Naval Training Center - Rudder Yearbook (Orlando, FL)

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P ' , ,W gl if CAPTAIN LLOYD W. FERNALD, JR., U.S. NAVY COMMANDING OFFICER RECRUIT TRAINING COMMAND Captain Lloyd W. Fernald, Jr., entered the U. S. Naval Academy in 1953 from Rockland, Maine. Upon his graduation from Annapolis in 1957, he served as Boiler Officer in the USS ROCHESTER QCA 1241. He then served four years in USS SOMERS QDD 9471 as ASW and Gunnery Officer followed by a tour of duty in the Fleet Operations Branch of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D. C. Upon completion of his tour in OPNAV, Captain Fernald reported as Executive Officer, USS LESTER KDE 1022j. This duty was followed by his assignment as Commanding Officer, USS FIRM QMSO 4441. While in command of FIRM, during their period of December 1966 to June 1968, Captain Fernald participated in four Operation Market Time patrols off the coast of the Republic of Vietnam for which he was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat HV . Captain Fernald received a Master of Science Degree in Personnel Management from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, in June 1969. Captain Fernald then was assigned to the Bureau of Naval Personnel where he served as Surface Warfare Assistant in the Planning and Programming Branch of the Officer Distribution Division. For this tour of duty, he received the Meritorious Service Medal. Captain Fernald commanded the USS CONYNGHAM QDDG 171 during the 1972-73 time frame. Following this tour of duty he reported to George Washington University as a selectee for the Navy Doctoral Study Program in which he received a Doctorate in Business Administration. In 1976, he was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Military Compensation Branch. He then reported as the Head, Military Compensation and Entitlements Branch of the Office, Chief of Naval Operations in 1978, prior to his new assignment as Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command, Orlando, Florida. Captain Fernald is married to the former Carol Jane LaRoue of Miami, Florida. They have two children, Mark 15, and Melissa, 13.

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HISTORY OF THE TRAINING Commissioned On July 1, 1968, the Naval Training Center, Orlando, Florida, was established to enhance the manpower training capabilities of the United States Navy. Occupying the site of the former Orlando Air Force Base, the training center rapidly became a show place among training commands in the armed forces. The Commander, Naval Training Center, is tasked with providing basic indoctrination for officer and enlisted personnel, and primary, advanced specialized training for officer and enlisted personnel in the Regular Navy and Navy Reserve. Subordinate commands of the Naval Training Center are the Recruit Training Command, Service School Command, Naval Administrative Command and Person- nel Support Activity. Twenty-three tenant commands include Naval Nuclear Power School, Naval Regional Medical Center, Naval Regional Dental Center and the Naval Training Equipment Center. Approximately 2,500 Navy men and women and 2,900 civilian employees have permanent duty at the Naval Training Center. NTC's non-permanent personnel include an average on board count of 6,000 men and women recruits and 4,000 other officer and enlisted students. The Recruit Training Command was commissioned on July 1, 1968, and 400 male recruits graduated on December 12, 1968. Women began recruit training in Orlando in 1972 and on April 1, 1974, the Recruit Training Command lWomenJ and Recruit Training Command were consolidated and the Recruit training Command, Orlando, thus became the only Navy command where both men and women undergo basic training. The recruit Training Command has the capability of accommodating approximately 9,000 recruits at a time in seven male and two female divisions and one division for housing approximately 900 apprentice trainees. Located on the Northwest side of the Naval Training Center, the Recruit Training Command is one of the most modern training centers in the world. All buildings are of modern construction and fully air-conditioned. Command facilities include: A Naval Regional Medical Center Annex and Recruit Clinic of the Naval Regional Dental Center, a Training lclassrooml Building equipped with closed- circuit televisions and the most modern training aidsg two dining facilities capable of feeding 9,200 people in 90 minutesg an indoor pistol rangeg olympic size poollfield house lgymnasiuml complex, and the second largest Chapel in the Navy. These facilities are supported by: an ln-Processing Facility where new recruits initiate their recruit trainingg a community center complete with exchange, post office, bank, barber and beauty shop, and portrait studiog and the USS BLUEJACKET, a scale model two-thirds the size of a frigate outfitted with actual shipboard equipment, including sound-powered phones and a boatswain's chair. CENTER

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MESSAGE T0 RECRUITS FROM C0 RTC My sincere congratulations on your having successfully completed recruit training. Although it was a demanding experience and required your adjustment to a new and different environment, I am confident it has prepared you for your future endeavors in the Navy. The basic fundamentals which you have learned here will serve as a foundf ation for your further professional development and personal growth in the fleet. I wish you HFair winds and following seasn. L. W. FERNALD, JR. Captain, U. S. Navy