PENSACOLA, Fla. – Airman Recruit Kendall Ellis, a native of Deville, Louisiana, serves the U.S. Navy at the Naval Aviation Technical Training Center (NATTC) in Pensacola, Florida.
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| Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Bryan Niegel, Navy Office of Community Outreach |
As a student at NATTC Ellis is serving among sailors and Marines developing the skills needed to be successful naval aviation warfighters.
Students at NATTC are taught the requirements and skills needed to be successful in their new careers.
Ellis joined the Navy three months ago.
“I was attracted to aviation in general, and Naval Aviation is more challenging with moving runways so I chose Navy,” said Ellis.
According to Ellis, the values required to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Deville.
“Being from the south, hard work, being able to listen and do what I’m told are values that serve me well in the Navy,” said Ellis.
Naval Air Technical Training Center’s mission is to provide world class professional aviation warriors to the Navy fleet supporting combat readiness anywhere on the globe, while taking good care of our people, families and being good neighbors and stewards in the city of Pensacola and the surrounding region.
NATTC’s leaders and experts develop, deliver and leverage technology to optimize performance of our Navy, Marine Corps and foreign national students. We provide the most up-to-date and relevant training available to our sailors and Marines ensuring Naval aviation’s success.
Serving in the Navy means Ellis is part of a team that is taking on new importance in America’s focus on rebuilding military readiness, strengthening alliances and reforming business practices in support of the National Defense Strategy.
“There is water everywhere and the Navy can protect the U.S. from anywhere in the world,” said Ellis.
Ellis and the sailors they serve with have many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during their military service.
“I’m most proud of going to bootcamp and getting out of my comfort zone enough to start something that is important to me,” said Ellis. “Starting something new is always the hardest part for me.”
As Ellis and other sailors continue to train and perform the mission they are tasked with, they take pride in serving their country in the United States Navy.
“Serving in the Navy means not just doing it for myself but also doing it for my family back home and for my future family – in boot camp they called it ‘prestaging,’” added Ellis.
The Naval Education and Training Command is the U.S. Navy’s Force Development pillar and largest shore command. Through its “Street to Fleet” focus, Naval Education and Training Command recruits civilians and transforms them into skilled warfighters ready to meet the current and future needs of the U.S. Navy.