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Congratulations on your new assignment to Officer Training Command Newport! You are joining a highly competent and dedicated team of professionals. I offer you my warmest personal welcome to the command. Our mission is to morally, mentally, and physically develop civilians, enlisted personnel, and newly commissioned officers for service in the fleet as Naval Officers. We instill the Navy's values of honor, courage, and commitment in our graduates through the core attributes of integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness. I am confident you will find your assignment both challenging and rewarding. The application of your knowledge and leadership skills is critical to ensuring that our team meets its objectives. I look forward to meeting you upon your arrival. On behalf of the entire command, welcome aboard!
Austin W. Duff Captain, United States Navy Commanding Officer
As a new staff member, you are beginning a rewarding and challenging assignment. The command is diverse in that we have officers assigned from every corps and specialty. Our team includes officers from Surface Warfare, Aviation, Submarine Warfare, Supply, Medical Service Corps, Nurse Corps, Limited Duty Officers, Chief Warrant Officers, Human Resource Officers, and our Marine Corps counterparts. Our enlisted community is just as diverse, with Sailors and Marines from many specialties.
We provide training to four separate schoolhouses: Officer Candidate School (OCS), Officer Development School (ODS), Mustang University (LDO/CWO), and the Naval Sciences Institute (STA-21). We train over 1,500 students/candidates each year and are the largest officer accession training command in the military. The Fleet depends on us to provide competent, well-trained, morally and physically strong officers.
As a new staff member, you will take on various roles including basic instruction, mentorship, and personal guidance. These responsibilities will come in the form of Class Officer/Class Chief Petty Officer/Class Drill Instructor/Academics Instructor or Support Staff. Each role is vital to the success of the command's mission. Below is a brief description of each position:
Class Officers oversee every aspect of class development and are responsible for the safety, training, discipline, integrity, conduct, and overall performance of students from the reporting date through graduation and commissioning. The Class Officer’s involvement is constant and becomes especially critical during the "applied leadership" training phase.
Class Chief Petty Officers are qualified as Recruit Division Commanders (RDC) and are entitled to Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP). They are senior enlisted technical experts responsible for the training, administration, good order and discipline, and general welfare of assigned students throughout all phases of training.
Class Drill Instructors are assigned to Officer Candidate School to indoctrinate candidates in basic military procedures, including ceremonial drill and physical fitness. They adapt candidates to the military lifestyle and prepare them for the intense environment of fleet assignments.
Academics Instructors are assigned to the Academics Department and are responsible for delivering all instructional content to each schoolhouse at Officer Training Command. Subjects include Navigation, Seamanship, Pay and Allowances, Naval Warfare, Engineering, Military Indoctrination, Damage Control, and much more. Instructors use their leadership experience to bring real-life context to the material, ensuring students gain practical knowledge for their fleet assignments.
Along with our outstanding civilian staff, military members augment our support staff in various roles including Personnel and Administrative Services, Facilities and Information Systems, Training and Readiness, and other specialized positions.
Please contact Officer Training Command Command Career Counselor at:
For Enlisted Sponsorship Commercial: 401-841-3902 or DSN: 841-3902 Email: NWPT_OTCN_sponsor@us.navy.mil
For Officer Sponsorship Commercial: 401-841-7964 or DSN: 841-7964 Email: NWPT_OTCN_sponsor@us.navy.mil
This information will help us in determining an appropriate sponsor and where your expertise will best benefit the command.