The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise level shore
command
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of the
United States Navy
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with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachments throughout the world.
The commander of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) is currently a 2-star admiral. NETC itself is located at
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola (formerly NAS/KNAS until changed circa 1970 to allow Nassau International Airport, now Lynden Pindling International Airport, to have IATA code NAS), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United State ...
, Florida.
Naval Service Training Command
Naval Service Training Command, based in
Naval Station Great Lakes
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only recruit training, boot camp, located near North Chicago, Illinois, North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit ...
, in
Great Lakes, Illinois
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center ...
is the one-star command that is responsible for the training of all new accessions into the United States Navy. He or she oversees the operation of
Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois
Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes), is a unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and indoctrination of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and recruit training, ...
, the Navy's only
enlisted recruit training location, and is responsible for the operation of
Officer Training Command at
Naval Station Newport
The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the city of Newport and the town of Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School. It once was th ...
, Rhode Island, and the operation of the
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). The only accession route not commanded by NSTC is that of the
United States Naval Academy
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, which is overseen by the
Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy
The Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy is its commanding officer. The position is a statutory office (), and is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. The officer appointed is, by tradi ...
, who reports directly to the
CNO.
NETC Learning Centers
After initial training, most personnel must continue on to an apprentice-level training before entering the fleet. For that, Navy NETC has "learning centers"
that provide those initial and continuing training to the personnel across the service:
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Center for Surface Combat Systems
Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS) is one of eleven learning centers of Naval Education and Training Command, headquartered on Naval Support Facility Dahlgren operated learning centers for the education and training of United States Navy p ...
, which is located on
Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, trains combat systems personnel on the use and operation of Navy combat systems such as the
Aegis Combat System
The Aegis Combat System is an American integrated naval weapons system developed by the Missile and Surface Radar Division of RCA, and it is now produced by Lockheed Martin.
Initially used by the United States Navy, Aegis is now used also by t ...
.
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Center for Information Warfare Training
The United States Navy's Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT) is one of the learning centers of Naval Education and Training Command, headquartered on Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station in Escambia County, Florida. It is respons ...
leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training in Intelligence,
information warfare
Information warfare (IW) (as different from cyber warfare that attacks computers, software, and command control systems) is a concept involving the battlespace use and management of information and communication technology (ICT) in pursuit of a ...
, Cryptology and Information Technology.
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Center for Security Forces
The Navy's Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) is one of eleven learning centers of the United States Navy's Naval Education and Training Command that is headquartered on Joint Expeditionary Base–Little Creek, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. T ...
, headquartered at
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story (JEBLC-FS), established October 1, 2009, is a Joint Base of the United States military that is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The installation is made up of former U.S Army post Fort Story a ...
, is responsible for the promulgation of the Navy's
Anti-terrorism
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,
Expeditionary warfare
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and
Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training, as well as the initial training of the Navy's
Master-at-arms
A Master-at-Arms (US: MA; UK & some Commonwealth: MAA) may be a naval rating, responsible for law enforcement, regulating duties, security, anti-terrorism/force protection (AT/FP) for/of a country's navy; an army officer responsible for physical ...
rate
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Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving
The United States Navy Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Diving (CENEODDIVE) is one of the eleven learning centers responsible for training explosive ordnance disposal technicians and divers in the United States. CENEODDIVE is stationed ...
, headquartered at
Naval Support Activity Panama City
Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC), is a military shore installation of the United States Navy located in Bay County, just outside Panama City, Florida. Among its various tenant commands, it houses the Naval Surface Warfare Center Pan ...
, in
Panama City, Florida
Panama City is a city in and the county seat of Bay County, Florida, United States. Located along U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), it is the largest city between Tallahassee and Pensacola. It is the more populated city of the Panama City–Lynn Ha ...
is responsible for the training and education of Navy
EOD Technicians and Navy Divers
* Center for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) and SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman), or CENSEALSWCC, is aligned with the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) enterprise to develop NSW’s flagship weapon system and capital resource – its People – to be the best Special Operations Forces leaders in the Department of Defense.
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Naval Submarine Learning Center
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, located at
Naval Submarine Base New London
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, in
Groton, Connecticut
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is responsible for the development of training for both enlisted and officer undersea (submarine) personnel.
