36 USC § 154102 - Purposes

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identifier: "/us/usc/t36/s154102"
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title: "36 USC § 154102 - Purposes"
title_number: 36
title_name: "PATRIOTIC AND NATIONAL OBSERVANCES, CEREMONIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS"
section_number: "154102"
section_name: "Purposes"
chapter_number: 1541
chapter_name: "NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS"
part_number: "B"
part_name: "Organizations"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)"
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# § 154102. Purposes

The purposes of the corporation are, through organization and cooperation with the Department of the Navy—

**(1)** to encourage and aid American young people to develop an interest and skill in basic seamanship and in its naval adaptations;

**(2)** to train them in seagoing skills; and

**(3)** to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance, and kindred virtues.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–225, Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1432.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 154102 | 36:1042. | Sept. 10, 1962, Pub. L. 87–655, § 2, 76 Stat. 531; Nov. 29, 1974, Pub. L. 93–504, 88 Stat. 1575. |

The word “objects” is omitted as included in “purposes”.