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    IWTC Corry Station’s LifeSkills Course Provides Navy Readiness

    IWTC Corry Station’s LifeSkills Course Provides Navy Readiness

    Photo By Seaman Neo Greene | 191209-N-KJ380-1002 PENSACOLA, Fla. (December 9, 2019) Information Systems Technician...... read more read more

    PENSACOLA, FL, UNITED STATES

    12.11.2019

    Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Neo Greene 

    Center for Information Warfare Training

    By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Neo B. Greene III, Center for Information Warfare Training

    PENSACOLA, Fla. – New accession Sailors onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, Pensacola, Florida, learn about tools and methods they can use to be successful in their Navy careers and personal lives.

    The Sailors take the LifeSkills course, facilitated by instructors and staff assigned to the Information Warfare Training Command (IWTC) Corry Station. In this class, the new accession students learn about the command, the local Pensacola area, military pay and entitlements, investment and savings, nutrition and physical readiness, healthy relationships, stress management, responsible alcohol use, drug policies, operational risk management, hazing and fraternization policies, sexual assault prevention, operational security and things to expect in their respective rating schools.

    “LifeSkills is a course that indoctrinates the students into the beginning of their career,” said Quartermaster 1st Class Teanesha St. Luce, an instructor for the LifeSkills course. “The course is instrumental in forming the basic knowledge for a Sailor, and for new accessions transitioning into their first Navy experiences, it can be disorienting without guidance. It lets them know things that they should and shouldn’t do–kind of the basic building blocks of life as a service member. Most of the Sailors coming through this course are straight out of high school and have little to no experience with credit or things of that nature. We teach them how to deal with all of that.”

    As they progress through the course, the students learn things outside of just their Navy careers that will help them.

    “It’s extremely important for Sailors, because when most people first join the Navy, they’re making more money than they are used to making, around many more people than they’re used to and in situations they’ve never been in before,” added St. Luce. “That’s a lot of major lifestyle changes to deal with. Now they have to learn how to budget, be a Sailor and expect new and sometimes complicated things. Without a LifeSkills course, it’s hard to guarantee that Sailors will be ready for those things already the first time they come into those situations.”

    Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Seaman Max Alexander Morris, a former student of LifeSkills, shared that the financial education and other areas were very useful.

    “We learned things we need to know like nutrition, how to financially be responsible or things to keep away from to stay successful like drugs or an abundance of alcohol,” said Morris. “Some of them might seem like common sense, but then there’s things like how to use MyPay or financial counseling that we might not have known about until it was too late.”

    For Cryptologic Technician (Networks) Seaman Max Zischkau, another former LifeSkills student, added the course brings an introduction of the sense of community from other Sailors and their leaders.

    “My biggest impression from the course would be the involvement the chain of command has in the course,” said Zischkau. “I enjoyed that the entire triad–commanding officer, executive officer and the command master chief–when each one came to talk to us. It kind of gave more insight into the command and they gave us some of their life lessons, which I thought was cool.”

    “Once the Sailors are finished with the course, each one is expected to have taken something with them that they didn’t have with them before, and I think the course helps the students see a different side of the military,” said St. Luce. “For some it’s a better understanding of what will be expected of them. For others it’s knowing whom to turn to when they need help with something. Additionally, it’s not just about duty but it’s about the Sailor themselves, and having them see that we’re here to help them grow as people and as Sailors. The Navy puts out information to help, and it’s our job to make sure they know that information for so they succeed.”

    There is also an app for Sailors to use that has the same information as the LifeSkills course. For Sailors who haven’t had the chance to take the class yet, or in case they want a fresh reminder of the methods and resources available to them, the Navy Lifeskills Reach-back app is a tool that they can carry in their pockets.

    "With both the class and the app available to Sailors, it increases the value of what they can do and reinforces our dedication to training our Sailors," said St. Luce. "Having these available is important for not just our students, but Sailors all over the fleet."

    The app has the same topics covered in the class, and is also a way for Sailors to have the information they learn available for not just them, but their family members as well.

    "The LifeSkills app helps Sailors refresh what they’ve already learned. It’s a good reminder of all the things they have available to them,” said St. Luce. "Every Sailor has their share of personal challenges they face upon reaching the fleet at some point. The app is a way to combat that and a good way for senior personnel to help themselves and their junior Sailors when they need it."

    IWTC Corry Station is a part of the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT). With four schoolhouse commands, two detachments, and training sites throughout the United States and Japan, CIWT is recognized as Naval Education and Training Command’s top learning center for the past three years. Training over 21,000 students every year, CIWT delivers trained information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services. CIWT also offers more than 200 courses for cryptologic technicians, intelligence specialists, information systems technicians, electronics technicians, and officers in the information warfare community.

    For more news from Center for Information Warfare Training domain, visit www.navy.mil/local/cid/, https://www.public.navy.mil/netc/centers/ciwt/, www.facebook.com/NavyCIWT, or www.twitter.com/NavyCIWT.

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    Date Taken: 12.11.2019
    Date Posted: 12.11.2019 15:19
    Story ID: 355307
    Location: PENSACOLA, FL, US

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