Naval Training Center - Rudder Yearbook (Orlando, FL)

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I O , -H-rum. 'i -N' N. 12' AH-. -, ' v, .pq in - . 'A Aff , ' ., ,g Q -K ' 5, ' x-5 ,,..:N .1, , , w.i'9 RUDDER A rudder as defined by the Blueiacket's Manual is a structure at the stern of a vessel, used to control a vessel's heading. .lust as the rudder controls a ship's heading, the Recruit Training Command, Orlando, determines the direction in which sailors will go. The responsibility of transforming civilians into sailors is not taken lightly by the Recruit Training Command staff. Likewise, the responsibility of putting forth the necessary effort to become effective members of the world's greatest Navy is of prime concern to each recruit. The goal of recruit training is to set the proper course and maintain a steady heading. Thus this book, describing the process of recruit training, is titled The Rudder. Within these pages lie graphic reminders of many activities-some pleasant, some not so pleasant, some exciting, some routine, some humorous, and some gravely serious. ln future years, The Rudder should evoke many memories of one of the most formative and meaningful periods in a person's life, whether as a career Navy member or a civilian reminiscing over the hitch in the naval service. The weeks and months served in recruit training are not easy, but of necessity are rigorous and demanding. The training is diligently planned and administered in order to develop in all trainees the strength of character, loyalty and patriotism necessary to prepare them to defend their country, its ideals and people, against any aggressor.

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HISTORY OF NAVAL TRAINING CENTER, ORLANDO 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 indoctrina- tion 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 Naval Training Center are the Naval Administrative Command, Recruit Training Command, Service School Command, Personnel Support Activity and Naval Construction Battalion Unit 419. Twenty-four tenant commands include Naval Nuclear Power School, Naval Hospital, Naval 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 lWomenl 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 approximate- ly 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 Dental Center Annex and Recruit Clinic of the Naval Dental Center, a training lclassrooml Building equipped with closed-circuit televisions and the most modern training aids, two dining facilities capable of feeding 9,200 people in 90 minutes, an indoor pistol range: olympic size poolffield house lgymnasiuml complex: and the second largest Chapel in the Navy. These facilities are supported by: an In-Processing Facility where new recruits initiate their recruit training, a community center complete with exchange, post office, bank, barber and beauty shop, and portrait studio: 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.