved in activities that can’t be covered at their local Unit. Many of our national events take place on naval bases, where Cadets experience all sorts of activities they never thought possible, from trying the confidence course to working in a naval galley. On our expeditions Cadets might find themselves living in a tent and making breakfast on a tiny stove, while hiking through some wonderful scenery, with only a map and compass for navigation. There are so many different activities available; everyone will find something they can’t wait to try.

Although much of the Sea Cadets’ activity is conducted within individual units, there are also plenty of opportunities for Cadets to travel. From Hong Kong to Belgium to South Africa, Cadets have taken part in exchanges all over the world, through the International Sea Cadet Association.



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