Kurt Schindele Receives the 2021 Chief Charles Broadway Leadership Award
On June 10, the Clermont Police Department awarded Clermont Battalion’s Chief Petty Officer and Montverde Academy rising senior, Kurt Schindele the 2021 Chief Charles Broadway Leadership Award.
The recipient of this award must demonstrate characteristics in line with Clermont Chief Broadway’s ethics, drive for leadership, and the expectation of nothing less than the highest standards from his teammates.
Schindele has continued to see a forward trajectory with his work in the Clermont Battalion Sea Cadet Corps. He participated in his pinning ceremony to advance his title to Chief Petty Officer in the Naval Sea Cadet Program in January 2020 after holding the position of Lead Petty Officer in 2019. As a fifth-grade student at MVA, Schindele was promoted to LC2 while at the 29th Annual Navy SEAL Muster and Music Festival, held at the Navy Seal Museum of Fort Pierce, Florida, on the weekend of November 7-9, 2014.
Sponsored by the Navy League of the United States and supported by both the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Locally, the Clermont Battalion is sponsored by the City of Clermont Police Department.
The U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (USNSCC) is a federally chartered non-profit youth organization for young people, ages 11 through 17. USNSCC is comprised of two programs. Our senior program, the Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC), is for young people, ages 13 through 17. Our junior program, the Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC), is for young people, ages 11 through 13.
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