Goat Humpers beware....
The next time you diaper heads think that all of our brown water Navy is the John Kerry type. Just consider who is training the new ones. Go ahead and go jihad, it will be the last great act of defiance.
Brown-Water Sailors Begin Training with Boots on Ground
Navy News | PO2 Riza Wenthe | July 10, 2006
Camp Lejeune, N.C. - The Navy’s first Riverine Group Squadron (RIVRON) of the 21st century completed Common Combat Skills training, the first phase of pre-deployment training, June 29 at the School of Infantry (SOI) at Marine Base Camp Lejeune.
Nicknamed "Devil Squids" by the instructors of SOI’s Instruction Training Battalion, RIVRON 1 received training in basic infantry skills, which they’ll continue to build upon until qualified to deploy.
"Riverines are being re-established by the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) to extend the Navy’s reach back into the brown water internal waterways and rivers around the world," said Guarini. "A lot of the regions of instability are on rivers and waterways – in terms of boundaries and symmetric threats – that aren’t as easily viable as at sea with the ‘blue-water fleet.’"
RIVRON 1 is comprised of Navy personnel of different ratings. Although this re-established "brown-water Navy" has a completely different mission than its "blue-water" predecessors, their job skill sets are valued on both platforms.
"Boatswain’s mates are combat coxswain of the small craft, OSs (operations specialists) will run our operations center, Seabee Sailors will take charge of our combat gear," said Guarini. "It’s a variety of rates, and they’re all true to their rates – core rates doing the core missions, but applied in a different way."
"Your teammates become your family and it brings a closer bond,” Holder continued, “especially when you know one day they’re going to go into combat with you."
RIVRON 1 Sailors continue combat training in July on machine guns, while officers and chief petty officers take leadership and tactical skills courses. Upon completion of the month-long training, the squadron enters the second phase of their training at Special Missions Training Center Camp Lejeune and are taught skills to operate small boats.
"The third phase of our training," said Guarini, "will involve the headquarters element. With the three separate detachments, we’ll go through a FEP (final evaluation problem) exercise to certify our command for deployment."
RIVRON 1 is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East in 2007. Guarini said the squadron is excited to make naval history.
Yep these guys are being trained by Jar Heads. Go ahead, Make their day...
Brown-Water Sailors Begin Training with Boots on Ground
Navy News | PO2 Riza Wenthe | July 10, 2006
Camp Lejeune, N.C. - The Navy’s first Riverine Group Squadron (RIVRON) of the 21st century completed Common Combat Skills training, the first phase of pre-deployment training, June 29 at the School of Infantry (SOI) at Marine Base Camp Lejeune.
Nicknamed "Devil Squids" by the instructors of SOI’s Instruction Training Battalion, RIVRON 1 received training in basic infantry skills, which they’ll continue to build upon until qualified to deploy.
"Riverines are being re-established by the CNO (Chief of Naval Operations) to extend the Navy’s reach back into the brown water internal waterways and rivers around the world," said Guarini. "A lot of the regions of instability are on rivers and waterways – in terms of boundaries and symmetric threats – that aren’t as easily viable as at sea with the ‘blue-water fleet.’"
RIVRON 1 is comprised of Navy personnel of different ratings. Although this re-established "brown-water Navy" has a completely different mission than its "blue-water" predecessors, their job skill sets are valued on both platforms.
"Boatswain’s mates are combat coxswain of the small craft, OSs (operations specialists) will run our operations center, Seabee Sailors will take charge of our combat gear," said Guarini. "It’s a variety of rates, and they’re all true to their rates – core rates doing the core missions, but applied in a different way."
"Your teammates become your family and it brings a closer bond,” Holder continued, “especially when you know one day they’re going to go into combat with you."
RIVRON 1 Sailors continue combat training in July on machine guns, while officers and chief petty officers take leadership and tactical skills courses. Upon completion of the month-long training, the squadron enters the second phase of their training at Special Missions Training Center Camp Lejeune and are taught skills to operate small boats.
"The third phase of our training," said Guarini, "will involve the headquarters element. With the three separate detachments, we’ll go through a FEP (final evaluation problem) exercise to certify our command for deployment."
RIVRON 1 is scheduled to deploy to the Middle East in 2007. Guarini said the squadron is excited to make naval history.
Yep these guys are being trained by Jar Heads. Go ahead, Make their day...
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