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

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Zi :lit Recruit Training Commander presents Brigade Award Recruit Training Commander presents Academic Award Recruit Training Commander presents Honor Certificates GRADUATION Each Friday afternoon on Preble Field all graduating companies participate in their final Recruit Brigade Re- view. Here, entirely under the command of their recruit petty officers, the graduating companies go through the now familiar parade procedures and pass in review for the last time. At this Review, the Commanding Officer presents the Brigade, Academic, and possibly the much coveted Mili- tary Efficiency and or the Academic Efficiency award, to the appropriate graduating companies. One clay during the following week the recruit company will complete its last day of training, and its members, having sewn on their apprentice stripes, will be eligible for graduation leave and reassignment. i i, 1 At this Review, the Commanding Officer presents the Honor Certifi- cates to the llonormen of each com- pany. Finally the Commanding Offi- cer or a distinguished visitor makes the presentation of the American Spirit Medal to the one recruit who has been chosen for this award.

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! 1. Military Efficiency Award: To win the Efficiency Award a Com- pany must have won each of the- weekly military awards, Brigade award, Academic award and two athletic championships. f' ' H'-me W A------H rm., IL' l lshcinn, l E . ,ccd aa.-- . , 5. Academic Award: The Academic Award is presented to that graduating Company which has achieved the highest academic average in competiton with the other companies in the training group. 8. Weekly Military Award: The Weekly Military Award is presented to the Company having the highest weekly average in competition with the other Companies in the training group. fs AWARD 2. Athletic Excellence Award: To win the Athletic Excellence A- wa rd a Company must win five of the seven sports events. E 13? -gi-fL..g1 ' . .II 1 l J-. abt-1 Field and Track Green and White J Rifle match Gold Swim meet -: fl., ,. Q 1 BlueandWhite gl l .5 F X Ei 3 1.553 'T' 11:11 .sei , ,,,L:r:'. .1 Y ' : I .K ,. ...L -, -525 4- I+: 51 F1 l'-if 'Z' l .4 -. -.., 5- .1 Linlili -r.,yf5:,u ij. .nfl we 1. . .- -f - .4 V!-. ' - 4.4 -.HI -- .l'-Q-P--.tl fro gl J. I gl ' 4 'F .' Hi. V: 1 .1.- .AQ it -All lan E ELZY Y ' - i. 51.4 T. 4 l ' L. el, 1 ..5.-lj. . .elgftl Q'-V5 lm . ', .- ,W . it I'-if'Q: . YL-:fl '--'s25f12.l1i AFT' 'Q ,ffqll T' ',.:.-.i- iwvf' I 5 ' 'll l 'I'-Il fuel' -,Ula .Y A Q rv? r I N5 l KL pp, . L ii L 1.4 I- 1. T' k 1 l , .,., . R ll: Basketball Q' 1 l'A:e.1.. - ' fg- .lr 1 .1 'Jijfgf' sh 4 Red QWQEYSFG' ', -HB.,-. 44 D! ,L inf.:f.'..g :E-.Q ,', vi 1 ,.4!',,:.:-In I -.- .ti .'-'-'-:gal-.,gI. M Ir... .A I, .V ,f.- , f r F' ' -41 ql.ll,1' b 6. Sports Streamers: Compa on the company guidon. 9. Company Guidon: Each Company is issued a blue flag with gold numerals corresponding to the company number. lt is carried in front of the company when in formation. The stars represent a- wards the company may have won. Red star-Weekly Military Award Winner, White-Weekly Military Award Runner-Up, Gold-Brigade A- ward, Blue-Academic Award, Green-Weekly Academic Award.