USS Recruit was a landlocked "dummy" training ship of the United States Navy, located at the Naval Training Center in the Point Loma area of San Diego. She was built to scale, two-thirds the size of a destroyer escort, and was commissioned on July 27, 1949. Recruit was commissioned for 18 years, for much of that period the only landlocked ship to hold that status in the U.S. Navy."Sailing" on a sea of concrete at the Naval Training Center, she assisted with the training of over 50,000 new recruits per year, providing an education in the fundamentals of shipboard drills and procedures, using standard deck and bridge gear like that found on all naval vessels, including lifelines, accommodation ladders, signal halyards, searchlights, the engine order telegraph and the helm. However, due to her landlocked status, Recruit lacked an engine or screw, and therefore was affectionately nicknamed the "USS Neversail." Reflecting her dual identity as both a ship and a building, she was also known as Building 430, located on Geary Drive between Evans and Chauncey roads.Recruit was decommissioned in March 1967, due to the inability to classify the unique ship in a computerized registry of Navy vessels. However she was later recommissioned in 1982, and refurbished to look like an Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate. Commissioned or otherwise, she served continuously as a training facility from her construction in 1949 until the base was closed by the BRAC commission in 1997.
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific provides the Navy with research, development, delivery and support of integrated command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, cyber and space systems and capabilities across all warfighting domains. The only Naval technical center headquartered in a major fleet concentration area, SSC Pacific manages strategic locations both in the Pacific theater and around the world. The diverse, multi-disciplinary workforce of more than 4,175 scientists, engineers and support personnel work hand-in-hand with more than 200 Fleet operators and active duty service members to ensure SSC Pacific solutions are Fleet-and warfighter-ready.With expertise in network architecture and system design, SSC Pacific is leading the design and deployment of the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program --- the single largest, most complex upgrade to C4I cyber systems in U.S. Navy history. The Center's numerous unique facilities, test beds and experimentation platforms serve as the launching pad for game-changing innovations.SSC Pacific is advancing the Navy's employment of next generation unmanned systems and autonomous vehicles, large data management, antenna design, clean and renewable energy sources, and both offensive and defensive cyber programs. As the primary research arm of the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, SSC Pacific supports basic research and prototype development, basic and applied science, extensive test and evaluation services, systems engineering and integration, installation and full spectrum life-cycle support of fielded systems. With world-wide connectivity and numerous partnerships with private industry and academia, SSC Pacific addresses warfighting requirements for Navy, Joint, National and Coalition war fighters.
"The Right Resource,The Right Way,The First Time" Connecting Service Members, Families and Retirees with the right information. The Information and Referral [ I&R ] program is an efficient way to find information or services that are right for you. In addition to answering questions about military and civilian programs and services, your I&R Specialist will also research information and find other resources for you. Telephone calls and walk in visitors are always welcome!! A wealth of information is available at Marine & Family Services, so come by and pick up fact sheets, flyers and other printed materials.
Welcome to the official Facebook page of the Boathouse at MCRD San Diego. Open since 1937. Here at the Boathouse, also known as the Bay View Marina Club, we are accessible to all Military and DOD personnel and their family and friends. As a part of Semper Fit, we offer an abundant amount of recreational activity for all ages. From canoeing to sailing, we have a multitude of options for all Military personnel and DOD employees as well as their family and friends. Calling all active duty military personnel! Are you looking for fun ways to complete your PT? Come down and use all of our kayaks for PT for free! Please see our personnel for more information. Looking to get a sailing permit? Upon successful completion of our sailing class the customer receives their sailing permit, which is accepted around the world at almost all military bases. Our classes cost $50 for two days and the sailing permit also allows the user full access to our motor boats. Please see our personnel for more information. Throwing a party? Come on down to our pavilions! We have four different pavilions and party areas that can be rented for $25 a day. All guests of the authorized patrons are welcome; please see our personnel for more information.
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We provide Home Visits, classes, activity mornings, developmental testing & infant massage.