Naval History

[Spook]

I heard from my recruiter that during RTC some Naval History is learned? Does anyone know how in depth RTC goes into the history of the Navy? What things are covered?

[Auridan]

It's not in-depth at all. You're going to learn a few bits about why, for example, the Battle of Coral Sea is remembered (first naval battle where the enemy ships never encountered each other, all fought by aircraft; USS Lexington sunk), but they're not going to go any deeper than "headlines" like that. It's a bunch of "firsts" (first sub, first nuclear vessel, first carrier), famous quotes ("I have not yet begun to fight!"), and other milestones.

[LT Guppy]

For ship people, I strongly believe that those on destroyers and cruisers should learn the history of their ship's namesake (destroyers - generally military personnel or people who had a big impact on the military, cruisers - battles). If they were important enough to name a warship after, they're important enough for you to know something about.