October Drill Activities
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17-18 October 2008
| Life Lessons and Marching with Mac
"More stripes than a tiger" was what Aurora Division Sea Cadets saw when they got the chance to spend a day with retired Marine Corps Sgt. Major Mac Elvington, who graciously volunteered his weekend to visit from Virginia and teach about marching, the military and more than a little about life. It started in the classroom with a get acquainted session and the important lesson that wherever you go in life, your achievements and mistakes follow. Mac counseled that drug use can muddy your present and mess up your future, whether it be in the White House, the military or your community. Next we moved outside to learn close order drill (along with cadets from the Cruiser Milwaukee Division) in a basic and progressive way that the Sgt. Major has taught midshipmen, officer candidates and raw enlisted recruits for decades. The weekend ended with Mac passing some of the same lessons on to local and regional USNSCC officers and instructors ... and that "life is all about who you hang with" and putting your shipmates before yourself. We'll be sure and thank our parents for providing our uniforms and sea cadet adventures, another life lesson. Thank you Sar-Major! ENS Jim McClure, USNSCC OPS/PAO, Aurora Division
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"I never walk by another person who's serving and not speak. Life is all about who you hang out with." Sgt. Major Mac Elvington, USMC (ret) |
4 October 2008
| Aurora Division Drill at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in
Aurora The U.S. Naval Sea Cadets of the Aurora Division did lots of outside activities to take advantage of the beautiful (but chilly) weather. The day started with our new senior enlisted person, CPO Amanda Glass, setting the tone for the day beside our commanding officer LTJG Catherine "Cat" Cabe, USNSCC. Next came a dress blues inspection as we get ready to say goodbye to our summer whites and get our blues in shape for fall and marching in the Veteran's Day Parade in Downtown Aurora and perhaps a trip to the 8 Nov. commissioning of the littoral combat ship USS FREEDOM LCS-1 on the Milwaukee waterfront. We have to keep in shape too so Chief Glass kept us on our toes, rolling on the ground, crab-walking and all-out running with PT and fun games. See you at our next drill weekend at Great Lakes Naval Base where we'll meet and learn drill, history and naval customs from the drill instructor infantry Marine who's trained Naval Academy and NROTC midshipmen, Marine enlisted and officer candidates, and British Royal Marines (and royalty in the service). Expect a fun time and lots to do and learn from Sgt. Major Mac Elvington, USMC (retired) and father of three daughters. All questions accepted! ENS Jim McClure, USNSCC OPS/PAO, Aurora Division
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