Enterprise (CVN 65) - Naval Cruise Book

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TRAINING LTIC S.L. Bwba LTIC R.|. Sexton ENS M.C. Eoff NCCS D. Taylor NCC I. Carman AWC D.L. Moffitt EWC D. Roseberry The many features and activities offered by Special Services include guided tours and free transportation to various points of interest in foreign countries, a recreational facility discount and ticket cash rebate program, intramural and varsity sports, and the maintenance and distribution of division recreational funds. On board the ship Special Services maintains a fully equipped weight room, a recreational gear issue room, and a VCR tape rental library which offers more than 225 movies. Special Services also sponsors special events at sea and in port including bingo nights, ship ' s picnics and other shipboard evolutions. If it has to do with improving the morale and welfare of the Enterprise crew. Special Services is more than likely involved. Rounding out the Training Department are the men of the Command Career Counselors ' Office who form the nucleus of the Command Retention Team. It is these Navy Counselors ' job to provide information that will help the men of Enterprise plan their Navy careers. They also guide crewmen in gaining future assignments to duty that will most assist them in advancement. TRAINING 1 329

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:CDR R.E. BROOKS, US Training Officer TRAINING The Training Department is comprised of a diverse group of men who are tasked with the responsibihty of providing numerous services to the entire crew. The Department itself is broken down into the following divisions: the Training Office, TAD Schools Division, Petty Officer Academy, Indoctrination Division, Educational Services Office Advancements Section, PACE Functional Skills Instructors, Special Services and Command Career Counselors ' Office. All requests for off-ship training schools are processed through the TAD Schools Division. Directly responsible for all ship ' s training, the TAD Schools Division obtains school quotas, funding, transportation and makes all other arrangements for individuals or groups attending schools. The Educational Services Office is responsible for all educational programs conducted on and off the ship. Additionally, ESO processes all applications for officer programs such as BOOST, NROTC, EEAP, ECP and the U.S. Naval Academy. During the cruise the Navy ' s Program for Afloat College Education (PACE) was administered by City College of Chicago. The PACE program allows crewmembers to attend college courses while Enterprise is at sea. Approximately 700 students attended courses during this deployment, which represented 2,100 semester hours of college credits. Courses included philosophy, psychology and history. In addition. Functional Skills courses in the areas of math and English were conducted, which afforded crewmembers the opportunity to improve their education in these fields. The Navy ' s Vocational Program for Afloat College Education (VOTECH-PACE) was also available during this WestPac. Approximately 200 students attended courses in data processing, electronics, aviation and air conditioning. The Advancements Section of ESO is responsible for ordering all advancement exams and screening all records to ensure personnel meet advancement exam requirements. During the deployment approximately 1,000 E-4 E-5 Military Leadership and 1,500 E-4, E-5 and E-6 advancement exams were administered to the crew. The Training Department Petty Officer Academy is responsible for providing initial leadership training to all third class petty officers. In addition, this highly successful program fills the training gap for those second and first class petty officers who have not received any formal leadership training. Since its establishment in December 1981, the academy has graduated more than 2,000 ship ' s company and air wing personnel. Students receive tRAINING

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A01 T. Mariett NCI D. Zug PN2 V.T. Cooper ABH2 K. Thompson BM3 B.M. Colgan PN3 |. RoMineyer PN3 H.M. Vazquez PNSN K. Card 330 I TRAINING