Senior and intermediate resident programs at Naval War College in Newport, R.I., include three trimesters of study and three electives per trimester. With a senior course of 17 weeks and an intermediate course of 17 weeks, the college's independent courses help to develop knowledge in joint maritime operations. Academic completion comprises a speaker program and two professional conferences.
The Navy Officer Candidate School in Newport, R.I., prepares students to become naval officers through mental and physical training. It has a 12-week course to give students a working knowledge of the Navy to become onshore and afloat naval officers. Students take eight weeks of instruction in naval leadership, navigation naval administration, seamanship, sea power (military history), naval organization, naval warfare, military indoctrination and damage control.
The Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I., teaches students the skills needed to prepare for academic success later in their academy lives. The tailored curriculum involves preparation courses comprising English composition, chemistry, mathematics and physics. Students also participate in a short information technology course. The school is a one-year post-secondary academy with students attending 18 hours per week of 50-minute long classes. Students also take additional 55-minute extra instruction during the educational day.
The Navy's submarines and most aircraft carriers rely on nuclear propulsion to propel their systems at high speeds without refueling. The Navy Recruiting Command in Millington, Tenn., offers a Navy nuclear field program that gives exceptional training in the technical field for nuclear propulsion, creating qualified submariners and surface warfare officers. The qualified ensign receives one year of advanced nuclear power training starting at the Charleston, S.C., school where she receives six months of graduate classroom teaching. The naval program continues with six months of practical training at one of the Navy's two shore-based reactor training facilities. After specialized nuclear power training, the ensign attends programs at the Naval Submarine School at Groton, Conn., or at the Surface Warfare Officer School at Newport, R.I.