Earlier today the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) – Arkansas Division held their 2023 Annual Inspection aboard the liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien.  As one of the sponsors of this cadet corps, Branch President Michael Barbour – as well as Comrades Trevor Page, Christopher Hogue, Siefken Krieger, and Lisa Barbour – were on hand for the event. Prior to the actual annual inspection, there was a special ceremony to promote one of their own.

As a part of the festivities, Comrade Krieger presented their Commanding Officer, LTJG Gabriel Mikulich, a cheque for the Legion’s annual donation to the group.
Comrade Hogue also handed out this year’s Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence, which is awarded annually to the cadet having shown a high degree of participation and leadership in the area of citizenship and in meeting and enhancing the aims and objectives of the cadet organization. While the specific criteria for the award are developed by the cadet leadership, the broad view of the award is that the individual must be seen by peers and superiors to exemplify the model cadet and enhance his/her corps status by cooperation with peers and superiors, comradeship, promotion of goodwill and morale within the corps, supporting and assisting corps members, and enhancing the image of cadets in the local community. This year’s recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence was Cadet Mackenzie Mikulich.

Pictures from the event are below.

Earlier today the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) – Arkansas Division held their 2023 Annual Inspection aboard the liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien.  As one of the sponsors of this cadet corps, Branch President Michael Barbour was on hand for the event. As a part of the festivities, Comrade Barbour presented their Commanding Officer, LTJG Gabriel Mikulich, a cheque for the Legion’s annual donation to the group.

Comrade Trevor Page also handed out this year’s Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence, which is awarded annually to the cadet having shown a high degree of participation and leadership in the area of citizenship and in meeting and enhancing the aims and objectives of the cadet organization. While the specific criteria for the award are developed by the cadet leadership, the broad view of the award is that the individual must be seen by peers and superiors to exemplify the model cadet and enhance his/her corps status by cooperation with peers and superiors, comradeship, promotion of goodwill and morale within the corps, supporting and assisting corps members, and enhancing the image of cadets in the local community. This year’s recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence was Seaman Apprentice Xavier Mendoza.

Pictures from the event are below.

Earlier today the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) – Arkansas Division held their 2022 Annual Inspection of the Pacific Central Region in Building 2 of the US Coast Guard on Yerba Buena Island.  As one of the sponsors of this cadet corps, President Michael Barbour was on hand for the event. As a part of the festivities, Comrade Barbour presented their Commanding Officer, LTJG Gabriel Mikulich, a cheque for the Legion’s annual donation to the group.

Comrade Barbour also handed out this year’s Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence, which is awarded annually to the cadet having shown a high degree of participation and leadership in the area of citizenship and in meeting and enhancing the aims and objectives of the cadet organization. While the specific criteria for the award are developed by the cadet leadership, the broad view of the award is that the individual must be seen by peers and superiors to exemplify the model cadet and enhance his/her corps status by cooperation with peers and superiors, comradeship, promotion of goodwill and morale within the corps, supporting and assisting corps members, and enhancing the image of cadets in the local community. This year’s recipient of the Royal Canadian Legion Cadet Medal of Excellence was Seaman Olivia Kessor.

Pictures from the event are below.