Welcome

Sea Cadets are young men and women aged 10 through the end of high school who choose adventure, seek challenges, and step outside of their comfort zones. There are two programs within Sea Cadets.  The Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC) is for middle school students aged 10 to 13. The Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) is for ages 13 through the end of high school. The Sea Cadets is the Navy’s youth development program. We give young Americans skills, knowledge, and confidence through an amazing variety of training opportunities.  Sea Cadets wear uniforms, work as teams in a disciplined environment, and adhere to our core values of honor, respect, commitment, and service.

We are supported by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard, and our cadets train on naval bases and other military installations. Sea Cadets gain unique and valuable experiences that incorporate hands on learning and teamwork.  Our diverse program includes seamanship, sailing, aviation, security, building robots, medical, STEM, SCUBA, submarines, photography, culinary, special forces training, and an International Exchange Program.

Our unit is comprised of the Matthew Axelson Division for high school aged students and Training Ship (TS) Randy Goodman for middle school aged students. We drill, or meet, the 2nd weekend of the month from 0800-1600 at the National Guard Armory in Yuba City, CA.

Matthew Axelson

Petty Officer 2nd Class Matthew Axelson was assigned to SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Matt Axelson deployed to Afghanistan in April 2005 and was part of a four-man SEAL reconnaissance team that secretly infiltrated into the Hindu-Kush mountains along the border with Afghanistan on June 27th. This unit, led by LT. Michael P. Murphy, was reportedly tracking a high- ranking terrorist leader near 10,000 foot peaks when they were ambushed by overwhelming Taliban forces. Three of the original four-man SEAL reconnaissance squad (Matt Axelson, Michael Murphy, and Danny Dietz) were killed in the firefight. A fourth squad member, Marcus Luttrell, survived.

Axelson’s remains were found during a combat search and rescue operation on July 10, 2005. He was awarded the Navy Cross – the service’s 2nd highest award – for his valor. Matt Axelson is remembered with the greatest respect and gratitude by his fellow SEALs, the Navy, and our nation.

Randy Goodman

Randy Goodman, U.S. Navy (SEAL) Captain (Ret.) was also a Naval Special Warfare Group Commander. He served as a Surface Warfare Officer from 1979-1982 and held multiple leadership, joint and operational-related assignments including Commanding Officer as O-4 and O-5 Commands, Director of Operations with several tours, and Group Commander (O-6 Command) as a Naval Officer (Joint Specialty Officer) before retiring in July, 2006. He has also been active as a board member with U.S. Patriot Sailing whose mission is to support wounded warriors and combat veterans through teamwork, camaraderie, and mission accomplishment associated with competitive sailing.