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211203-N-PW480-0116 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (Dec. 3, 2021) – Commanding Officer, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) Rear Adm. Jennifer Couture reads the American classic story, “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” as the guest of honor during a Navy Band Great Lakes holiday concert at Ross Theater on Naval Station Great Lakes, Friday, Dec. 3. 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 Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nikita Custer)