Dwayne Trott - Cmdr. Bermuda Sea Cadets

The Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps was founded in 1966 and has three units around the Island. In Pembroke there is the T.S. Bermuda founded in 1966, in Sandys the T.S. Venture which was founded in 1969 and in St. George's it is T.S. Admiral Somers founded in 1973. The Bermuda Sea Cadet Association supports these Units financially in part.

The primary objective of the Sea Cadet organization in Bermuda is to help boys and girls between the ages 9 1/2 and 18, acquire a mature sense of responsibility and self discipline. after which they can stay on to be instructors.   During the summer months, the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps has as many as 75 cadets with 25 in each unit.

Encouraging also the qualities that lead to self reliance and providing them with training which will facilitate, if they desire, their entry into local nautical services. The most common example are boat design and building, communications, ferry operations, charter and tour boat operations, the fishing industry, fishery protection services and Police marine services .

The effort is to take young people off the streets and give them a chance to take pride in themselves with the help of the Bermuda Sea Cadet Corps. encouraging young people to do something worthwhile with their lives and become good citizens. Taking bored young people off the streets and giving them an opportunity to take pride in themselves, and to play an active role in the community by getting involved.  They are taught teamwork, self respect responsibility and social awareness starting them out in life with a positive attitude.

The Sea Cadets take part in activities that range from drill, sailing, navigation, boat work, parade participation, training and first aid.  Teamwork is what makes the cadets so efficient.  It's all about learning and teamwork, learning to work together to achieve results.

The Cadets participate in a number of National Ceremonial parades, the most notable being the Queen's Birthday Parade and the Remembrance Day Parade.  The Cadets have taken official part in many visits of the Royal Family over the years.  Such parades are regarded as important occasions to demonstrate the results of their training to the public and hence every effort goes into instilling the desire to dress and drill smartly, and be proud of the uniform they wear.

An important part of being a Sea Cadet was the overseas international training the cadets are able to take part in.  They can train in Canada at the HMCS Acadia in Nova Scotia and the T.S. Royalist in the United Kingdom.  Because this is so important the Sea Cadets need more funding in order to keep sending the cadets abroad and help the movement grow. The Bermuda Sea Cadets are making a real contribution to youth culture and the best value for our community because ultimately they want to be ship-shape for our youth.

More information on Bermuda Sea Cadets Corps is available at www.seacadets.bm or 297 2759.