Please note that there are Ten different trainings. All Trainings starts on Sunday 20 June 2025. Each training has a different report time. Staff Cadets and Escort Staff report on 19 June 2025. All trainings graduate on the same day 28 Jun 2025.
Read all information on this website regarding your training. This website will act as the Welcome Letter. There will be no Welcome Aboard letter emailed to you. Where is the seabag list? A downloadable seabag list is located in two places on this website. Can you find them?
Greetings! I'm LT Craig Smith, NSCC. As Commanding Officer of Fort Custer Combined Training, I'm pleased to welcome you all to Team Family! Please take time to read and comply with the information in this website. I recognize that by definition all of you are brand new to this program; everyone is new at something in the beginning. If you have questions about the information on this website, start by asking your unit's chain of command for clarification. This website is the authoritative source of information. We are committed to the safety, success, and growth of all hands, from the most junior Cadet Recruit to our Staff Cadets and including our junior officers and department heads. To instill the highest standards of Honor, Courage, and Commitment, here are the CO's Top 6 guiding principles. An easy way to memorize it is to remember the phrase "Successful Recruits Follow Really High Standards."
No Sexual harassment!
No Racial discrimination!
No Fratenization!
No Recruit-to-recruit contact!
No Hazing!
No Subtance abuse!
Successful
Recruits
Follow
Really
High
Standards
I look forward to serving with each and every one of you very soon. There is an opportunity to learn for everyone in the training contingent. How much you learn is dependent on you. This is your opportunity to learn, take your time, ask questions, and help you shipmates. GO Team Custer!!!! LT Craig Smith