Introduction to Naval Science

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide Midshipmen with a broad overview of the United States Navy, its mission, organization, customs, traditions, and the duties required of today’s Junior Officers. It will also provide each Midshipman with the basic knowledge needed for Career Training of Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) and their first cruise aboard a Navy ship by imparting basic information concerning shipboard procedures, safety, damage control, and shipboard organization. Finally, this course will teach the student the Department of Defense and Navy policies designed to help them succeed first as Midshipmen and later as future Naval Officers. The material and lectures will strive to impart in the student the sense of importance and tremendous responsibility that their appointed position in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps will give them.