Photo By Chief Petty Officer Amanda Kitchner | AUSTIN, Texas (Dec. 12, 2019) – Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) Command Master...... read more read more
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AUSTIN, Texas (NNS) – Rear Adm. Jamie Sands, commander, Naval Service Training Command (NSTC) visited the University of Texas Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) unit, Dec. 12.
While at the university Sands, along with Master Chief Petty Officer Jimmy Hailey III, NSTC Command Master Chief, spoke with the midshipman battalion about NROTC, leadership and the Navy as well as meeting with core staff at the University to discuss trends in accessions and how to better improve diversity and opportunity within the NROTC program.
NROTC units report to NSTC, and command visits are an opportunity for professional development for the midshipmen as they interact with a flag officer and Master Chief Petty Officer, as well as a chance for midshipmen to ask questions about the program and the Navy. The visits also give Sands a chance to hear about any concerns or suggestions from the midshipman and unit staffs who report to him.
“The visit to our unit by Rear Adm. Sands and several of his staff members thoroughly energized our staff and students,” said Cmdr. George Floyd, executive officer, University of Texas NROTC unit. “He and his entire team took every possible opportunity to interact with the unit staff and students to reinforce their commitment to our program and to better understand issues and challenges from the perspective of those most invested in and affected by the success of our program. We intend to capitalize on the momentum generated by this visit throughout the upcoming Spring academic semester to push our staff and students to continue their track record of academic, aptitude and fitness excellence as it relates to our overall goal of developing world-class future Navy and Marine Corps Officers!”
Sands and Hailey spoke with the midshipmen about leadership, changes to the NROTC program to improve training, and the need for Warfighters ready to lead the Navy and Marine Corps into the future.They also attended a leadership studies class where midshipmen presented analysis of the qualities and actions of famous military leaders in film.
“It was a great honor to be given the chance to interact with our senior leadership,” said Midshipman 1st Class Brendan Nash, the unit’s battalion commander. “I personally most looked forward to receiving the perspectives of those who see a bit more than we do, it really drives home what their mission intent is and how we can best support that at our level. As well as the enhanced clarity of the commander’s vision, we also received first-hand experience and guidance which is invaluable both as students and when we report to the fleet.”
The NROTC program is overseen by Rear Adm. Jamie Sands and his Naval Service Training Command staff at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. NROTC was established to develop midshipmen mentally, morally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, loyalty and core values in order to commission college graduates as Navy and Marine Corps officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the uniformed services and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship and government.
NSTC oversees 98 percent of initial officer and enlisted accessions training for the Navy, as well as the Navy's Citizenship Development program. NSTC also includes Recruit Training Command (RTC), the Navy's only boot camp also at Naval Station Great Lakes, the Navy ROTC program at more than 160 colleges and universities, Officer Training Command (OTC) Newport, Rhode Island, and Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) and Navy National Defense Cadet Corps (NDCC) citizenship development programs at more than 600 high schools worldwide.
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| Date Taken: | 12.12.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 12.15.2019 02:14 |
| Story ID: | 355728 |
| Location: | AUSTIN, TEXAS, US |
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