As part of the MyNavy HR Team, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is the largest shore command in the Navy with more than 24,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachments throughout the world. As the owner of the Force Development pillar within MyNavy HR, NETC recruits, trains and delivers those who serve our nation, taking them from "street to fleet" by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat ready warfighters.

We owe the fleet the very best in recruitment and training delivery. To provide the best in an increasingly competitive talent market, Navy Recruiting interacts daily with more than 10,000 civilians interested in potential careers with the Navy. On any given day, roughly 37,000 Sailors are learning at one of 251 NETC training sites, all while the Navy is modernizing with emerging technology and new concepts.

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MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Cmdr. Karen Teague, commanding officer, Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian, left, speaks alongside Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, right, during an all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, left, helps recognize Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian staff during an all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, right, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Cmdr. Mark Wilson during a Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. Wilson has served as NTTC’s executive officer since June 2020. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Lt. Cmdr. Mark Wilson, left, receives the Meritorious Service Medal, presented by Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, during a Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. Wilson has served as NTTC’s executive officer since June 2020. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command, left, presents Yvette Neal, with a certificate recognizing her 15 years of federal service during a Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), left, presents the Master Training Specialist (MTS) certificate to Logistics Specialist 1st Class Calvin F. Wright Jr during a Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. NETC’s MTS Program is a voluntary program designed to develop and qualify those individuals who possess advanced knowledge, skills and abilities that will enhance the delivery of quality education and training in the Navy. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
MERIDIAN, Miss. (Aug. 11, 2022) Rear Adm. Pete Garvin, commander, Naval Education and Training Command (NETC), center left, and NETC’s Force Master Chief Matt Harris, left, speak with Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Meridian staff during an all-hands call at Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi, Aug. 11, 2022. NTTC Meridian provides entry-level “A” school training to students in administration and supply ratings, as well as extensive training to top-performing naval personnel in the yeoman rating to qualify as flag writers. (U.S. Navy photo by Penny Randall)
MERIDIAN, Miss. Aug 15 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) – Family members hug a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman following a graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 18. Upon completion of NSI, the midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) – Family members and loved ones take photos of Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipmen following a graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 18. Upon completion of NSI, the midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2022) Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, speaks during the graduation ceremony for Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates inside the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 8. The midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by NSTC, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidate hugs a family member following the Cycle 3 graduation ceremony conducted inside the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 8. The midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2022) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 Officer in Charge, Capt. John Compton, speaks during the graduation ceremony for Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) NSI Cycle 3 midshipman candidates inside the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 8. The midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2022) The color guard parades the colors during the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 8. The midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 8, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates graduate from NSI in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 8. The midshipmen will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220804-N-PW480-0022 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 4, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates participate in a small arms, live-fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 4. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI conducts basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command NSTC, Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, and supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220804-N-PW480-0001 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 4, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates wait in line before participating in a small arms, live-fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 4. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI conducts basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command NSTC, Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, and supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220803-N-IK959-3632 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates participate in morning physical training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 3. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220803-N-IK959-3626 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates participate in morning physical training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 3. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220803-N-IK959-3545 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 3, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates march to morning physical training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 3. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220801-N-PW480-0167 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2022) – Damage Controlman 2nd Class Rashane Bakr, a firefighting and damage control instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instruction to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates inside the confidence chamber at RTC, August 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220801-N-PW480-0107 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Aug. 1, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates walk toward the entrance of the confidence chamber at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220801-N-IK959-3483 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 01, 2022) Torpedoman 2nd Class Artrez Spradley, a small arms marksmanship instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), instructs Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates how to properly stand before firing Berretta 9mm weapons during a small arms training event at RTC, August 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220801-N-IK959-3236 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (August 01, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates learn how to verify their Berretta 9mm weapons are clear during a small arms training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), August 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220728-N-PW480-0144 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 28, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman don firefighting equipment during a firefighting and damage control training exercise at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 28. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220728-N-PW480-0017 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 28, 2022) Damage Controlman 1st Class Jonnie Villa (left), a firefighting and damage control instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), supervises Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates in a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) training, July 28. