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

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REAR ADMIRAL E. P. FORRESTEL, U. S. NAVY Commandanf, Ninfh Naval Disfricf K VE? - :Ui ' 5uls'!::1- 'mx' CAPTAIN W. I.. HARMON U. S. NAVY Commander, Naval Training Center

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proving its many and varied training programs and facilities in order to keep pace with modern educational and technical advancements, and thus provide the highly trained and quali- fied personnel required to maintain and operate The greatest Navy the world has ever known. 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 impres- sionableg many of them are entering the Navy with definite intent to make the Navy their career. It is of importance to the Navy that these men get the best possible start in their new venture. The transition from civilian to military life must be smooth, indoctrination in the customs, traditions, and regu- lations of the service must be thorough, basic Navy knowledges and skills must be developed, 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 advancement, a realization of his status in and importance to the Navy-a sense of belongingg and understanding of his place in a democracy as a sailor and a citizen-a fuller appreciation of the American way of lifeg the adoption, for himself, of high standards of responsibility, military performance and conduct. The Navyls stake in this enterprise is tremendous. From these men will come the petty oflicers, the warrant oilicers, 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 through- out the Navy, will ultimately produce the strong, effective man- power required for the most powerful Navy in the world. Ziiiliiilliiliiiliiiliiill 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. '- ' ' E-

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1 4 E153 COMMANDER H. L. VAUGHAN, U. S. NAVY Executive Officer, Recruif Training Command CAPTAIN C. E. BULL, U. S. NAVY Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command Q