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Center for Service Support at
Naval Station Newport
The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the city of Newport and the town of Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School. It once was th ...
is responsible for the training and education of the Navy's logistics, administration and media related officers and enlisted personnel
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Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, is headquartered at
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola (formerly NAS/KNAS until changed circa 1970 to allow Nassau International Airport, now Lynden Pindling International Airport, to have IATA code NAS), "The Cradle of Naval Aviation", is a United State ...
, and it trains and educates all enlisted aviation rated personnel, as well as Aviation Maintenance Officers.
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Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering, headquartered at
Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) is a United States Navy base in Ventura County, California. Formed by the merger of NAS Point Mugu and CBC Port Hueneme, NBVC is a diverse installation composed of three main locations — Point Mugu, Port Hueneme ...
, in
Port Hueneme, CA
Port Hueneme ( ; Chumash: ''Wene Me'') is a small beach city in Ventura County, California, surrounded by the city of Oxnard and the Santa Barbara Channel. Both the Port of Hueneme and Naval Base Ventura County lie within the city limits.
Port ...
, is responsible for the training and development of enlisted constructionmen (commonly known as
Seabee
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s) and the
Civil Engineer Corps
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.
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Surface Warfare Schools Command, also located at
Naval Station Newport
The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the city of Newport and the town of Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School. It once was th ...
provides education and training to
surface warfare officers and enlisted engineers ratings.
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Engineering Officer Duty School
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, also located at NBVC provides training and professional development for
Engineering duty officers.
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Naval Chaplaincy School and Center
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, located at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, is responsible for the training of both
United States Navy Chaplain Corps
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officers and enlisted
Religious Program Specialist
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s.
* Naval Aviation Schools Command (NAVAVSCOLSCOM or NASC), located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, provides an educational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nation officers and enlisted students to be combat quality aviation professionals, and deliver them at the right time, in the right numbers, to be the forces their nation needs.
* The Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) is headquartered at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, with locations in Dam Neck, Virginia and San Diego, California. Each year, NLEC prepares the command triad (master chiefs/chiefs of the boat, executive officers, and commanding officers) for leadership success.
In addition, NETC operates
Training Support Centers, that provide centralized student management and infrastructure support the individual learning centers and their subordinate sites, located in
San Diego
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,
Virginia Beach
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and
Great Lakes, Illinois
Naval Station Great Lakes (NAVSTA Great Lakes) is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center ...
.
NETC Professional Development Center (NETPDC)
Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center
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, which is located on
Saufley Field
Saufley Field is a military airport and support facility located in unincorporated Escambia County, Florida, United States, five nautical miles (9 km) west of the central business district of Pensacola.
It is an active U.S. Navy facility ...
in
Escambia County, Florida
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is the home of all of the Navy's enlisted professional development programs and products, which include the administering Voluntary Education (VOLED) programs, including the Navy College program, which allows enlisted servicemembers to obtain college credits for Naval Training, as well as administering the Tuition Assistance program that pays for 100% of a servicemembers college courses expense while the member is active duty.
In addition, NETPDC administers, develops and delivers the
Navy-wide Advancement examination, and processes individuals for advancement, in conjunction with the
Bureau of Naval Personnel
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.
Commander of Naval Education and Training Command
The Commander of Naval Education and Training is the individual responsible to the
Chief of Naval Operations
The chief of naval operations (CNO) is the professional head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office () held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a memb ...
for the training and education of all enlisted and commissioned personnel of the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...
, and oversees the Naval Education and Training Command.
While not a member of the OPNAV staff, he is responsible to the
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education) for the operation and management of the
Navy Advancement Center, which uses bi-annual testing to advance enlisted members, and is "the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM) on training and education related matters."
List of Commanders of Naval Education and Training and Commanders of Naval Education and Training Command
See also
U.S. Armed Forces training and education commands
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Army Training and Doctrine Command
An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...
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Marine Corps Training and Education Command
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Air Education and Training Command
Air Education and Training Command (AETC) is one of the nine Major Commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force. It was established 1 July 1993, with the realignment of Air Training ...
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Space Training and Readiness Command
Space Training and Readiness Command (STAR Command or STARCOM) is the United States Space Force's education, training, doctrine, and test field command. It is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.
Space Training and Readiness ...
References
External links
Naval Education and Training Command WebsiteCommander of Naval Education and Training Command Bio
{{Naval Education and Training Command
Shore commands of the United States Navy
Military units and formations established in the 1970s