20020101_LegislativeAlert Commanding Officer
20020101_LegislativeAlert US Naval Sea Cadet Corps Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 36 Jady Hill Ave. Exeter, N.H. 03833 MEMORANDUM From: Commanding Officer, Atlantic Seabee Battalion, N.S.C.C To: All Cadets, Parents Date: 01 Jan 02 Subj: Legislative Alert Cadets, Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) has recently introduced a bill in Congress, H.R. 3410, the Recruiting, Retention, and Reservist Promotion Act. Section Four of the act would direct the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility and desirability of expanding Junior ROTC, Civil Air Patrol, Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Young Marines. Section Four of the bill also expresses that Congress finds such programs provide significant benefits for the Armed Forces, including significant public relations benefits, and that Congress has substantial interest in expanding the scope of these programs! The bill also requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a report of the findings and recommendations no later than 180 days from the enactment of the bill. Action: Write your Representative and your Senators (the bill must also go to the Senate) in support of the bill, which could lead to increased DoD/Navy support for our Sea Cadets. In the same letter thank your Congressmen/Congresswomen for providing $1 million in funding for the Naval Sea Cadet Corps in the FY 2002 Defense Appropriations Bill. Send a copy of your letter or write directly, to Rep. Kay Granger - SHE NEEDS TO KNOW WE SUPPORT HER. Rep. Kay Granger is on the House Appropriation Committee and is a strong supporter of military youth programs. Addresses of members of Congress may be found on the Legislative Affairs page of the Navy League website: http://www.navyleague.org, or on http://www.house.gov and http://www.senate.gov. V/R LT Sean C. Norton Commanding Officer, ACB-011, USNSCC
US Naval Sea Cadet Corps Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 36 Jady Hill Ave. Exeter, N.H. 03833 MEMORANDUM From: Commanding Officer, Atlantic Seabee Battalion, N.S.C.C To: All Cadets, Parents Date: 01 Jan 02 Subj: Legislative Alert Cadets,
Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) has recently introduced a bill in Congress, H.R. 3410, the Recruiting, Retention, and Reservist Promotion Act. Section Four of the act would direct the Secretary of Defense to study the feasibility and desirability of expanding Junior ROTC, Civil Air Patrol, Naval Sea Cadet Corps and the Young Marines. Section Four of the bill also expresses that Congress finds such programs provide significant benefits for the Armed Forces, including significant public relations benefits, and that Congress has substantial interest in expanding the scope of these programs! The bill also requires the Secretary of Defense to provide a report of the findings and recommendations no later than 180 days from the enactment of the bill.
Action: Write your Representative and your Senators (the bill must also go to the Senate) in support of the bill, which could lead to increased DoD/Navy support for our Sea Cadets. In the same letter thank your Congressmen/Congresswomen for providing $1 million in funding for the Naval Sea Cadet Corps in the FY 2002 Defense Appropriations Bill.
Send a copy of your letter or write directly, to Rep. Kay Granger - SHE NEEDS TO KNOW WE SUPPORT HER. Rep. Kay Granger is on the House Appropriation Committee and is a strong supporter of military youth programs. Addresses of members of Congress may be found on the Legislative Affairs page of the Navy League website: http://www.navyleague.org, or on http://www.house.gov and http://www.senate.gov.
V/R LT Sean C. Norton Commanding Officer, ACB-011, USNSCC
