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Gosport Unit
Gosport Sea Cadet Unit is situated in Royal Clarence Yard in Gosport. Our building used to be the Old Telephone Exchange and it was certainly a mess when we first got it! Luckily Berkeley Homes gutted the building and we ended up with a nice Unit.
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The Boatshed
We also have a boatshed where we keep all our boats and equipment. This building used to be the home of Queen Victoria's royal train carriage so there is a lot of history.
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T.S Hornet History
Our Unit has been going since 1946. We are always on the look-out for recruits, Our Headquarters is in the old MOD telephone exchange, now refurbished by Berkeley Homes, in Cooperage Green, Royal Clarence Yard, Weevil Lane. We are in the business of training boys and girls from 10 to 18 and our umbrella organisation, The Sea Cadet Corps, has over 400 units in the UK all of which are individual Charities.
Our Organisation's motto is "Serious Fun". The Sea Cadets are the oldest youth organisation in the country and can offer a very broad spectrum of activities and terrific opportunities for young people to develop their potential.
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What We Offer
WHO ARE WE?
Simply the best – that’s the Sea Cadets. Whether you're male or female, it's the number one youth charity based on Britain’s oldest Armed Service – the Royal Navy. And right here in your local unit at GOSPORT, we can fill your weekend or holiday with an action-packed programme - from boating, sailing and canoeing through to adventure training and other sports. You’ll make new friends and be part of a great team. You can join as a Sea Cadet if you are aged 12-18; or as a Junior Cadet if you are 10 or 11, and start learning the Navy way of life. Earn promotion up to Cadet Petty Officer - really the tops!
OUR AIMS
To give you the best fun you’ve ever had – with a serious side too. Along the way we’ll teach you life skills from cookery to computers, engineering, navigation and the art of seamanship.
TRAINING – GET FIT THE FUN WAY
Fit for life.
Through getting involved in our outdoor and indoor activities, you will be able to make new friends, show your mates your new-found skills, and put your talents to the test. There are plenty of opportunities to get some adventure into your life: taking a trip on a real Royal Navy warship; sailing before the mast aboard the Sea Cadets' square-rigged flagship TS Royalist; or flying in a Royal Navy helicopter. With around 400 units nationwide, the Sea Cadets Corps offers plenty of scope to see other parts of the country and to learn different skills on specialist courses at our training centres.
THERE’S LOADS TO DO – THE CHOICE IS YOURS
When you drop in at our Unit, you’ll find lots of friendly faces waiting to welcome you aboard. The officers and instructors are all highly trained to make sure you enjoy every aspect of Sea Cadet life – a cut above the local youth club!
So if you’re bored with computer games and the telly, why not try a taste of the real thing? Don’t miss out on a chance to make the most of your quality time – get a bit of the action §.
SOME OF OUR ACTIVITIES
How many other organisations could boast a fleet of boats complete with Royal Yachting Association qualified instructors .
Apart from seamanship & navigation, signals & communications, dinghy and cruiser sailing, rowing, canoeing, power boating, boat repairs and instrucion on ships & the sea, we also offer First Aid training to HSE standards, engineering, drill, shooting, Duke of Edinburgh Award, adventure training, leadership training, sport and games.
WHY DO PEOPLE JOIN THE SEA CADETS?
Because they want to do something worthwhile. Because they want to belong to the best youth movement around. Because they want to meet the challenge of the future with the motto Ready Aye Ready. Please do come along with your parents to see what we get up to §. see below a Typical Points chart and what badegs can be earned whilst carrying out training with us.
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Competitions
Each year there are many competitions that the cadets enter, there are 3 levels to our competitions they are District level in which we compete against the other 8 units in our district when we win at this level we progress to the Area Competitions, this is when we taken on the best from the other 8 districts that make up the southern area.
The final competition level is the national competitions; this is when we take on the rest of the country, the units who are the best within each area.
What Competitions Do we Enter
Last Year we as a unit entered loads look at the list below:
Piping
Drill
Shooting
Sailing
Power Boating
Swimming
Football
Canoeing
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Our Staff
All our staff are CRB CHECKED
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The Unit Staff
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Points Make Prizes our Points Chart
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Specialisation Badges
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BCU Badge
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Pulling
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OFF SHORE POWER
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Seamanship & Engineering
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PROMOTIONS THROUGH THE RATES
When a Cadet joins the unit they must complete their basic training once this is done they can progress through the rank structure as the pass there promotion exams and acquire enough points as well as being the right age.
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CADET
On passing a simple
exam, an NE can be
advanced to Cdt rate,
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ORDINARY CADET
On passing another,
slightly harder exam,
and gaining 8 points,
the Cadet can be
advanced to OC.
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ABLE CADET
Once again, another even
harder test to pass, and you
need 15 points and have to
have passed the SCC swimming
test to be advanced to AC.
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LEADING CADET
Leading Cadet is the second highest cadet rate, and to become one requires several things. You must have 30 points, hold a pulling coxswain certificate, be at least fifteen years old, you may be required to attend a cadet leadership course, and will need your COs recommendation. Then you can take your LCs board, which is a (normally) weekend long series of tests and interviews, to assess your suitability. If you pass, you become one of the senior cadets, and get a badge depicting a fouled anchor for your best uniform jacket, epaulettes, and also, males, for your white fronts (worn under best uniform). As an LC you will probably teach cadets a lot of the time, and may be in charge of a section of the unit
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PETTY OFFICER CADET
POCdt is the highest rate a cadet can be and naturally has even tougher requirements. You must have 60 points, be over 16 years old, have your COs recommendation, and do a POCdts board, which is similar to the LCs board but much more difficult. The badge of a POCdt is that of two crossed fouled anchors. As a POCdt you are entitled, if you wish, to wear all gold badges instead of red ones on your best uniform, and again get epaulettes and a badge for your white front(males only). As a POCdt you will certainly teach cadets, and will normally hold a position in the unit, such as stores assistant or training assistant.
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