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220727-N-ZW825-0143 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 27, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates observe the proper execution of tying a bowline knot aboard the USS Marlinespike seamanship trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 27. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220727-N-ZW825-0087 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 27, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates demonstrate the signal for a training time-out prior to boarding the USS Marlinespike seamanship trainer at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 27. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220726-N-PW480-0155 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 26, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates perform the plank during an inventory physical readiness test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 26. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220726-N-PW480-0090 220726-N-PW480-0155 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 26, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates perform push-ups during an inventory physical readiness test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 26. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220726-N-PW480-0072 220726-N-PW480-0155 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 26, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidates perform a high knee warm-up exercise during an inventory physical readiness test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 26. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220725-N-ZW825-0867 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 25, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates board a life raft during an abandon ship training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 25. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220725-N-ZW825-0032 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 25, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates ascend the dive platform ladder to commence their third-class swimming qualification at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 25. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220723-N-PW480-0164 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 23, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 3 midshipman candidate laces their boots during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 23. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220722-N-ZW825-0726 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 22, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman instructor provides instruction for midshipman candidates to store their personal belongings at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 22. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220722-N-ZW825-0411 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 22, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates confirm their safe arrival at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 22. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220722-N-ZW825-0110 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 22, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 3 midshipman candidates exit the bus upon arrival at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 22. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates recite their midshipman oath during a graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 18. The new midshipmen were given their oath by the Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture (on the video screen in the background). Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Couture and her NSTC staff, headquartered at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates stand at parade rest during their graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 18. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates salute during the parading of colors during their graduation ceremony in the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 18. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 18, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 2 midshipman candidates march into the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC) to commence their graduation ceremony, July 18. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220715-N-ZW825-0722 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 15, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NRTOC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates fight a class Alpha fire during firefighting application training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 15. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220715-N-ZW825-0434 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 15, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NRTOC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates assist each other with donning the self-contained breathing apparatus during firefighting application training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 15. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
NEWPORT, RI. (July 15, 2022) Officer Development School (ODS) class 22060 distinguished graduates at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), pose for a group photo with Capt. Everett Alcorn, Commanding Officer, OTCN, far left, after their graduation ceremony, July 15. ODS provides staff corps officers and several restricted line designators with training necessary to prepare them to function in their role as newly commissioned Naval officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
Officer Development School (ODS) at OTCN Aug 10 2022
NEWPORT, RI. (July 15, 2022) Officer Development School (ODS) class 22060 students at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), reaffirm the oath of office during their graduation ceremony, July 15. ODS provides staff corps officers and several restricted line designators with training necessary to prepare them to function in their role as newly commissioned Naval officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
Officer Development School (ODS) at OTCN Aug 10 2022
NEWPORT, RI (July 15, 2022) Rear Adm. Rick Freedman, Director, Medical Integration and Combat Survivability gives a speech during the Officer Development School (ODS) class 22060 graduation ceremony at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, July 15. ODS provides staff corps officers and several restricted line designators with training necessary to prepare them to function in their role as newly commissioned Naval officers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
Officer Development School (ODS) at OTCN Aug 10 2022
220714-N-PW480-0037 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 14, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates march in formation during a close order drill graduation rehearsal at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 14. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220714-N-PW480-0034 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 14, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates march in formation during a close order drill graduation rehearsal at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 14. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220713-N-ZW825-0690 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 13, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates conduct a small arms live fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 13. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220713-N-ZW825-0024 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 13, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates receive instruction prior to a small arms live fire training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 13. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220712-N-PW480-0280 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 12, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates execute the “body drag” portion of a physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 12. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220712-N-PW480-0062 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 12, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates execute the “fireman carry” portion of a physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 12.. