When Chief Sonar Technician (STC) Everett Clark reported for his apprenticeship training at the Naval Submarine School in Groton, Conn., he sat in a classroom and listened to an instructor who sketched basic concepts on a chalkboard. Down the hall, his future shipmates in the Fire Control (FT) and Electronics Technicians (ET) ratings were learning their specialties the same way. A lot has changed since then. Clark now supervises a classroom full of trainees from each of the ratings in a single pipeline that is getting highly trained sailors to the waterfront quicker. Also, the Navy's early assessments show the sailors are retaining more of what they learn.
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