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CHAPTER 1
NAVY TRAINING
INTRODUCTION
The primary purpose of the Navy training establishment is to provide the operational forces
with trained personnel who can maintain a high degree of fleet readiness. Several offices
coordinate with each other to plan for training and to determine the purposes of training within
various commands. These offices are the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Fleet Commanders
in Chief (FLTCINCs), System Commands (SYSCOMS), Chief of Naval Education and
Training (CNET), and the Commander, Naval Reserve Forces (COMNAVRESFOR).
About one-third of all people in the Navy are involved in some kind of training at any one
time. New technical developments as well as losses of trained personnel through promotion,
retirement, discharge, or transfer create a constant need for training. How does the Navy
perform such a large and complex training task with changing requirements and a changing
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