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Midtown Native Completes Navy Boot Camp
Seaman Caldwell, a 2013 Grady High School graduate, recently reported to the Center for Information Dominance at Corry Station, Pensacola, Fla., to begin 22 weeks "A School" Training as an Information Systems Technician.
Zachary Aaron Caldwell, son of Russ and Sherri Caldwell of Midtown, and a 2013 graduate of Henry W. Grady High School, recently completed Navy Boot Camp at the U.S. Navy Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Ill.
Seaman Caldwell successfully completed the eight-week program of intensive training, which culminated in the 12-hour, overnight exam, aboard the USS Trayer, the Navy's high-tech disaster simulator (as featured on CNN).
Because of his previous JROTC leadership experience at Grady, Caldwell served as his Division #313 AROC - Asst Recruit Chief Petty Officer, 2nd in command, during Boot Camp.
He was promoted in the last week of Basic Training and led his Division #313 as RPOC - Recruit Chief Petty Officer, 1st in Command, in the formal Pass In Review Graduation Ceremony on 23 August 2013. There were 871 graduating Sailors in 11 Divisions on that date.
Seaman Caldwell reported to the Center for Information Dominance - Corry Station, Pensacola, Fla., on Aug. 24, 2013 to begin 22 weeks "A School" Training as an Information Systems Technician.
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