Show kindergarten for gobs ft strange to relate the metamorphosis that transforms the civil LP ian fan into a sailor takes place on dry land the united states nasal nava training station aane at newport RJ R is one of J the lour four such eions maintained bythe navy gor turning civilians into sailors when a recruit is accepted into the V U S navy he undergoes anten sive site training lasting eight weeks during which time ilme ve he crosses thi the bridge between ei civilian vilian and naval life currently there are 2087 recruits taking the eight weeks course as the start of a six year enlistment these photos photo stake take you to the V U S naval training sta tion agneu at newport port RJ R 1 I aw marksmanship the landlubber does not usually ass assod oci ate thi the sailor with a rifle but naval recruits must learn to shoot shoo straight here is a class on the rifle range at the V U S naval train ing I 1 ng station newport R I 1 during target practice 1 1 1 n 0 4 A q T ON PARADE apprentice seamen who have learned to tc y march in step and to carry their rifles at the correct angle as part oj of their infantry drills are shown here as color guard during a parade W 1 7 a M AlO MODEL DELHOME HOME this class of naval recruits i is s being eniti abed into the mysteries ol of the model battleship on which many of 0 them will soon live this is a model of the U S S utah in 1 X PA ik ANCHORS AWEIGH like peas in a godare pod are these well trained navy recruits as they man the oars for a drill in barragan Nar ragan sett bay inthe in the background is the old U S S constellation REVIEW the parade ground during a review preview Ap apprentice prentic stamm seamen are lined before the administration building |