The Military Sealift Command unveiled a new training facility at Joint Base Langley-Eustis intended to hone newly employed civil service mariners. The Military Sealift Command Center for Excellence opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony on March 25, the U.S. Navy said Monday. The service branch also plans to add damage control and firefighting simulators to the facility.
“Ultimately, the new Military Sealift Command Center for Excellence is replacing the MSC training center in Earl, New Jersey,” said Mike Morris, director of total force management at MSC. “Shifting our basic training to our new facility will mean that our new CIVMARs won’t have to be transported to the old training facility thus saving money while being more convenient and less stressful for our new teammates,†added Morris.Â
Newly employed civil service mariners are required to complete the command’s basic training curriculum to receive qualification as part of the MSC’s fleet.
