Boatswain's Mate school is offered from 18-31JUL10.

Boatswain's Mates train, direct, and supervise personnel in ship's maintenance duties in all activities relating to marlinspike, deck, boat seamanship, painting, upkeep of ship's external structure, rigging, deck equipment, and boats. Boatswain's Mates take charge of working parties; perform seamanship tasks; act as petty officer-in-charge of picketboats, self-propelled barges, tugs, and other yard and district craft. They serve in, or take charge of, guncrews or damage control parties. BM's also operate and maintain equipment used in loading and unloading cargo, ammunition, fuel, and general stores.

The Boatswain's Mate "A" School, part of the Center for Surface Combat Systems, Great Lakes, offers basic instruction in the roles and responsibilities of a Boatswain's Mate in the United States Navy.

Seamanship skills can begin here on a solid foundation. You'll learn aspects of deck fittings, cargo handling, marlinspike, anchoring and mooring, refueling at sea, fligh deck fundamentals, small boat safety and ettiquette, and many other tasks.

This course is being enhanced to provide more direct applicability to practical seamanship skills trainings, such as those offered to cadets who sail aboard the Manatra, the Greyfox, or the Pride of Michigan on 10 day at sea cruises.

Please note there are special uniform requirements for this training evolution (USN coveralls and steel-toed boondockers/work boots) detailed in the Welcome Letter.

Cadets should arrive between 1200 (noon) and 1600 on Sunday, 18JUL10. Cadets MUST be aboard and checked in no later than 1600. Please make travel arrangements that fit this window.

Officers/staff should arrive between 0800 and 1600 on Saturday, 17JUL10.

Graduation will be in BLDG 122 aboard NAVSTA GLKS at 1000 on Saturday, 31JUL10. Cadets traveling home via commercial air should book their return flight NO EARLIER THAN 1400.

Cadets who wear contact lenses are advised to also bring their regular glasses for the damage control portion of the training. 

PLEASE NOTE YOUR DEPOSIT MUST BE IN THE FORM OF A CASHIER'S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER MADE OUT TO "USNSCC".

Click here for Welcome Letter.

Click here for Seabag List.

Click here for Graduation information.

Click here for Code of Conduct.

Click here for Standing Orders.

Your orders, once approved by NHQ, will be forwarded directly to your commanding officer. They will NOT be issued by this command.