Naval Education and Training Command
Naval Education and Training Command seal
Active	21 July 1971 - present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Training Command
Role	Training and education of naval forces
Size	Enterprise-level
Part of	Chief of Naval Operations
HQ	Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida
Nickname	NETC
Motto	Fleet Readiness Starts Here
Website	www.netc.navy.mil
Commanders
Commander	RADMGregory C. Huffman
Executive Director	Mr. Kent Miller
Chief of Staff	Captain Gregory L. Tiner
Force Master Chief	FORCM Ben Hodges

TheNaval Education and Training Command (NETC) is an enterprise-level shorecommand of theUnited States Navy with more than 19,000 military and staff personnel at more than 1,640 subordinate activities, sites, districts, stations, and detachments throughout the world, and was established in 1971. NETC recruits, trains and delivers those who serve the nation, taking them from "street to fleet" by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat ready warfighters. In 2018, accessions management and distribution functions of theBureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) were realigned under NETC andNavy Recruiting Command (NAVCRUITCOM) now serves as a subordinate command to NETC.

The commander of Naval Education and Training Command is currently a 2-star admiral. NETC headquarters is located atNaval Air Station Pensacola,Florida.

Naval Service Training Command, based inNaval Station Great Lakes, inGreat Lakes, Illinois is the one-star command that is responsible for the training of all new accessions into theUnited States Navy. He or she oversees the operation ofRecruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, the Navy's onlyenlisted recruit training location, and is responsible for the operation ofOfficer Training Command atNaval Station Newport, Rhode Island, and the operation of theNaval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC). The only accession route not commanded by NSTC is that of theUnited States Naval Academy, which is overseen by theSuperintendent of the United States Naval Academy, who reports directly to theCNO.^[1]

After initial training, most personnel must continue on to an apprentice-level training before entering the fleet. For that, Navy NETC has "learning centers"^[1] that provide those initial and continuing training to the personnel across the service:

• Surface Combat Systems Training Command (formerly theCenter for Surface Combat Systems^[2]), located atNaval Support Facility Dahlgren, is a training organization of over 6,500 staff and students across 13 global locations that include 5 SCSTC Schoolhouses, 2 SCSTC Training Facilities, and 6 SCSTC Waterfront Detachments,^[3] providing instruction to the USN Fleet Surface Combat Systems andAegis Ballistic Missile Defense System operators and technicians. SCSTC is responsible for the career-learning continuums for Surface Warfare Officer (designators 1110, 6120, 6180), Electronics Technician (ET), Fire Controlman (FC), Fire Controlman (Aegis) (FCA), Interior Communications Electrician (IC), Gunner’s Mate (GM), Mineman (MN), Operations Specialist (OS), and Sonar Technician (Surface) (STG) training, as well as tailored Surface Combat or Ballistic Missile Defense System courses to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Merchant Marine, and our International Partners.^[4]
• Center for Information Warfare Training leads, manages and delivers Navy and joint force training in Intelligence, information warfare, Cryptology and Information Technology.
• Center for Security Forces, headquartered atJoint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story, is responsible for the promulgation of the Navy'sAnti-terrorism,Expeditionary warfare andSurvival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) training, as well as the initial training of the Navy'sMaster-at-arms rate
• Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving, headquartered atNaval Support Activity Panama City, inPanama City, Florida is responsible for the training and education of NavyEOD Technicians and Navy Divers
• Center for SEAL (Sea, Air, and Land) and SWCC (Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewman), or CENSEALSWCC, is aligned with the Naval Special Warfare (NSW) enterprise to develop NSW’s flagship weapon system and capital resource – its People – to be the best Special Operations Forces leaders in the Department of Defense.
• Naval Submarine Learning Center, located atNaval Submarine Base New London, inGroton, Connecticut is responsible for the development of training for both enlisted and officer undersea (submarine) personnel.
• Center for Service Support atNaval Station Newport is responsible for the training and education of the Navy's logistics, administration and media related officers and enlisted personnel.https://www.netc.navy.mil/CSS/
• Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training, is headquartered atNaval Air Station Pensacola, and it trains and educates all enlisted aviation rated personnel, as well as Aviation Maintenance Officers.
• Center for Seabees and Facilities Engineering, headquartered atNaval Base Ventura County, inPort Hueneme, CA, is responsible for the training and development of enlisted constructionmen (commonly known asSeabees) and theCivil Engineer Corps.
• Surface Warfare Schools Command, also located atNaval Station Newport provides education and training tosurface warfare officers and enlisted engineers ratings.
• Engineering Officer Duty School, also located at NBVC provides training and professional development forEngineering duty officers.
• Naval Chaplaincy School and Center, located at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, is responsible for the training of bothUnited States Navy Chaplain Corps officers and enlistedReligious Program Specialists.
• Naval Aviation Schools Command (NAVAVSCOLSCOM or NASC), located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, provides an educational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nation officers and enlisted students to be combat quality aviation professionals, and deliver them at the right time, in the right numbers, to be the forces their nation needs.
• The Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) is headquartered at Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island, with locations in Dam Neck, Virginia and San Diego, California. Each year, NLEC prepares the command triad (master chiefs/chiefs of the boat, executive officers, and commanding officers) for leadership success.

In addition, NETC operatesTraining Support Centers, that provide centralized student management and infrastructure support the individual learning centers and their subordinate sites, located inSan Diego,Virginia Beach andGreat Lakes, Illinois.

Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center, which is located onSaufley Field inEscambia County, Florida is the home of all of the Navy's enlisted professional development programs and products, which include the administering Voluntary Education (VOLED) programs, including the Navy College program, which allows enlisted servicemembers to obtain college credits for Naval Training, as well as administering the Tuition Assistance program that pays for 100% of a servicemembers college courses expense while the member is active duty.^[5]

In addition, NETPDC administers, develops and delivers theNavy-wide Advancement examination, and processes individuals for advancement, in conjunction with theBureau of Naval Personnel.^[6]

United States Navy Commander of Naval Education and Training Command
Incumbent RADMGregory C. Huffman since June 18, 2025[7]
Reports to	Chief of Naval PersonnelChief of Naval Operations
Constituting instrument	OPNAVINST.5450.336 (series)
Website	Official Website

TheCommander of Naval Education and Training is the individual responsible to theChief of Naval Operations for the training and education of all enlisted and commissioned personnel of theUnited States Navy, and oversees the Naval Education and Training Command.

While not a member of the OPNAV staff, he is responsible to theDeputy Chief of Naval Operations (Personnel, Manpower, and Training) for the operation and management of theNavy Advancement Center, which uses bi-annual testing to advance enlisted members, and is "the principal advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) and Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (COMUSFLTFORCOM) on training and education related matters."^[8]

U.S. Armed Forces training and education commands

• Army Training and Doctrine Command
• Marine Corps Training and Education Command
• Air Education and Training Command
• Space Training and Readiness Command

• Naval Education and Training Command Website
• Commander of Naval Education and Training Command Bio

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• Military units and formations established in 1971

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