PENSACOLA, Fla. - Airman Apprentice Amanda Royer, a native of Eureka, Missouri, is serving the U.S. Navy at Naval Aviation Schools Command (NASC).
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As a student at NASC, Royer is serving among sailors, Marines and guardsmen developing the skills needed to be combat-ready aviation professionals. NASC is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, provides an educational foundation in technical training, character development, and professional leadership.
Students at NASC are taught the requirements and skills needed to be successful in their new careers.
Royer joined the Navy seven months ago.
“I joined the Navy because I wanted to serve my country,” said Royer. “I have a lot of family in the Navy and they led me in that direction, so I decided to join.”
According to Royer, the values required to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Eureka.
“Growing up, I learned to take things as they are and that resilience is very important,” said Royer. “No matter what life throws at you can pick yourself back up and keep moving forward.”
NASC provides educational foundation in technical training, character development and professional leadership to prepare Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and partner nations Officer and Enlisted to be the combat quality aviation professionals their nation needs.
NASC is comprised of four schoolhouses: Aviation Training School (ATS), Aviation Enlisted Aircrew Training (AEATS), Aviation Rescue Swimmer School (ARSS) and Aviation Water Survival School (AWS), which provide instruction in 14 different curricula. In fiscal year 2021, ATS staff conducted 2,250 hours of classroom instruction and 17,095 hours of flight instruction; graduated 1,140 pilots and 217 Naval Flight Officers. AEATS graduated 1,237 students, ARSS graduated 245 students and AWS, including Detachment Swim Sites Norfolk and Pearl Harbor provided training for 6,479 students.
Serving in the Navy means Royer 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.
“The Navy is important to national defense because we maintain freedom of the oceans around the world,” said Royer.
Royer and the sailors they serve with have many opportunities to achieve accomplishments during their military service.
“I’m most proud of being able to serve my country,” said Royer.
As Royer 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 to do something to be proud of and protect the freedom of my friends and family at home,” added Royer.
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.
“I’m most proud of being able to serve my country,” said Royer.
As Royer 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 to do something to be proud of and protect the freedom of my friends and family at home,” added Royer.
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.