Welcome to the Chosin Division virtual Recruiting Office. Here you will find out anything you would like to know about the Sea Cadets and our unit, if you cannot find an answer to your question, feel free to e-mail LCDR Smith. He can answer any questions you could possibly have that aren't covered in these pages. If after reading about our program, you are interested in joining just fill out the form on the request more information page.

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    The Chosin Division of the United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps was commissioned in June of 1998 in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Named for the famous battle at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea during November-December of 1950, the unit became one of sixteen in Michigan and about 260 in the United States. The ranks of young cadets swelled rapidly and split off into two units by adding the Training Ship Chosin comprising 11-13 year olds.

    Over the past six years, the Chosin Division has graduated cadets who have joined all four military branches and are now serving their country proudly. While some have chosen to attend college and continue in the program as officers. All cadets (past, present and future) take with them the lessons and life experiences that they have gained by being apart of this program. However, parents are the final judges as to whether this program really works, and most referrals for new cadets come from them. “We don't take bad kids and make them good, that's not our job,” our Commanding Officer says., “We take good kids and make them even better”.

    The main thing these cadets learn that they don't get anywhere else is a sense of self worth and pride. And that comes from the discipline and respect that becomes a part of each cadet's daily life. “Yes sir” and “Yes ma'am” are words not heard very often in our schools today but in Sea Cadets they are expressions used abundantly and with total respect. Leadership is the aim and goal of every cadet and they know that before you can lead you must learn to follow.