In the US Navy, you report to Recruit Training Command for a 6 week crash course on Navy tradition, seamanship, etc. Then, you will attend Basic Enlisted Submarine School (BESS) in Groton, CT. Ater flearning proper submarine procedures there like damage control and drive & dive trainers, you report to Sonar Technician school on base. This is where you learn electronic fundamentals, "tuning" your ears to sounds you hear in the water, and interpretation of the sonar stack. In your last few weeks of sonar school, you'll receive orders to which boat you are to report to. Granted, you filled out a wish list earlier, but there are no promises you'll get what you asked for.
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