Training
revolution sees provisional stand-up of NSTC
Rear Adm. Rondeau to lead all initial training for officers and enlisted
Sailors
The Navy's Revolution in Training is taking another step forward
in the move to produce a more highly trained naval force and offer better
support to Sailors. As part of the revolution, Naval Service Training
Command (NSTC) is being established to align enlisted and officer initial
training programs under a single command structure.
Command aligns officer
and enlisted accessions training
VCNO establishes Naval Service Training Command
By JOC Rhonda
Burke, Great Lakes Public Affairs
The Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael G. Mullen
presided over the official establishment of the Naval Service Training
Command, Friday, Oct. 31 at Naval Station, Great Lakes.
The Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) aligns all Navy
enlisted and officer training accessions programs, consisting of more
than 50,000 trainees annually, under a single command structure. The command's
mission is to transform civilian volunteers and train them to be the future
enlisted and officer professionals of the U.S. Navy. The Naval Academy
is the only accession program that will not report to the new command.
"Naval Service Training Command is coming to fruition
as a single source. It is the way for us to be unified in our training
and focus all of our training efforts to provide opportunity for all Sailors,"
Mullen said. "Dreams start here (at Naval Service Training Command).
We are responsible for giving people the opportunity to achieve their
dreams of serving in the United State Navy and giving them great hope
for the future," Mullen said.
Rear Adm. Ann E. Rondeau will serve as Commander, Naval
Service Training Command (NSTC). Vice Adm. Alfred Harms, Commander, Naval
Education and Training Command (NETC) was the presiding officer at the
ceremony. NSTC will report directly to NETC.
"This is the human side of the equation, the Naval
Service Training Command," said Harms. "This is a force wide
transformation in how we value people. This is another step in the revolution
in training. With all training for officers and enlisted under one command
we will be able to leverage the strengths of those programs together so
that we all walk out the door to the Fleet understanding that we are Sailors,
understanding our mission in the U.S. Navy."
Also participating in the establishment ceremony was the
Zion-Benton High School NJROTC Color Guard of Zion, Ill., and NROTC midshipmen
from both Marquette and Northwestern universities as well as representatives
from Officer Training Command, Newport and Officer Training Command, Pensacola.
Rondeau spoke of the commitment required of trainers in
the Naval Service Training Command and the responsibility they have for
training the Sea Warriors of the future.
"All Sailors will now begin their careers with Naval
Service Training Command. We are taking the conn to make the Sailors of
America - and thus, the Navy itself," she said. "The Sailor
we produce will prove the confidence that has been entrusted to the Sea
Warriors that teach."
During her remarks, Rondeau asked representatives for
the training commands to recite the Sailor's Creed with her. Among those
reciting the creed were: CWO2 David Keller, a student at CWO/LDO School,
MIDN 3/C Robert Muchow of NROTC Marquette University, ET2 Larell Atkins,
a BOOST student at Officer Training Command- Newport; SR Pete Osyf, a
recruit in training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes and CNOCM
Bernard Quibilan and MUCS Tracy Ford of NSTC headquarters staff.
Under the new command structure the following training
commands report to NSTC: Recruit Training Command (RTC) "boot camp"
as well as the Veterans Training Division and the Naval Reserve Accession
Course (NRAC) which report to RTC.
Also reporting to NSTC is Officer Training Command, Pensacola,
Fla., with the following training programs: Officer Candidate School (OCS),
Limited Duty Officer and Warrant Officer School and Direct Commission
Officer School and Officer Training Command, Newport, Rhode Island, which
includes the following training programs: Officer Indoctrination School
(OIS), Chaplain's School, Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selection
and Training (BOOST), Naval Science Institute and the Seaman to Admiral-21
commissioning program.
Additionally, all Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps (NJROTC) programs at 623 high schools throughout the nation and
at DoD Schools overseas as well as all Reserve Officer Training Corps
programs (ROTC) at universities and colleges throughout the nation will
report to NSTC. Currently, there are 59 Navy ROTC Units and five Department
of Naval Science units nationwide.
Each year, nearly 50,000 Sailors will complete initial
accession training under the NSTC command programs. Additionally, annually
there are more than 6,000 college students enrolled in Navy ROTC Programs
throughout the nation and nearly 80,000 high school students participating
in Navy Junior ROTC programs, designed to develop good citizenship and
scholarship.
OIS
Students at Battle Stations
Officer
Training Command, Newport, R.I. (OTCN) recently established a Battle Stations
scenario similar to the one conducted at Recruit Training Command, Great
Lakes. Above, students at Officer Indoctrination School participate in
a rescue at sea event. Commander Naval Service Training Command Rear Adm.
Ann Rondeau recently visited Newport to praise OTCN for their establishment
of the evolution.
Battle
Stations 21 design is now underway for RTC
By Sally
Merritt, Facilities Team Great Lakes
Naval Facilities
Engineering Command (NAVFAC) is working on a project for the design and
construction of a new Battle Stations 21 facility at the Great Lakes Naval
Station, Recruit Training Command (RTC).
