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

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Aviaiion Boatswain's Mates iABi handle aircraft on carriers, tenders, ramps, and in anchorages, hangars, and parking areas. They oper- ate catapults, arresting gear, and maintain fuel and oil transfer systems. It is their responsibility to handle planes prior to take-of? and after landing. On Navy ships and stations, where so much is constructed of metal, there is constant need for repair of such things as ships' hulls, fit 'ngs, and machinery. This continuous need is met by skilled tech- nicians called Metalsmifhs iMEL A i Since the propelling agent of our large naval ships is steam, ef- ficient operation, maintenance and repair of boilers and relaied machinery are essential for effective power. The Boilermen TBU transfer, fest, and take invenfories of fuel and wafer besides serving as members of damage control or repair parties. The iniernel-combustion engine, either diesel or gasoline, plays a tremendously important role in powering The ships and small craft of fhe Navy. These engines must be properly maintained, repaired, and operated. The most important work of the Navy Enaineman GM centers around fhese iobs. Navy ship equipped with various guns have long been protectors ugainsi enemy aggressors. Navy's Gunner's Mates iGMi operate, maintain, and repair all gunnery equipment, as well as handle am- munition used on Navy ships.

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rate in accordance with the needs of the service; to give the individual incentive to improve his performance; and, to build morale. Basic to the system of advancement are the needs of the service. A properly balanced crew consisting of the multitude of ratings necessary to man a fighting ship can only be effective if each man holding a rate can do the job expected. Next in importance is the spark of incentive which is needed in training, discipline, and ca- reer planning. Promotions are controlled so that they offer a reward to the man who successfully prepares himself for the next higher rate, and who is willing and able to accept responsibility. The third major objective is the building of morale. Every conscientious man must be made to feel that eventual advancement is open to him at a speed commensurate with his ability Reflur is used esftensively-in navigsation and maneuvering, in recog- and demonstrated perfornlance. :zi.:'::';::::'::s'1:32.21?'::::;s:::s:.;'.::; :? 5?: R222: Eligibility standards provide control of the man tRDl is to operate this equipment and to interpret the infor- quality Of personnel advanced and it is these mam 'ecema from ' standards which present an equal opportunity for each man to best take advantage of his position e besides the vocational training in the schools and on-the-job, there are numerous training manuals published by the Navy for all the ratings and all personnel are urged to study these manuals in order to prepare themselves for early advance- ment. Furthermore, there are opportunities in the Navy to complete a perhaps interrupted civilian education, begin or further college training or obtain a working knowledge of other vocations. Any of these aims can be realized through the Advanced Schools Program, college tuition aid program, and hundreds of courses available to every Navy man through the United States Armed Forces Institute, college correspondence courses, General Educational Development tests, and Class- , ,s room work. ,5, V . These pages give only a glimpse of the variety Much of the credit for the good health of Navy personnel is due to and types Of career vocations thiCh the. NaVY the Iwork of the Hospital Corpsmen tHMl'. They are the Navy's phur- offers to those who are VVlllll'lg t0 TCCOganC and macusts, medlcul technlcmns, and first and men. . . take advantage of the opportumties. The engineering main control station in the engine room is the pulse . . . . . center of a shipls engineering plant. Carefully trained and experi- Naval uctlvmes Inn peace and wur'are carefully recorded VISIEGHY enced Machinist's Mates lMMl are assigned duties at the control by means of motlon pictures and still photographs taken by skllled station. Photographer's Mates tPHl.

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IFE at sea, assignment to ships and squadrons, HVVhere do we go from here? are natural thoughts and questions in the minds of ex-recruits. Their lives will be enriched by exposure to other cultures and peoples, for the sun never sets on the ships of the U. S. Navy. From the Arctic to the Antarctic, from Marseille to Sydnem in all oceans and seas, in all types of ships both large and small, the missions of the Navy are being performed. On these pages we have shown a few typical pictures of the ships of our Navy performing their assigned duties. Some of the ships are assigned to oversea Heets on a rotation basis-those assigned to the Sixth Fleet cOver the Mediterranean Sea, others of the Seventh steam through the XVestern Pacihc, while still other ships on independent duty such as ice breakers, hy- drographic survey ships and net tenders cruise to isolated ports which seldom see a ship. All types of Combatant vessels may be included on good-will tours to such diverse and interesting countries as Australia, Brazil, Pakistan and Denmark. It would be very difficult, indeed, for a sailor not to see the world. A FAMILIAR SIGHT TO THOSE SIGHTSEEINGIN LISBON, WHO SPENT LIBERTY IN JAPAN PORTUGAL SCENE OF PEARL HARBOR FROM ATTACK TRANSPORT i 2 THE CARRIER USS MIDWAY IN ON LIBERTY WHILE STATIONED THE FIRTH OF CLYDE, NEAR TANGIERS SCOTLAND NAVY MEN ON LEAVE IN RANGOON, BURMA , ! Qt .' t '. . :g 2; v?n- ' 2 AM: . .I, . :15: ' l. NI? - 2 tr 1 hh . F A OPERATION AND SQUADRON ACTIVITIES AT TANAPES, SAIPAN