1.) To foster and maintain
interest in a strong Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine
as integral parts of a sound national defense and vital to the freedom of
the United States.
2.)To serve as a means
of educating and informing the American people with regard to the role of
sea power in the nuclear age and the problems involved in maintaining strong
defenses in that age.
3.)To improve the understanding
and appreciation of those who wear the uniforms of our armed forces and
to better the conditions under which they live and serve.
4.)To provide support
and recognition for the Reserve forces in our communities in order that
we may continue to have a capable and responsive Reserve.
5.)To educate and
train our youth in the customs and traditions of the Navy, the Marine Corps,
the Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine through means of an active and vigorous
Naval Sea Cadet Corps.
