Ages 10 to 13
Navy League Cadets
The entry program. Naval customs, teamwork, and drill at a pace built for younger cadets, and the route into Sea Cadets.
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U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, Buffalo, New York
The Sullivans Division
We Stick Together.
A Buffalo-based youth leadership program where cadets ages 10 through high school learn teamwork, military customs, seamanship, physical readiness, and the responsibility that comes with wearing the uniform.
The two programs
Ages 13 through high school
Sea Cadets
The full program: advanced training, leadership billets, and summer training courses run with the sea services nationwide.
Ask about Sea Cadets
Find out what you are made of
Three ways in. Start with the one that sounds like your family.
Join the division
Start with one drill
Come to a weekend drill before anyone signs anything. Enrollment itself is done nationally, and the Join page walks a parent through it.
How to join
Sea cadet life
One weekend a month
Drill weekends at the Naval and Military Park: seamanship, drill, first aid, physical readiness, and the customs that hold a crew together.
What cadets do
Advancement and awards
Earned, never given
Cadets advance by completing training, and compete for summer training courses run across the country. Records are held nationally.
See the resources
Our mission
Built on discipline. Proven on the water.
The Sullivans Division exists to give young people in Buffalo real responsibility early: a uniform to keep to a standard, a team that depends on them, and training that does not hand out anything they have not earned. It is a youth program, not military enlistment, and nobody leaves owing anyone service.
Learn what cadets do
Ready to take the next step?
Your first step is simple.
Send a message to the unit, ask your questions, and get guidance on what to expect before visiting or starting the enrollment process.
Start here
Find your starting point.
I want to join
Learn what Sea Cadets do, ask questions, and connect with the unit before your first drill.
Contact the unitI am a parent
Understand expectations, dues, meals, uniforms, leadership structure, and communication paths.
Learn about the programI need resources
Find cadet, parent, staff, store, and future training resources in one organized place.
Open the hubGet started today
Chart Your Course.
Become a Volunteer
Support the division as an adult volunteer, instructor, or staff officer. Your skills and dedication make a direct impact on every cadet.
Become a Cadet
Join the Sullivans Division and begin your journey in leadership, seamanship, and naval tradition. Open to young people ages 10 through high school.
Become a Donor
Help fund uniforms, training, travel, and equipment for Buffalo's Sea Cadets. Every contribution directly supports the next generation of leaders.
Where we meet
Located right on the Buffalo waterfront.
Based at
Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park
See the park on a map →
Contact
info@thesullivansusnscc.com
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Drills
Monthly weekend drills
Ask for the schedule →
Our sponsors
A special thank you to our sponsors and supporters.
Want to support the division? See how a gift helps.