Girls' Nautical Training Corps

The Girls' Nautical Training Corps was formed as part of the National Association of Training Corps for Girls in 1942, with units mainly in Southern England.

[1][2] Its objective was congruent with that of the Sea Cadet Corps, teaching girls aged 14 to 20 the same seamanship skills as the SCC taught the boys, in preparation for service with the Women's Royal Naval Service.

[3][4][5][6] The GNTC became a colleague organisation with the Sea Cadet Corps in 1963,[7] often sharing facilities such as Raven's Ait (then also known as TS Neptune).

The GNTC became a full member of the Sea Cadet Organisation in March 1980, when the Ministry of Defence approved the admission of girls into the Sea Cadets,[2] this led to a name change to Girls Nautical Training Contingent.

This continued until 1992[1] when the organisation was absorbed, and all girls became members of the Sea Cadet Corps.