Advance orders for our long awaited coffee table book, "Ready for Sea: The History of the U.S. Navy Supply Corps” are now being taken, including free shipping during this pre-publication period.  To take advantage of this limited time offer you can go to www.usnscf.com, and click on Ships Store. 
 
At a cost of only $50, this beautifully crafted, limited edition coffee table book captures the history of the U.S. Navy's Supply Corps in a way not done before. Replete with historical references, the book describes the establishment of the Supply Corps under Tench Francis and follows it to the Naval Supply Systems Command of today. In 150 pages it highlights in pictures, statistics and text, the growth and development of the U.S. Navy's supply, logistics, financial management, and contracting capability that enabled the United States Navy to operate indefinitely at sea and abroad. Through this historical context, you'll gain a new appreciation for what it means to be a U.S. Navy Supply Corps Officer.  
 
"Ready for Sea:  A History of the U. S. Navy Supply Corps" is a first of its kind and there are a limited number of copies.  It will be a must have for anyone that wore, or will wear, an oak leaf on their uniform.

 

This scholarship is for High School Seniors and College undergraduate students only.
 
ELIGIBILITY: For all scholarships, the applicant must:

1. Be a spouse, child or grandchild of a living or deceased regular, retired, reserve or prior service Supply Corps officer.
2. Be a spouse or child of an Active or Retired Enlisted with supply enlisted rating (e.g., AK, SK, MS/CS, SH, DK, LI, PC, LS).
3. Recipient must attend a two (2) or four (4) year accredited college and should be a full-time undergraduate student. (Note: Spouse scholarships are available for spouses who are enrolled for a minimum of 6 hours per semester, undergraduate only)

 Spouse scholarships as well as Community College/Technical School scholarships are available.

To apply:
1.  Applicants must register themselves every year, even if they have registered in the past.  Click “Log In” and register.  Sponsor accounts cannot be used for applying.

2.  When registering, please make sure you select the following boxes on the registration form in order to obtain an application:
     Status – Student
     Chapter – Foundation
     Check the box - “Apply for a Scholarship”
 
Once you submit your registration, log back on and click on your name.  The application will be at the top right of the page.
Be sure to read the instructions on the right hand side of the application.
FAFSA information takes 4 days to process so please do that early!!
 
All online and mail in portions are due in the office by March 13, 2015.  No exceptions.  Winners will be announced the end of May.

Click "Log in" under the "Make a Donation" button in the banner to register and start the application process. 
 

The first woman to report to USS Minnesota was the supply officer.  She reported to the attack sub Minnesota, a submarine official said, the first of a cadre of six that will start the integration effort in the elite attack boat force. Read the story in the Navy Times: U.S. Navy attack sub integration starts.
 

The Navy Supply Corps Foundation and Scenic Tours Present the Second "Oakleaf Cruise": Amsterdam to Basel "Highlights of the Rhine" set for April 2016 (8 days, 7 nights)
After a highly successful and enjoyable French Rhone River cruise in July 2014, Navy Supply Corps Foundation is offering its second river cruise. Operated by Scenic Cruises, the cruise will begin on April 18, 2016, when passengers will board the Scenic Opal in Amsterdam, Netherlands and cruise along the Rhine River for eight days, ending on April 25 in Basel, Switzerland.
Please click here for more information:  2016 River Cruise   

Check out these short video clips of past cruises:

Overview All-Inclusive 2015 1:46:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-ilSl81no0

Scenic Tailormade 1:45:    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gDfQvOmAfg

Scenic Enrich 1:26:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z7LiJgeswc

Scenic FreeChoice 1:46:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Wwn0yaz0o 

Readers of The Oakleaf will be happy to learn that “Ford Island December 7, 1941,” a book of the stories of the 1941 children of Ford Island, has recently been published. The stories, some of which appeared in the March 2014 issue of The Oakleaf , were compiled by Katrina Luksovsky; the book is now available online at www.FordIslandFamilies.com. 
 
There is also a blog section on the website that has photos from the December 7, 2014 return of five of the 1941 children of Battleship Row to Hawaii. Watch for the March 2015 issue of The Oakleaf to learn more