ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA FOR APPLICANTS TO THE NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS
A. Acceptance is based upon ability to participate in strenuous physical activity and the absence of contagious disease, illness, or history that will or is likely to require medical care or restriction of participation during training exercises, particularly the two-week summer training programs or other extended training.
B. Routine immunizations are required; specifically those listed on the Report of Medical History form (NSCADM 020).
C. Special attention should be given to orthopedic and cardiovascular conditions or complaints.
D. DISQUALIFYING CONDITIONS INCLUDE: Symptomatic or recurrent orthopedic complaints; allergies or hypersensitivity to foods, medication, or insect bites/stings; history of asthma, seizures or convulsions, head injuries requiring hospitalization, loss of consciousness; diabetes requiring dietary restrictions or medications; and history of chronic motion sickness, sleepwalking, or bedwetting since age 9.
E. There is no specific limit for vision. However, applicants who wear glasses or contact lenses but cannot participate in activities that require the removal of glasses (or contacts) should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
F. There is no provision for waivers of the acceptance criteria for participating in the cadet program. Examining physicians may submit appropriate statements for consideration of acceptance, when the physician is of the opinion that the applicant will not encounter any restriction of participation in the program and that the condition in question does not present an unacceptable risk for aggravation or worsening as the result of participation in the activities of the program.
G. Adult applicants must be in good health commensurate with their age group and be free from any ailment or condition that would prevent them from satisfactorily performing their primary duty of supervising youth.
H. FINAL AUTHORITY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICANTS RESTS WITH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, USNSCC.