US Naval Training Center - Compass Yearbook (Bainbridge, MD)

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IFE at sea, assignment to ships and squadrons, l'XVhere do we go from here? are natural thoughts and questions in the rninds ol' ex-rerruits. Their lives will he enriched by exposure to other cultures and peoples, lor the sun never sets on the ships ol the U. S. Navy. From the Arctic' to the Antarctic, from Marseille to Sydney, in all oceans and seas. in all types ol ships hoth large and small, the missions ol the Navy are heing performed. On these pages we have shown a lew typieal pictures ol' the ships ol' our Navy performing their assigned duties. Some ol' the ships are assigned to oversea fleets on a rotation hasisf-those assigned to the Sixth Fleet cover the Nlediterranean Sea, others ol the Seventh steam through the Hlestern Pacihc, while still other ships on independent duty such as ice hreakers, hy, drographir' survey ships and net tenders cruise to isolated ports which seldom see a ship. All types ol' fomhatant vessels may he inrluded on good-will tours to sueh diverse and interesting countries as Australia, Brafil, Pakistan and Denmark. It would he very dillicult, indeed, lor a sailor not to see the world. A FANIILIAR SIGHT TO THOSE WHO SPENT LIBERTY IN JAPAN SIGHTSEEING IN LISBON, PORTUGAL - - J THE CARRIER USS MIDWAY IN THE FIRTH OF CLYDE, SCOTLAND ON LIBERTY WHILE STATIONED NEAR TANGIERS NAVY MEN ON LEAVE IN RANGOON, BURMA A HOSPITAL SHIP IN A PACIFIC OCEAN PORT I I I AN ATTACK TRANSPORT ENTERING PEARL HARBOR : 5. fr , s 2 :sf 1: 2 if, Q ,gms ' v. :i '23?'ff'f OPERATION AND SQUADRON ACTIVITIES AT TANAPES, SAIPAN

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s T this time, the chances for becoming a com- missioned olhcer have never been better. The traditional path is through the Naval Academyg how- ever, in addition there are now several programs in which enlisted personnel may prepare themselves for commissioned status. It is not necessary that appli- cants have college training to meet the requirements of some of the programs and there are certain cases where even men without high school diplomas may qualify. Ol' the programs and schools ollered, the Naval Academy, the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps, the Naval Aviation Cadet program, the Officer Can- didate School and the Aviation Ofricer Candidate program are open at the present time. The U. S. Navy and the U. S. Marine Corps obtain most of their career oflicers from two sources, the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland, and the Naval Reserve Oflicer Training Corps units which are established in many of the leading colleges and uni- versities throughout the United States. The U. S. Naval Academy provides four years of college train- ing leading to a commission in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps. Admission is gained by competitive examination among enlisted personnel in the naval service or by Presidential or Congressional appoint- ment. Those who successfully pass the examination are transferred to the Naval Academy Preparatory School which is located at the U. S. Naval Training Center, Bainbridge, Maryland. lt is the purpose ol this school to prepare the applicant for the competi- USS Wisconsin fires u National gun salute near Lisbon during Midshipmen practice squadron cruise. W W A wg, ...-,., Q ...,. . . . 'ffJg.. , +ai'2t1ti2i-zasi'.,a tv A-Qs,-at ' p if I fa: fg:13F'ftai t r .fort H s--