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220711-N-ZW825-0301 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 11, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) instructor asks a midshipman candidate his third general order during a working uniform inspection at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 11. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220711-N-PW480-0289 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 11, 2022) – Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Hazel Gomez, a seamanship instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instruction to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates prior to conducting line handling aboard the USS Marlinespike trainer at RTC, July 11. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220711-N-PW480-0221 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 11, 2022) – Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Hazel Gomez, a seamanship instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instruction to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates prior to conducting line handling aboard the USS Marlinespike trainer at RTC, July 11. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220708-N-ZW825-0345 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 8, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates perform high knees as part of an endurance course physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 8. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220708-N-ZW825-0082 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 8, 2022) Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Jacob Hayden, a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) instructor, leads midshipman candidates in a dynamic warm-up prior to the start of an endurance course physical training session at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 8. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220707-N-PW480-0113 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 7, 2022) – Hull Technician 2nd Class Kaylie Thompson, a firefighting and damage control instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instruction to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates inside the confidence chamber at RTC, July 7. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220706-N-ZW825-0779 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 6, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates board a life raft during a survival at sea training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 6. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220706-N-ZW825-0490 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 6, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates listen to instruction during a survival at sea training event at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 6. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220705-N-ZW825-0278 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 5, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidate answers a question during a Warrior Toughness class at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 5. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220705-N-ZW825-0200 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 5, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates take notes during a Warrior Toughness class at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 5. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220705-N-ZW825-0178 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 5, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates march in ranks at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 5. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220705-N-ZW825-0138 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 5, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates march in ranks at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 5. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220705-N-ZW825-0011 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 5, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates recite professional military knowledge in ranks at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 5. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220702-N-PW480-0233 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 midshipman candidates lace their boots during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 2. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220702-N-PW480-0183 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 midshipman candidates receive boots during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 2. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220702-N-PW480-0164 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 2, 2022) A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) 2022 Cycle 2 staff member assists an NSI midshipman candidate with proper cover fitting during uniform issue at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 2. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220701-N-ZW825-0775 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 1, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates receive haircuts at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220701-N-ZW825-0112 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 1, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates receive instruction from an NSI staff member during arrival at Recruit Training Command (RTC), July 1. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220629-N-ZW825-0273 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 29, 2022) Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture expresses her appreciation following a performance from Navy Band Great Lakes musicians during a site visit, June 29. NSTC supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. This training includes the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at more than 160 colleges and universities across the country; Officer Training Command (OTC) in Newport, Rhode Island; Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp; as well as the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development program at more than 600 high schools worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
Navy Band Great Lakes, NSTC Aug 10 2022
220629-N-ZW825-0192 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 29, 2022) Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture applauds following a performance from Navy Band Great Lakes musicians during a site visit, June 29. NSTC supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. This training includes the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at more than 160 colleges and universities across the country; Officer Training Command (OTC) in Newport, Rhode Island; Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp; as well as the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development program at more than 600 high schools worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
Navy Band Great Lakes, NSTC Aug 10 2022
220629-N-ZW825-0012 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 29, 2022) Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture speaks with Navy Band Great Lakes musicians during a site visit, June 29. NSTC supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. This training includes the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) at more than 160 colleges and universities across the country; Officer Training Command (OTC) in Newport, Rhode Island; Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy’s only boot camp; as well as the Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NNDCC) citizenship development program at more than 600 high schools worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
Navy Band Great Lakes, NSTC Aug 10 2022
