PETTY OFFICER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY (POLA)
POLA is offered in 2018 during the months of April and May as a multiple weekend training for local units only.
*Make sure that you keep a small notepad and pen in the pocket of your NWUs at all times to take notes. Wear a watch!
Remember that you are being evaluated AT ALL TIMES once you arrive on the premises. Make sure that you maintain proper military bearing ALWAYS.
COURSEWORK REMINDER
ALL POLA cadets should complete the Naval Instructional Theory Correspondence Course found here, homeport.seacadets.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3047544 and the blank Answer Sheets can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/download/attachments/1343728/nsctng028.pdf?version=5&modificationDate=1454300141000 Your unit may be unable to grade your course, but you should still complete the work prior to training.
*SEABAG LIST NOW POSTED-CLICK BUTTON ABOVE
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BRING YOUR GEAR IN A SUITCASE NOT A SEABAG BECAUSE YOU WILL BE USING YOUR SUITCASE AS A FOOTLOCKER BECAUSE THE BARRACKS HAVE NO STORAGE.
Welcome Aboard, Petty Officer Leadership Academy (POLA) 2016
This professional leadership training will expose each cadet to the rigors of being a Petty Officer. Our adult instructors are leaders in their professions while our senior staff cadets all have achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officers or Petty Officer First Class. They are bringing together their wealth of leadership experience into this dynamic week of training.
What to expect:
Each day will include physical training, classroom training on a variety of leadership topics, and many team building and problem solving practical exercises. This training will NOT be death by PowerPoint and will require daily cadet participation from everyone.
THIS IS NOT A MEDICALLY FRIENDLY TRAINING. DO NOT BRING MEDICATIONS OF ANY KIND. If you are taking maintenance meds, such as for ADHD or daily inhalers we DO NOT recommend that you stop using such meds for the training. DO NOT register for this training if you are on any type of prescription medication or require any special accommodations.
NO MAIL CALL. Say your good-byes before check-in. You will not have contact with your family until graduation. Due to the fast pace of this training we will not respond to personal emails nor give cadets any personal messages from home, so DO NOT send them. Also, we may not be able to post any pictures during the training; therefore, DO NOT send emails or Facebook messages asking for pictures of the training to be posted. Our focus will be on providing the best training and experience possible for the cadets that we have for only 6 short days. Taking time to post pictures means that we are taking time away from the needs of the cadets and the training contingent.
How to prepare:
EXERCISE. A PRT will be administered on the first day of training. Failing the PRT may result in cadets being sent home at their expense and not graduating. If you cannot pass a PRT, you are NOT ready for greater leadership responsibilities.
MEMORIZE. This is NOT Recruit Training. We will not be teaching you information that you should have learned during RT. As a Seaman or above you are expected to have the Sea Cadet Oath and 11 General Orders memorized. You will be required to recite from memory the Oath and all 11 G.O.'s upon check-in during your seabag inspection.
COURSEWORK. We only have six days to teach a wealth of information so we are REQUIRING that ALL POLA cadets complete the Naval Instructional Theory Correspondence Course and have it graded by your unit and have the results uploaded into Magellan BEFORE arriving at POLA. The course can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3047544 and the blank Answer Sheets can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/download/attachments/1343728/nsctng028.pdf?version=5&modificationDate=1454300141000
PACK. A seabag list will be posted before 01 December 2016. Make sure you pack ALL of the items indicated on the list and DO NOT bring ANYTHING not on the list. Your barracks are cabins with military style bunk beds, that means thin 4-inch foam mattresses. There are NO lockers or shelves of any kind in the barracks; therefore, you will need to pack all of your things in a SUITCASE not seabag, because you will be using your SUITCASE as a foot locker under your rack.
BRING. A good attitude. We will give you OUR BEST and we expect nothing less from you in return. We have ZERO tolerance for foul language, bullying, malingering, disrespect, discrimination, or any behavior that is not conducive to learning or in any way brings discredit to the NSCC.
