RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND
NEW ENGLAND
Fort Devens, Massachusetts
July 2025
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RECRUIT PAPERWORK & PAYMENT DUE NLT: 10JUN2025 (Upload to COTC in Magellan)
STAFF CADET APPLICATIONS DUE NLT: 13MAY2025 (Email to RTC-NE@Seacadets.org)
STAFF REPORTS: Wednesday, 9JUL2025 at 1000 hours
RECRUITS REPORT: 11JUL2025; check in between 0800 and 1200 hours
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***********************IMPORTANT UPDATES***************************************
1. Parents: Please contact your unit CO or designated officers for any questions, PRIOR to contacting the training OIC
Staff Cadets and Escort Officers Please read the Standard Operating Procedures for Recruit Training New England:
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
NSCC Recruits – all billets are first-come, first served, and will be ‘approved’ in Magellan only upon receipt of all of the following documents (and Magellan request from Unit CO); submit all documents to the COTC through your Unit Commanding Officer:
- $250 training fee can be paid via two methods (ONLY after your registration status is CONFIRMED):
- Via Zelle Payments
- Or, cashier’s check or money order (no personal checks). From Quarterdeck, Training Registration page, you can print out the INVOICE on your cadet’s training registration page. This invoice contains the payment instructions and where to mail the check.
- A completed Fort Devens Visitor Pass Request Form for ANY ADULT wishing to access Fort Devens for drop-off or graduation.
- CLEAR copy of a drivers license or state/Government issued ID for each Fort Devens Visitor Pass Request Form.
Note: Recruit billets cannot be ‘reserved.’ Submitting a Magellan request is just that – a request. A submitted request or a “Confirmed” requests are not final. Billets will only be finalized (“Approved”) upon receipt of a complete package and payment received.
NSCC Staff Cadets – Submit a Magellan request for ND-MA-2501L (9JUL25 – 10JUL25) and RT-MA-2401 (11JUL25 through 19JUL25) to your CO via the Parent Portal. To apply for a staff billet, submit the following to the OIC at rtc-ne@seacadets.org [Please note – application deadline: 13MAY2025]
- RTC-NE Staff Cadet Application endorsed by Unit CO (follow this link for staff cadet billet descriptions). Download the application and open it in Adobe Acrobat (not your browser) so that you can type in it.
NSCC Escort Officers – Submit a Magellan request for ND-MA-2501L (9JUL25 – 10JUL25) and RT-MA-2501 (11JUL25 through 19JUL25) to your CO. To apply for an officer billet, please submit the following to the COTC:
- A copy of your active CPR/AED certification
- A completed Fort Devens Visitor Pass Request Form for yourself and any adult that will be coming on the base with you at any time during the training.
RTC-NE DATES & TIMES:
- Staff Cadets & Escorts: Staff Orientation and staff cadet interviews to be held at USCG Station, Boston Massachusetts – TBD
- Escort Officers: 9JUL2025; 1000 hours
- Staff Cadets: 9JUl2025; 1000-1200 hours
- Recruits: 11JUL2025; Check in between 0800-1200 hours [Note: A responsible adult must stay until recruit is completely processed through check-in.]
- Recruits: Be prepared to perform the PRT as part of the check-in process. [1 mile run, push-ups and plank]. You must be able to pass before your CO approves your orders to RT. For your safety, you will not be permitted to participate at this training if you cannot pass.
- Graduation: 19JUL2025; 1100 hours
- Staff Cadets and Escorts: dismissed upon completion of sweep-down: 19JUL2025
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL ESCORT OFFICERS (INCLUDING INSTRUCTORS AND MIDSHIPMEN)
Magellan will not allow Escort Officers to register unless they have completed the Officer Midshipman Study Guide, OPD 101, and Darkness to Light’s Stewards of Children training.
As required by Massachusetts General Laws ch. 6, section 172H, and Region 1-4 Instruction 01-2013, all volunteers who will be staffing RTC-NE must submit a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) check at the time they send in their Request for Training Authority. Region 1-4 and RTC-NE volunteers who have already been CORI-checked through their home unit do NOT need to submit another form.
All Escort Officers must be CPR/AED certified. Any certification (AHA, Red Cross, etc.) will suffice. Include a copy of your CPR card, valid through at least July 2025, with your application.
OIC Contact Info BEFORE TRAINING
Officer-In-Charge (OIC):
LCDR Jane LaRoche, NSCC
j.laroche@seacadets.org
Contact Info DURING TRAINING
Emergency Phone Contact: 603.562.6740 (do not use until 10JUL24)
RTC-NE command email address: rtc-ne@seacadets.org
RTC-NE Facebook page: facebook.com/rtcne
Mailing Address for Training
Naval Sea Cadets
Recruit Last Name, First Name, (A/B/C/D/E/F) Division
DPT Operations
57 Queenstown St, Box 9
Fort Devens, MA 01434-5409