DoD Sponsorship of FIRST

[Lil' Lavery]

Originally Posted by chsrobotics3283

I know some teams that are sponsored by the Army, I was just wondering if the Navy does any team sponsorships? I would think that they would..... Please respond if you have any knowledge of a team that is sponsored by then Navy.

Originally Posted by Trying to Help

I think that 78 is sponsored by NAVSEA. I remember talking to one of their mentors this fall at River Rage.

Years ago, a friend's husband who is a civilian contractor to the Navy in VA had a Navy-specific FLL kit that he was using with a group of FLL-aged kids.

Trying to Help

NAVSEA (part of the NAVY) does sponsor a number of teams. Team 121 is sponsored, primarily in mentor support iirc, by NAVSEA. A number of teams in Maryland/DC Metro are sponsored by the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD, part of NAVSEA) in Bethesda, Md. NSWCCD also has provided team 116 with welding services in the past (via a team alumna who works there).

I'm currently an NSWCCD employee in Philadelphia, but have no current arrangement to help support 1712 or 116. NSWCCD Philadelphia is involved with other high school-level engineering based programs, such as SeaPearch.