ABOUT OUR COUNCIL 

Our Mission and How You Can Help At the Charleston Navy League, we are dedicated to serving the Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard by providing support, advocacy, and youth leadership programs. Our Mission Is Centered Around Three Key Pillars: Active-Duty Support: We enhance the morale of local Coasties, Sailors, and their families through our participation in national and council-level programs. Advocacy: Our goal is to educate the public and Congress on the importance of strong national sea services for our nation's defense, well-being, and economic prosperity. Youth Leadership: We support local youth character-building programs, such as the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps, and Junior ROTC, that instill values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment in young people. How We Make a Difference The Charleston Navy League is a community-based organization focused on making the world a better, happier place.  With the help of our dedicated volunteers, we organize luncheons, networking events, fundraisers, engaging community-building events, and in-depth training sessions for our volunteers. Join Our Team and Make a Difference Are you passionate about supporting our sea services and empowering the next generation of leaders? We are always looking for volunteers to help us bring our vision to life.  Let us know, and we'll help you find the perfect opportunity to contribute.  We are excited to welcome you to our team!

MISSION STATEMENT 

The Navy League has set forth the following objectives: To foster and maintain interest in a strong Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Merchant Marine as integral parts of a sound national defense and vital to the freedom of the United States. To serve as a means of educating and informing the American people with regard to the role of sea power in the nuclear age and the problems involved in maintaining strong defenses in that age. To improve the understanding and appreciation of those who wear the uniforms of our armed forces and to better the conditions under which they live and serve. To provide support and recognition for the Reserve forces in our communities in order that we may continue to have a capable and responsive Reserve. To educate and train our youth in the customs and traditions of the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine through the means of an active and vigorous Naval Sea Cadet Corps.

STATEMENT OF POLICY 

We of the Navy League of the United States stand for a strong America - a nation morally, economically, and internally strong. We believe that the security of our nation and of the people of the world demands a well-balanced, integrated, mobile American defense team, of which a strong Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine are indispensable parts. We support all Armed Services to the end that each may make its appropriate contribution to the national security. We know that in a free nation an informed public is indispensable to national security and, therefore, we will strive to keep the nation alert to the dangers which threaten - both from without and within. We favor appropriations for each of the Armed Services, adequate for national security, economically administered. We oppose any usurpation of the Congress's constitutional authority over the Armed Services. We urge that our country maintain world leadership in scientific research and development. We support industrial preparedness, planning, production. We support efforts of our government to achieve worldwide peace through international cooperation. We advocate a foreign policy which will avoid wars - if possible; if not, win them!