Check this page often, as more information will be posted regularly.
*Make sure that you keep a small notepad and pen in the pocket of your NWUs at all times to take notes. Wear a watch!
Remember that you are being evaluated AT ALL TIMES once you arrive on the premises. Make sure that you maintain proper military bearing ALWAYS.
COURSEWORK REMINDER
ALL POLA cadets should complete the Naval Instructional Theory Correspondence Course found here, homeport.seacadets.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3047544 and the blank Answer Sheets can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/download/attachments/1343728/nsctng028.pdf?version=5&modificationDate=1454300141000 Your unit may be unable to grade your course, but you should still complete the work prior to training.
*SEABAG LIST NOW POSTED-CLICK BUTTON ABOVE
PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU MUST BRING YOUR GEAR IN A SUITCASE NOT A SEABAG BECAUSE YOU WILL BE USING YOUR SUITCASE AS A FOOTLOCKER BECAUSE THE BARRACKS HAVE NO STORAGE.
Welcome Aboard, Petty Officer Leadership Academy (POLA) 2016
This professional leadership training will expose each cadet to the rigors of being a Petty Officer. Our adult instructors are leaders in their professions while our senior staff cadets all have achieved the rank of Chief Petty Officers or Petty Officer First Class. They are bringing together their wealth of leadership experience into this dynamic week of training.
What to expect:
Each day will include physical training, classroom training on a variety of leadership topics, and many team building and problem solving practical exercises. This training will NOT be death by PowerPoint and will require daily cadet participation from everyone.
THIS IS NOT A MEDICALLY FRIENDLY TRAINING. DO NOT BRING MEDICATIONS OF ANY KIND. If you are taking maintenance meds, such as for ADHD or daily inhalers we DO NOT recommend that you stop using such meds for the training. DO NOT register for this training if you are on any type of prescription medication or require any special accommodations.
NO MAIL CALL. Say your good-byes before check-in. You will not have contact with your family until graduation. Due to the fast pace of this training we will not respond to personal emails nor give cadets any personal messages from home, so DO NOT send them. Also, we may not be able to post any pictures during the training; therefore, DO NOT send emails or Facebook messages asking for pictures of the training to be posted. Our focus will be on providing the best training and experience possible for the cadets that we have for only 6 short days. Taking time to post pictures means that we are taking time away from the needs of the cadets and the training contingent.
How to prepare:
EXERCISE. A PRT will be administered on the first day of training. Failing the PRT may result in cadets being sent home at their expense and not graduating. If you cannot pass a PRT, you are NOT ready for greater leadership responsibilities.
MEMORIZE. This is NOT Recruit Training. We will not be teaching you information that you should have learned during RT. As a Seaman or above you are expected to have the Sea Cadet Oath and 11 General Orders memorized. You will be required to recite from memory the Oath and all 11 G.O.'s upon check-in during your seabag inspection.
COURSEWORK. We only have six days to teach a wealth of information so we are REQUIRING that ALL POLA cadets complete the Naval Instructional Theory Correspondence Course and have it graded by your unit and have the results uploaded into Magellan BEFORE arriving at POLA. The course can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=3047544 and the blank Answer Sheets can be found here, homeport.seacadets.org/download/attachments/1343728/nsctng028.pdf?version=5&modificationDate=1454300141000
PACK. A seabag list will be posted before 01 December 2016. Make sure you pack ALL of the items indicated on the list and DO NOT bring ANYTHING not on the list. Your barracks are cabins with military style bunk beds, that means thin 4-inch foam mattresses. There are NO lockers or shelves of any kind in the barracks; therefore, you will need to pack all of your things in a SUITCASE not seabag, because you will be using your SUITCASE as a foot locker under your rack.
BRING. A good attitude. We will give you OUR BEST and we expect nothing less from you in return. We have ZERO tolerance for foul language, bullying, malingering, disrespect, discrimination, or any behavior that is not conducive to learning or in any way brings discredit to the NSCC.
Check this page often, as more information will be posted regularly.