US Navy Recruit Training Command - Keel Yearbook (Great Lakes, IL)

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'E if 3 , . Q 5 advancements, and thus provide the highly trained and qualified personnel required to maintain and operate The greatest Navy the world has ever knownf, The New Concept of Recruit Training The recruit of today differs somewhat from his World War II counterpart. Today most of the men in recruit training are under twenty years of age. These men are young and im- pressionableg many of them are entering the Navy with definite intent to make the Navy their career. lt is of importance to the Navy that these men get the hest possible start in their new venture. The transition from civilian to military life must be smoothg indoctrination in the customs, traditions, and reg- ulations of the service must be thorough, basic Navy knowl- edges and skills must be developedg pride in and love for the Navy must be carefully cultivated. Especially in time of peace must there be an increase in the emphasis placed on the- mental, moral and social development of the individual. He must be led to a desire for self-improvement and advancementg a real- ization of his status in and importance to the Navy-a sense of belonging, and understanding of his place in a democracy H M .1 U . .'gfe,4.. sa, wma . L., , . ., .- ,., 'l5i..,fgg , x .ga - W -A - I ' '1,g,..w-,k - - k, ff 1.2, W l , ,Z Q' -Yie,if',g'i..1.:. - f A lm- . -f- ess , 1' ---Y .f-s-,yg,u?T.,g .i . , ... -1 ww .o,..w -M ,A , - Vw W as . 4 f - fe-1 .aW.v4us!3j'.?PzLf,m.. ff., as ...MJ -at '. .x .sy M, V:g.Jg',WM3Z,irH w as-Q2-... 2. eggs. Mfx....ws....,w ' 'fr fe ..Q,.g.-if-.- - A wr ,, -.. .-Q59 . f-fy- as a sailor and a citizen-a fuller appreciation of the American way of life, the adoption, for himself, of high standards of responsibility, military performance and conduct. The Navy's stake in this enterprise is tremendous. From these men will come the petty officers, the warrant officers, and some of the officers of the Navy of the future. That Navy can be no better than its men. The goals set forth above are stated in terms of ideals, hence can never be fully realized. But it is in recruit training that progress toward these goals must begin. And continued progress, wherever these men may be throughout the Navy, will ultimately produce the strong, effec- tive manpower required for the most powerful Navy in the world. The information contained in this editorial, and in all other written presentations, features and captions appearing in this publication, was obtained from official United States Navy sources. The pictures illustrating this editorial are official United States Navy photographs. ' K MH 'T' 9 .0-W... v,,.t 'e ,. f 'f was .cz - ff .Q

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