The primary purpose of the United States Navy's training establishment is to provide operational forces with trained personnel who can maintain a high degree of Fleet readiness. Several offices coordinate with each other to plan for training and to determine the purposes of training within various commands. These offices are: Chief of Naval Operations (CNO); Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (CUSFF); System Commands (SYSCOMS); Navy Enterprises (Type Commander; Marine Corps Combat Development Command (MCCDC); Naval Education and Training Command (NETC); and Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFOR).

In today's dynamic tactical environment, the ability to see, observe, and interpret what is around us is a crucial skill to master. As defenders, we observe the environment in which we operate so we can see and assess the objects and people in that environment. We use observation techniques to build situational awareness and aid us in controlling a situation. Our enhanced view and better understanding of the environment or possibly the threat allow us to make better tactical decisions when the time comes. Awareness is having knowledge of your surroundings and is a state of consciousness. Situational awareness refers to the degree of accuracy by which one's perception of their current environment mirrors reality. Being observant of your environment and being able to recall details of what you see are skills that will allow you to better interpret your area of operations in battle. You want always to be the hunter, and never the hunted.

A volume based on more than 1,300 studies challenges common assumptions that girls are treated equally in public schools and cites examples of discriminatory behavior in the classroom while noting the negative effects of such behaviors. Original. IP.