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

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URDN NCE and GUNNERY TO BE AN EFFECTIVE fighting unit, a warship must be capable of inflicting maximum damage upon the enemyg to survive, it must be able to defend itself against hostile attack. In Ordnance Training, the recruit learns some of the the duties performed on board ship by The Man Behind the Gun. Ordnance and Gunnery training begins with instruction in the use of small arms. At the snapping-in range, under the guidance of experienced rifie range coaches, the recruit learns how to load and sight a rilie, how to adjust the sling, and how to fire the weapon from the several positions, Later he will spend a day on the outdoor rifle range firing the Garand M-1 rifle for record. He will also be instructed in the use of the service pistol and carbine and will witness firings of the Browning automatic rifle and the Thompson sub-machine gun. Throughout, the safe use of weapons is stressed in instruc- ,V 1, tion and rigidly enforced on the firing line. In advanced training the recruit receives an introduction to the larger weapons he will see on board ship and learns some of the principles of their operation. Although he will not witness the actual firing of these shipboard weapons until he goes to sea, he receives practical experience in sighting and loading a five-inch gun, using dummy ammunition. He is shown the various types of ammunition he will encounter and handle on board ship and learns the necessity for strictly observing the safety precautions which are necessary for his own safety and that of his shipmates. RCPO Checks Numbers Rifle Issue

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

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