Cabildo (LSD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION YEOMEN AND PERSONNELMEN—Thc YN and PN ratings are assigned to perform the clerical functions of the Ship ' s Office . The Yeomen and Pcrsonnelmen must be familiar with the maintenance of officer and enlisted service records, official correspondence, legal mat- ters, instructions and directives, and most adtninistrative duties of a sea- going command. The impressions of other commands, concerning the efficiency of the ship, depends in many ways upon the correspondence, records, reports, and the continuous wave of paperwork necessary to maintain an organization as large as the U.S. Navy. What is m GCT?; What chance is there for me to enter into the Officer ' s program? ; Where are my orders to school? ; How about typing a letter to the Bureau for me? . . . ; are asked to and answered by the Gang in the ship ' s office daily.

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIANS— The ETs maintain, repair, cali- bratt , tiuu . and adjust all tin iltctronir cquipuunt u.u d in connnunica- tions. dctiition and trafkin , recognition and idt ntifuatinn, and ilec- tronic aids to navigation iquipnu nt. The primary responsibdity of thi ET Gang is to make daily, iviekly, and monthly inspections of electronics equipment and maintain it ' s peak operating efjicieney at all times. Equ- ipment performance and operation cards and logs must bt kt pt accurate by the Electronics Technicians. During General Quarti rs, Special Sea Detail, and other evolutions, the Electronics Technicians an on station in Radio Central, The Combat Information Center, and other various stations where electronic equipment is in operation.

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OPERATIONS (INTELLIGENCE) DIVISION HOSPITAL CORPSMEN — ilthouoh small, tlu vudical tram serves in a supirvisory capacity on matters rclatini to tin In altli and hyi iin( of the crciv and in an advisory rapacity on matters relatino to the sanitary conditions of the ship. The IL 1 care for thi sick and injured : ihi pro- curement, receipt, stowage, and issuing of nxdical and surgical supplies; and, in the indoctrination of personnel in accident prevention, first aid procedures, hygiene, and sanitation policies. The primary duties of tin Hospital Corpsmen are the elimination of the physically unfit and the early restoration of tin physically disabled to health and to duty.