Officers' Bios

 LCDR Michael Palumbo  began his career in the U.S. Navy League Cadet Corps in the old Chicago  Division, then served as a Sea Cadet in the John F. Kennedy Division in  Forest Park, Illinois. He later served for 8 years as a Military Police  Officer in the United States Army. LT Palumbo came back to the program  in 2009 as the Operations Officer for Peoria’s Pimiteoui Division. Then,  in 2013, he formed and became the first Commanding Officer of SPC  Justin O. Penrod Division in Champaign, IL. LT Palumbo  currently resides in Mahomet, IL with wife, Sharon, and son, Michael Jr. 

Michael Palumbo Jr is a Cadet turned Midshipmen. He Graduate From Mahomet-Seymour High School and Studies Secondary Education at Parkland College. PFC Palumbo was a Ships Leading Petty Officer in the Navy League Cadet Corps and a Chief in the Sea Cadet Corps. PFC Palumbo enlisted in the Army and attend basic combat training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina Delta Co 1-13 and did his Advance Individual Training at Fort Leonard wood, Missouri Military Police School. He is Currently an active service member of the United States Army.

 ENS Minetti was born in the town of New Lenox, Illinois. Ever since he was a child, he had always wanted to serve his country. One of the first steps he took to serve his country was to join the local Boy Scout troop. He started by participating in fundraising and community service events. Once he became a freshman in high school, he furthered his desire to serve by joining the JROTC unit in the high school. In JROTC, he also participated in various community service and school events. Also during high school, he made his decision to join the Navy as an officer. His first step towards becoming an officer was to fill out the application for both the Naval Academy and NROTC. Along with this, he applied to the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. His application to the academy was rejected but his NROTC scholarship was accepted along with the University of Illinois application. ENS Minetti Commissioned through the WGNB (World’s Greatest Naval Battalion) studying nuclear engineering at the University of Illinois. He is Currently at United States Naval Power School.