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'Cradle
of the Navy'
This web site was designed upon
the Naval Training Center San Diego commemorative history book "Cradle
of the Navy", published by the Naval Training Center
San Diego Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department in
1997.
At the time, only 500 copies were made and
sold to the public. There are no more copies available, as far
as I know. This website is in a constant stage of development
as I find the time to scan photos and transcribe information from the
book, so please check back often.
I was stationed at NTC from 1993 through the
disestablishment ceremony and base closure in 1997. As the
last base journalist and public affairs officer, I worked hard on
writing and designing the history book for the base. I read
dozens of newspaper articles from The Hoist base
newspaper, poured over hundreds of photographs and interviewed
numerous former Sailors from NTC, to bring the book to light. Other sources used included historical data obtained from the NTC
base library, the Navy Historical Center in Washington, D.C. and
from the "Annontated Bibliography of the History of the
United States Naval Training Center, San Diego, California"
by Donald Raymond Craig (1968).
For the purpose of continuity, Naval
Training Center is referred to as NTC throughout this site.
The installation was a 'Naval Training Station' from 1923 to 1944 when a Navy Department directive changed the names of all Naval Training Stations to Naval Training Centers with each tenant command (RTC, SSC and ADCOM) under the cognizance of one Center Commander.
Every effort has been
made to ensure information in the book, as well as this webpage, is
as accurate as possible. If you see any mispellings,
inaccurate information, dates wrong, or something is just out of place,
please let me know and I'll
correct the error promptly. Thank you.
--Mary
E. Camacho, JOC(SW), USN, Ret.
NTC Public Affairs Officer, 1995-1997
Frequently used acronyms:
NTC: Naval Training Center
SSC: Service School Command
RTC: Recruit Training Command
NTS: Naval Training Station:
SecNav: Secretary of the Navy
CNO: Chief of Naval Operations
PSA: Personnel Support Activity
AdCom: Administrative Command
BOQ: Bachelor Officer Quarters
BEQ: Bachelor Enlisted Quarters
AKC: Admiral Kidd Club
MWR: Morale, Welfare and Recreation
PWC: Public Works Center
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