220627-N-PW480-0297 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 27, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates raise their right hands during the Cycle 1 graduation ceremony conducted inside the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 27. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 27, 2022) – Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, receives arrival honors during a graduation ceremony for Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 1 midshipman candidates inside the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 27. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by NSTC which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 27, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates enter the Midway Ceremonial Drill Hall at Recruit Training Command (RTC) at the beginning of their Cycle 1 graduation ceremony, June 27. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Scott A. Thornbloom)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220625-N-PW480-0112 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 25, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates run during a physical readiness test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 25. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220623-N-PW480-0376 Damage Controlman 2nd Class Aaron Conner, a firefighting and damage control instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), gives instruction to Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates during a firefighting and damage control training exercise inside the USS Chief Fire Fighter Trainer at RTC, June 23. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220621-N-PW480-0250 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 21, 2022) – A Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidate participates in small arms marksmanship training at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 21. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220622-N-ZW825-0754 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 22, 2022) Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates undergo a summer white uniform inspection at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 22. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220615-N-ZW825-0206 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 15, 2022) NROTC New Student Indoctrination (NSI) Cycle 1 midshipman candidates step off the platform to commence their second class swim qualification at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 15. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Byron C. Linder)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220615-N-LY580-1008 CAMP SHELBY, Miss. (June 15, 2022) Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC) cadets attending the 2022 NJROTC Area 8 Leadership Academy use communication skills and teamwork to overcome obstacles on the Leadership Reaction Course. (U.S. Navy photo by James Stockman)
Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center Aug 10 2022
220613-N-PW480-0120 Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Jabari Harrison, a small arms marksmanship instructor at Recruit Training Command (RTC), leads Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates in unloaded weapons familiarization training, June 13. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
220610-N-PW480-0344 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (June 10, 2022) – Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) New Student Indoctrination (NSI) midshipman candidates exit a bus upon arrival at Recruit Training Command (RTC), June 10. Upon completion of NSI, the candidates will start their freshman year of the NROTC program at colleges and universities nationwide this fall. NSI is an indoctrination program hosted at RTC, and provides midshipmen with a common military training orientation. NSI provides basic training in five warfighting fundamentals – firefighting, damage control, seamanship, watchstanding and small arms handling and marksmanship – to begin creating basically trained and smartly disciplined future Navy and Marine Corps officers. NROTC is overseen by Commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), Rear Adm. Jennifer S. Couture, which supports naval accessions training for 98 percent of the Navy’s new officers and enlisted Sailors. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)
RTC, Naval Station Great Lakes Aug 10 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Students in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participate in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Allen King, a student in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participates in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 1, 2022) Cmdr. Angela Eickelmann, a student at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, acts as junior officer of the deck during a ship driving simulation in the littoral combat ship bridge part-task trainer, Aug. 1, 2022. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Students in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participate in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Ashley Risk, a student in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participates in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Nathaniel Teetzel, a student in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participates in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Ashley Sweet, right, and Lt. j.g. Allen King, students in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participate in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Students in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participate in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NEWPORT, R.I. (Aug. 4, 2022) Lt. j.g. Ashley Sweet, a student in the officer of the deck course at Surface Warfare Schools Command (SWSC) in Newport, Rhode Island, participates in an advanced integrated scenario using the Conning Officer Virtual Environment simulator, Aug. 4, 2022. The course teaches prospective officers of the deck skills such as bridge-to-bridge communications, reporting, voyage planning, Automatic Radar Plotting Aid and radar operation, maneuvering boards, shiphandling, contact management, operational risk management, navigational situational awareness, and application of the navigational rules of the road. SWSC provides a continuum of professional education and training to ready sea-bound warriors to serve on surface combatants as officers, enlisted engineers, and enlisted navigation professionals. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derien C. Luce)
NEWPORT, R.I. Aug 09 2022
NETC Sailor Receives BeneSuggs Award
PENSACOLA, Fla. Aug 08 2022
Lt. Joshua Lamb, officer in charge for Center for Seabees and Engineering (CSFE) Detachment Fort Leonard Wood, reacts to his results on the “scraper” simulator.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. Aug 08 2022
Commander Amy Honek, executive officer for Center for Seabees and Engineering (CSFE), receives directions from Equipment Operator 2nd Class Justin Sobieralski on the proper operation of the “scraper” simulator.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. Aug 08 2022
Commander Amy Honek, executive officer for Center for Seabees and Engineering (CSFE), receives directions from Equipment Operator 2nd Class Justin Sobieralski on the proper operation of the “scraper” simulator.
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. Aug 08 2022
PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, participate in a physical training evolution during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 20, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid, and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)
PENSACOLA, Fla. Jul 28 2022
PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, participate in a physical training evolution during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 20, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid, and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)
PENSACOLA, Fla. Jul 28 2022
PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, participate in a physical training evolution during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 20, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid, and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)
PENSACOLA, Fla. Jul 28 2022
PENSACOLA, Fla. (July 20, 2022) Sailors assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida, participate in a physical training evolution during Aviation Rescue Swimmer School, July 20, 2022. The training is physically demanding and involves instruction on topics such as aircrew duties and assignments, survival, first aid, and water rescue procedures. With these skills, enlisted aviation personnel will eventually be assigned to fleet squadrons as naval aircrewmen rescue swimmers. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Melvin)
PENSACOLA, Fla. Jul 28 2022
 
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