NJROTC San Diego Military Orientation Trip Day 3

Cadet Winogradov handles the M240G Machine Gun with ease.

Cadets pose with the weapons of the Navy Seals

Banuelos hoping a kiss will turn him into a Navy SEAL

In a society of mediocraty as the norm Navy SEAL choose excellence. today cadets were educated about what SEALs do. The tour included an overview of  the rigorous 6 month training, how dropouts are handled, and a view of what they call Hell Week. The cadets were shown and were allowed to handle modern weaponry of the Navy SEALs and observed SEAL training.   

We get ready to enter the new high rise Navy Housing for single Sailors and Marines

Conley takes pictures from the rooftop picnic area of the highrise apartments

Later that day the cadets got a private tour of the 32nd street Naval Station Pacific Beacon Highrise Apartments. These apartments are for single Sailors and Marines who are E-4. The apartments include a gym, rooftop picnic areas, a consiercege service, and a luxurious pool. A dream come true as an option other than the barracks

During our ship tour of the USS Rentz, Cadet Carter takes on the ship's Captain in pullups

Cadets on  tour of the USS Rentz and it's operating systems

Hi. I am Cadet Ensign Sally Hang blogging tonight on our last event on Tuesday April 20, 2010. At 1300 hours, the NJROTC group visited the Naval base of San Diego and toured the USS Rentz, an anti-submarine warfare frigate. Before boarding the ship, the cadets saluted the American Flag, requested permission from the Officer of the Day to come aboard, and got into formation awaiting the Captain of the ship Commander Miller. After a quick briefing with the Captain, we were split up into six groups and were taken on personal tours guided by various crewmen. The ship was first sent on mission in 1987.

The Rentz has five different decks. Engine rooms and berthing rooms filled the majority of the bottom two levels. The top three levels were filled with high-tech radar, sonar and navigation equipment. My personal Crewman Guide was a Radar Equipment Technician. There were numerous water hoses and firefighting equipment all around the ship. A good crew practices firefighting constantly to ensure the safety of all aboard.

Even though the ship is fairly old, the weapons are rather modern. Torpedoes with complex guidance systems can be launched both from the ship and from the two helicopters that are always on board. Other weapons include the 76 millimeter guns and the Seawiz, a gatling type gun capable of shooting 3,000 rounds per minute.
Before we left the ship, the Captain returned to conclude a debriefing of the tour. He challenged our NJROTC group to a pull-up contest. Cadet Rashad Carter accepted. They competed and Cadet Carter may have exaggerated his report of completing ten pull-ups; he was well behind the Captain’s total. Even though he had lost, the Captain gave Cadet Carter the ship’s medallion coin as a parting gift.