Battle Stations
is the culminating, capstone event of Navy Basic Military Training. Battle
Stations 21 takes the event a step further, creating a first of its kind
effort to provide tools to deal with real-life combat scenarios.
The Battle
Stations project will provide simulation training to help prepare Sailors
to meet the immediate needs of the Fleet and will effectively combine
immersive training techniques with "reality-based" Navy training
scenarios.
The purpose
of the Battle Stations project is to create a flexible and modular learning
experience that will provide a comprehensive learning environment for
new Recruits. Some of the scenarios include: entering a foreign port,
small boat attack, fire fighting, investigate and rescue/mass casualty,
flooding compartment, and man overboard.
The intent
is to deliver the realism of the high physical and mental stress of "live
fire" with lower risk. This event will further reinforce the Navy's
core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment while allowing an assessment
of skills, knowledge and training as a team.
The NAVFAC
design/build contract is scheduled for award in December 2003 with substantial
completion by December 2006. The project encompasses Battle Stations,
RTC Headquarters and Administration, Recruit Division Commanders School,
and the Photography Lab.
Battle Stations
is an integral part of the recapitalization efforts underway at Recruit
Training Command.
Adm. Vern
Clark, Chief of Naval Operations discussed the importance of the Recapitalization
program, saying "What is going on here at Great Lakes is a tremendous
investment in the infrastructure so that the men and women serving here
will have the right tools to create the 21st Century Sailor. We are giving
our instructors and our Recruit Division Commanders the kind of tools
and facilities that they need to get the job done.
New
training command stands up, advances revolution in training
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PENSACOLA,
Fla. (NNS) -- The Navy's Revolution
in Training is marching forward with the establishment of
a new command chartered with taking civilian volunteers and training
them to become the future enlisted and officer professionals of
the U.S. Navy.
The
Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) officially stood up June 30
and aligns enlisted and officer initial training programs under
a single command structure.
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Commander
Naval Training Center (NTC) Great Lakes Rear Adm. Ann E.Rondeau is now
the Commander Naval Service Training Command, and will oversee the critical
mission of accessions training. The headquarters will remain at Naval
Station Great Lakes, in the Chicago area.
"We
are embarking on a new journey that will revolutionize every aspect of
how we prepare our new Sailors, officer and enlisted, for the Fleet,"
said Rondeau. "We will continue to provide the most professional,
highest quality training and education as we have in the past. The consolidation
of all officer and enlisted initial training and education under one command
will give us the unique opportunity to proceed to the next level, to ensure
our future Navy is manned by warfighters ready and able to answer any
challenge, any threat, anywhere."
NTC
Great Lakes has historically managed basic training for enlisted Sailors,
including Recruit Training, or boot camp, while staff members at the Naval
Education and Training Command (NETC) headquarters in Pensacola, have
been responsible for officer accessions programs such as the Naval Reserve
Officer Training Corps and Officer Candidate School.
According
to Commander, NETC Vice Adm. Alfred G. Harms Jr., this change is intended
to make initial Navy training more effective and efficient by giving a
single commander responsibility for curriculum development and resource
management for the Navy's initial training programs. The change will also
enable the sharing of best practices and allow for the consistent application
of training policy across all programs.
"In
the past, there was a greater distinction between officerand enlisted
training," said Harms.
"Today, it is critical that all of our Sailors, both officer and
enlisted, are highly educated and afforded the opportunity to develop
professionally and personally. In fact, many enlisted Sailors become Naval
officers at some point in their careers. It makes sense to have all of
our entry-level training experts working together in the same organization."
Under
the new structure, the following initial training programs report to NSTC:
·Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. ·Transient
Personnel Unit, Great Lakes, Ill. ·Naval Reserve Officer Training
Corps programs at colleges and universities throughout the country ·Naval
Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps programs at high schools throughout
the country, U. S. Territories, and at Department of Defense Dependent
Schools overseas ·Officer Indoctrination School, Newport, R.I.
·Navy Chaplain School, Newport, R.I. ·Broadened Opportunity
for Officer Selection and Training (BOOST) program, Newport, R.I. ·Naval
Science Institute, Newport, R.I. ·Seaman to Admiral 21 program
Officer Training Command (OTC) - Pensacola, a new command that will also
report to NSTC, was provisionally stood up on February 10. OTC-Pensacola
has responsibility for officer accession programs that were previously
assigned to the Naval Aviation Schools Command, Pensacola. The programs
include Navy Officer Candidate School; Limited Duty Officer and Chief
Warrant Officer School; and Direct Commission Officer School.
"Changing
the way we do business can be challenging," said Harms. "And
we're dealing with some of that as we proceed through this Training Revolution.
This is a change that's very good for our Navy and for all Sailors, officer
and enlisted. NSTC unites two great teams that will now function more
effectively and efficiently, thereby creating a win-win situation for
the Navy and its Sailors."
For more
information about NSTC, visit their web site at http://www.nsgreatlakes.navy.mil/nstc.
For more information about Navy training, visit the NETC Web site at https://www.cnet.navy.mil.
For related news, visit the Naval Education and Training Command Navy
NewsStand page at http://www.news.navy.mil/local/cnet.
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