New Training Command Stands Up, Advances Revolution in Training
Story Number: NNS030703-04
7/3/2003
By Naval Education and Training Command Public Affairs
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.
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 officer and 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 https://www.ntcgl.navy.mil/nstc/index.html.
For more information about Navy training, visit the NETC Web site at https://www.cnet.navy.milhttps://www.cnet.navy.mil/.
For related news, visit the Naval Education and Training Command Navy NewsStand page at www.news.navy.mil/local/cnet.
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