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

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helicopters and fast moving baby carriers, and modern, highly technical surface search ships. These units are equipped with underwater de- structive devices capable of locating, homing and destroying enemy submarines. c. Ballistic missile submarines capable of unleashing atomic missile attacks against any target in the world from unknown, mobile and submerged locations-constant hidden monitors for world peace. The Role of the Na1Jy's Men Control of the sea by means of the Navy's modern and constantly improving weaponry would not be possible without the skills and devotion to duty of the Navy's enlisted men and ofhcers. In this day of electronic devices, missiles, nuclear power plants, megaton bombs, and supersonic planes the need for intelligent, highly trained and qualified personnel to man the ships, submarines and aircraft is now greater than ever before. To insure the know how that Navy men need, the Navy has an extensive school program to train today's specialists in the theory, op- eration, and maintenance of the Navy's ships facilities and equipment. Extensive training is needed in order to possess the strongest and greatest Navy the world has ever known. This schooling in some instances requires up to two year's time. Navy men are the best trained technical men in the world today, few industrial concerns give equivalent training to their people to prepare them for industrial jobs. Navy training allows Navy men to take responsible positions in industry upon their return to civilian life. Moral Leadership The technical side of the Navy man is only part of the success side of the picture. The more powerful that weapons become, the more im- portant becomes the will and character of the men who must use them. The advance of technology in warfare has put one item at an absolute premium-dedicated manpower. The Navy has instituted under Gen- eral Order 21 the Moral Leaderrhip program, a series of discussion topics to excite young men's minds with the real meaning of America and the intrinsic value of the individual human being, America's mission in the world, the specific mission of the Navy, and the des- perately urgent need for men who will give their best efforts, indeed their very lives, to the perpetuation of the American ideal. -ailvwreir ' My ,ii ri Q lr is g. -Q tt 'X 1 1 ,R tg at ee ff as fy. ' X .. . - -- Q f- . ra 71 .f u H , at f-9.21 R fa K . , , 3 E ,, ,, igsf f ga ,ai Q-,K , at g .Lay-' , t P , ig,-e,fa,,,t tg, Qagqfvzs ., X. 5 - 2- a H st. M . 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Now, besides seeing to it that men are merely well-trained for combat, Naval leaders are charged with bringing their men to a peak of efficiency and keeping them there. This program is more important to our combat readiness than any weapons system ever developed. This time we are dealing with the very heart of our whole combat capability-the man. The New Concept of Recruit Training The recruit of today differs somewhat from his World War II coun- terpart. Today most of the men in recruit training are under twenty years of age. These men are young and open minded, many of them are entering the Navy with a definite intent to make the Navy their career. Thus it is very important to the Navy and these young men that their careers get the best possible start in this new venture. The transition from civilian life to military life must be smooth, indoctrination in the customs, traditions, and regulations of the Navy must be thorough. Basic Navy knowledge and skills must be taught and developed. Pride in and love for the Navy and their country must be carefully and logically cultivated. In time of peace there must be increased emphasis placed on the mental, moral and social development of the individual. He must be led to a desire for self-improvement and advancement, to a realization of his status in and his importance to the Navy-a sense of belonging, and to an understanding of his place in a democracy as a citizen as well as a part of the Navy. He needs also to be led to a full apprecia- tion of the American way of life and to adopt, for himself, high standards of responsibility, military performance, leadership and con- duct. The Navy's stake in the recruit's development is tremendous. From these men will come the petty officers, the warrant officers and an important part of the Officers of the Navy of the future. The Navy cannot be better than the men and women who comprise it. The goals set forth above are stated in terms of ideals and may never be totally realized. However, it is in recruit training that these goals are set and the roots established and nurtured. Continued devel- opment and progress, wherever these men may be throughout the Navy, will ultimately produce the strong, effective manpower and leadership required for our great Navy and its role of maintaining POWER EOR PEACE. Iv,

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