US Naval Training Center - Anchor Yearbook (San Diego, CA)

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,sez W AVING LEFT CIVILIAN LIFE behind him, the country has assumed in the world of today. recruit at once finds himself in unfamiliar surround- The Navy's rating structure and its system of career ings where he is governed by a new code of regulations, advancement are explained to him, He is taught how to where words and phrases have acquired new meanings, and recognize the various naval ranks and ratings and the where new obligations and responsibilities have been opportunities he will have in attaining petty officer or placed upon him. commissioned officer status. ln the classrooms ol' the lndoctrination Division the re- As the recruit progresses in training and becomes more cruit receives basic information on the rules and regulations familiar with naval history, the names of Paul jones, Preble, by which he will be governed, the history, traditions and Decatur, Farragut, Nimitz, Halsey and other naval heroes customs ofthe service of which he has become a part, and in whose honor the camps, buildings and streets of the the privileges and obligations which he has assumed as a Training Center are named take on new meanings. By member of the naval service. learning of the deeds of these heroes of our earlier naval Here, too, he gains a better understanding ofthe govern- history, there comes a realization and acceptance of the ol' his nation and the role he plays in it. Through proud heritage carried forward by the man-of-warsman of and discussion he becomes more aware of his re- the United States Navy. ' as a citizen and the responsibilities that his 1 I! -+....,,g I '